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Optoacoustics Technique can be Used for Water Content Monitoring in Living Tissue

Researchers from Skoltech and the University of Texas Medical Branch (US) have shown how optoacoustics can be used for monitoring skin water content, a technique which is promising for medical applications such as tissue trauma management and in cosmetology. The paper outlining these results was published in the Journal of Biophotonics.

18 Jan 2021

New Phototherapy Technology can Increase Efficiency of Chemotherapy, Minimize Side Effects

Researchers in South Korea have developed a phototherapy technology that can significantly increase efficiency while reducing the pain of chemotherapy and minimizing side effects after treatment.

15 Jan 2021

Researchers Develop a MicroLED Neural Probe for Neuroscience

Associate Professor Hiroto Sekiguchi and Ph.D. candidate Hiroki Yasunaga in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology have developed a MicroLED neural probe for neuroscience.

13 Jan 2021

BitFlow Reaches for the Stars Helping Mount Wilson Observatory Capture Celestial Images

Located on Mount Wilson, California, Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy array (CHARA) is the world's largest optical interferometer and has delivered landmark sub-milliarcsecond results in the areas of stellar imaging, binaries, and stellar diameters.

11 Jan 2021

Linked Color Imaging Improves Detection of Upper GI Tract Tumors

Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) describe an endoscopic modality for detecting upper gastrointestinal tract neoplasms by Linked Color Imaging that innovatively mixes light of different wavelengths to better depict mucosal changes

6 Jan 2021

New Imaging Technique may Shed Light on COVID-19 Transmission

A researcher has developed a novel technique for imaging the exhaled breath of individuals while they are singing, or speaking to someone, potentially offering a better understanding of the effectiveness of face masks and the transmission of various diseases, like COVID-19.

22 Dec 2020

Traffic Light System Intervention Reduces Treatment Inertia in Neurologists

New research reports that one in four clinical decisions by physicians does not meet best practices, but when they reviewed a simple traffic light system before making a clinical decision, uncertainty was minimized by 70% and treatment decisions improved.

17 Dec 2020