Diagnostic devices
MicroRNA detection on the cheap
March 28, 2013
MIT alumni’s startup provides rapid, cost-effective microRNA profiling, which is beneficial for diagnosing diseases.
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
January 8, 2013
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
Also labeled: Biological engineering, Mechanical engineering, Metamaterials, Microfluidics, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Biomedicine, Engineering Health, Health, Health care, Health sciences and technology, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Medicine, Membranes, Imaging, Lab-on-a-chip, Cancer, Cells, Tumors, Optogenetics, Graduate, postdoctoral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Research
Improving the accuracy of cancer diagnoses
December 24, 2012
New spectroscopy technique could help doctors better identify breast tumors.
New technology may enable earlier cancer diagnosis
December 16, 2012
Nanoparticles amplify tumor signals, making them much easier to detect in the urine.
Oscillating microscopic beads could be key to biolab on a chip
September 25, 2012
MIT team finds way to manipulate and measure magnetic particles without contact, potentially enabling multiple medical tests on a tiny device.
Wrinkled surfaces could have widespread applications
August 1, 2012
MIT team discovers way of making perfectly ordered and repeatable surfaces with patterns of microscale wrinkles.
Sharper ultrasound images could improve diagnostics
June 18, 2012
New system developed at MIT allows precise measurements and tracking of disease progression.
McGovern Institute honors inventor of brain scan technology
May 3, 2012
David Cohen honored for his invention of magnetoencephalography.
Measuring blood flow to monitor sickle cell disease
March 1, 2012
New technology may help doctors predict when patients are at risk for serious complications.
Rolling in the chip
February 24, 2012
In a new microchip, cells separate by rolling away.
Also labeled: Cancer, Mechanical engineering, Microfluidics, Stem cells, Cell sorting, Cell therapy, Leukemia, Microsystems
A faster way to catch cells
February 22, 2012
New microfluidic device could be used to diagnose and monitor cancer and other diseases.
New algorithm could substantially speed up MRI scans
November 1, 2011
Faster scans could reduce the time patients spend in the machine from 45 to 15 minutes.
Ultrasensitive particles offer new way to find cancer
August 31, 2011
Tiny particles that measure microRNA levels in tissue samples could help diagnose and monitor many diseases.
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