MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'detector'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:37:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060591&cid=t_111758_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdisease-detected-in-exhaled-breath%2F2010.10.12 A new sensor developed at Stony Brook University may become a clinically useful tool for detecting disease biomarkers in breath. The nanoprobe-based technology is currently able to detect acetone, but should be modifiable to spot other compounds. From the study abstract: This paper describes a sensor nanotechnology suitable for non-invasive monitoring of a signaling gas, such as acetone, in exhaled breath. This is a nanomedicine tool comprised of a selective acetone nanoprobe working on the principle of ferroelectric poling sensing, and a microelectronics circuit for comparing the actual sensor signal to a predetermined threshold value, displaying the result using LED signals. This on/off type non-invasive diagnostics platform technology is based on nanotechnology, gives a fast response, i... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060591 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:00:13 +0100 4060591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3807391&cid=t_111758_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcan-pre-term-labor-be-detected-earlier%2F2010.07.31 A team of biomedical engineering masters students at Johns Hopkins have developed a device that they hope will be able to spot oncoming pre-term labor in pregnant women earlier than by using an external tocodynamometer. The CervoCheck device is meant to be inserted into the vaginal canal/cervical opening where it then can measure electrical signals characteristic of contractions. Prototypes of the device are currently being tested in animals. We sympathize with those who have to insert them into pigs(?). (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3807391 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:00:38 +0100 3807391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741086&cid=t_111758_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Fwww.twiv.tv%2FTWiV042.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Delthia Ricks In episode #42 of the podcast “This Week in Virology”, Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Delthia Ricks discuss a new influenza virus-like particle vaccine, dog flu, ultrasensitive pen-sized virus detector, imported rabies in the US, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and next season’s flu vaccines. Download TWiV #42 (40 MB .mp3, 58 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV in iTunes, by the RSS feed, or by email Links for this episode: Trivalent virus-like particle vaccine Canine flu virus vaccine Ultrasensitive virus detector Rabies imported into the US Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Kazakhstan FDA approves seasonal flu vaccine for fall Yields of 2009 H1N1 vaccine are low FDA may fast-track approval of 2009 H... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741086 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:00:23 +0100 2741086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=833604&cid=t_111758_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F150358335%2Fsee_how_lies_color_your_brain.html We’ve all seen colorful stories that win unfair promotion or destroy others at work. Well now the color itself shows up as a lie. Compare the images below and hope your stories ... no matter how colorful ... project as the duller figure on the left. Why so? Today ABC News posted the brain scan you see here – where the image on the right shows the brains way of telling the truth in an image - when people lie. Lie into the FMRI scan, and the brain stops its impulse to tell the truth, in order to generate the deception or lie. This extra work that it takes the brain to develop an untruth cause more blood to rush to that area as a help. It’s the extra rush of blood to that area of the brain – that can be picked up by the imaging machine and voila &nd... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=833604 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:02:33 +0100 833604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=540560&cid=t_111758_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1241 Via Palmaddicts: The Abacus is a handheld, digital radiation detection device that enables you to complete your surveys automatically with your Abacus and a Palm Pilot or Treo Phone with Bluetooth connectivity. Not only does it offer excellent sensitivity to low levels of alpha, gamma, and x-rays, but the internal guard detector automatically performs gamma subtraction from the pancake detector for unprecedented beta sensitivity. The software can display a variety of units for a wide array of applications, take timed counts, control the audio of each tube, and save your surveys for easy analysis and sharing, all wirelessly with Bluetooth® right to your computer! The Abacus also has a red count light, a beeper sound and selectable alarm thresholds for quick assessments (Source: The Palmdo... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=540560 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:58:22 +0100 540560