New technology could turn every smartphone into a skin cancer detector
Skin cancer accounts for one of the largest number of cancer diagnoses in Australia every year.
Tag: healthcare technology
This app can ‘hear’ whether kids have ear infections
Ear infections are a common concern for parents of young children. Engineering researchers in the US have developed a smartphone ...
‘Ghost imaging’ offers a cheaper and safer alternative to medical X-rays
ANU researchers are making real progress on a safer form of X-ray imaging.
New blood test could help diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome
A new study looks at the potential for a single blood test to detect chronic fatigue syndrome by measuring how ...
3D imaging opens doors for non-invasive ‘digital’ biopsies
Advances in 3D-imaging technology using optic fibres could pave the way for pain-free, real-time medical biopsy results.
Lab-grown tissue spun from silk could help thousands of heart attack victims heal
Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina is growing new tissue to heal damaged hearts — but the challenge comes with its own complications.
Research into cardiac patches asks how to heal people after a heart attack
Researchers have been trying to develop an ideal biomaterial to patch the heart for more than a decade. Recent studies ...
Can robot pets help people in the same way as the real thing?
Companionship and mental stimulation can make a big difference to an elderly care patient’s quality of life. Could a robot ...
Nanotechnology is helping those with lung disease breathe easier
Tiny biological messengers are being used by an Australian team that is devising new treatments for lung diseases.
Materials engineers find way to recycle old jeans into artificial cartilage
A Deakin University team has found an unexpected material that can be used to produce synthetic cartilage: old denim.
