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Smart Contact Lens Doubles as Blood-Sugar Monitor
11/02/2018
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Scientists have designed a smart contact lens to measure the wearer’s blood sugar without using a needle. So far, the needle-less prototype has only been tested in rabbits — and it’s not clear if it’s even possible to accurately monitor blood sugar u...
Stick-on Biosensor Monitors Blood Sugar-No Needle Necessary
06/01/2018
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People with diabetes either have to prick their fingers and draw blood or wear a monitor with a tiny tube inserted into their skin to continuously measure glucose in the fluid between cells. A new biosensor described in a paper published Wednesday in...
“Sugar, I can’t work without you.”, says Brain
29/01/2017
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New research is providing insights into why the brain is so reliant on sugar to function. In a study published Jan. 19 in Neuron, a research team led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators discovered that brain cells use a specific sugar, glucose, ...
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Gene Editing Tool CRISPR Is Making Scientists Face The Hard Questions
10/03/2016
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The CRISPR-Cas9 tool makes genetic engineering cheap and easy, making it a powerful tool that has the potential to be abused. Video provided by NewsyT...