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Covid-19 Diagnostic Based on MIT Technology Might be tested on Patient Samples Soon
As more Covid-19 cases appear in the United States and around the world, the need for fast, easy-to-use diagnostic tests is becoming ever more pressing. A startup company spun out from MIT is now working on a paper-based test that can deliver results in under half an hour, based on technology developed at MIT’s Institute…
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Japanese researchers develop briefcase-sized portable dialysis machine
A team of Japanese researchers from the University of Yamanashi, Kobe University, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare and Kitasato University has developed a briefcase-sized portable dialysis system for use by renal disease sufferers. This briefcase-sized portable dialysis system can prove a life-saver during disasters when medical care is difficult to access. The portable dialysis system…
