More than 25 million people in the U.S. have asthma, but diagnosing it and figuring out what triggers it can be challenging, especially in young children. An “electronic nose” device being tested by a team at Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam aims to make the one-size-fits-all approach to asthma treatment a thing of the past. […]
Stanford University spinout Nirmidas Biotech has raised $2 million in seed funding to commercialize its fluorescence technology that enhances 100-fold a researcher’s ability to detect disease biomarkers, said the company’s R&D director Joshua Robinson. It’s meant to pick up the subtle traces found in blood from early-stage cancer or hard-to-read autoimmune disorders – conditions that typically use fluorescent dye tests. […]
Meevo offers an all-in-one solution for managing salon and spa employees. From scheduling and time tracking to payroll and promotions, Meevo streamlines operations and supports growth.
Fans of the PBS series Downton Abbey were shocked when the character Lady Sybil died from eclampsia after giving birth last season. Sadly, the same condition still kills expectant and new mothers today, nearly 100 years later. Carmenta Bisocience was spun out of Stanford University last year to commercialize a better way for obstetricians to […]
A straw, a bag and a microchip may be the future of lung cancer screening. A startup in Louisville, Kentucky, is working on a method that would make it easy enough and cheap enough to establish a national screening program. A patient breathes into the bag. The bag is sealed and sent to a lab. […]