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Healthcare monitoring with earables: A paradigm shift towards digital health

The convergence of consumer electronics and digital health has spurred the rise of earables—advanced in-ear wearable devices that exploit their unique anatomical position to monitor a wide range of...

Lab-on-a-chip technologies: The future of precision medicine and high-throughput biomolecular analysis

Over the past few decades, advancements in microfabrication and biomaterials have driven the innovation of microfluidic technologies, significantly advancing the development of lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems....

A review of extraction, synthesis, and pharmacological activities of naringenin and its derivatives

Naringenin, a polyphenolic flavanone, exhibits diverse pharmacological and biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-obesity, anticancer, antidiabetic, and antimicrobial...

Hanning FIR window filtering analysis for EEG signals

The window function is a mathematical function in signal processing that is multiplied by a signal to lessen or eliminate the impact of undesired characteristics such as spectral leakage and edge effects...

Radio conjugated nanoparticles for cancer theranostics: Advances in targeted imaging and radiotherapy

Cancer remains one of the most challenging diseases worldwide due to limitations in conventional diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, including non-specific targeting, multidrug resistance, and systemic...

Graphene-enabled glucose biosensors: Toward flexible, non-invasive, and wearable technologies

The global diabetes epidemic necessitates precise, affordable, and continuous glucose monitoring technologies. Graphene and its derivatives, with their high conductivity, tunable chemistry, and mechanical...

Industry 4.0 and circular economy for bolstering healthcare sector: A comprehensive view on challenges, implementation, and futuristic aspects

Industry 4.0 technologies are also strengthening the circular economy and circular healthcare. It is accomplished by implementing methods to reduce waste and undertake advanced sustainability initiatives....

Molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation and MM-PB/GBSA analysis for the inhibition of Klebsiella pneumoniae SHV-1 β-lactamase using antimicrobial peptides defensin VvK1 and snakin-1

This computational study aims to explore the inhibition property of two plant-derived AMPs (antimicrobial peptides), defensin VvK1 and snakin-1, against SHV-1 β-lactamase from Klebsiella pneumoniae...

3D-Printed microneedle assays for point-of-care applications

Microneedle arrays (MNAs) offer a minimally invasive approach for point-of-care (POC) diagnostics, enabling biomarker detection in interstitial fluid (ISF) with reduced discomfort. 3D-printing technology...

Recent progress in the rational design and applications of nanozymes

In order to overcome the limitations of natural enzymes, nanomaterials with enzyme-like activity, commonly named as nanozymes, have been widely studied in the past few decades. Due to their distinctive...

Development of an electrochemical biosensor based on rGO/Ag₂S-Au nanocomposites and L-CHA dual signal amplification for miR-155 detection

MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) is a critical biomarker implicated in various pathological processes, including cancer progression, immune response, and cardiovascular diseases. Consequently, accurate detection...

Multi-omics analysis reveals synergistic interplay of metabolic dysregulation, oxidative stress, and inflammation in polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a multifactorial endocrine and metabolic disorder characterized by hormonal imbalances, metabolic dysfunction, and chronic inflammation. To elucidate the molecular...

The health protection potential of total flavonoids of Rhizoma Drynariae in an aging society

With the global population aging, degenerative musculoskeletal diseases (DMDs) such as osteoporosis (OP), osteoarthritis (OA), and sarcopenia (SP) have placed a substantial burden on society. Consequently,...

The dawn of spatiotemporal transcriptomics

Gene expression of cells in the tissues is a heterogeneous and dynamic program across space and time. Spatiotemporal transcriptomics technologies have emerged as transforming tools to dissect the spatiotemporal...

Machine learning empowered smartphone nanozyme sensing enables precise quantitative prediction of urinary uric acid

The increasing incidence of gout necessitates monitoring of uric acid (UA) levels for early risk assessment and clinical management. Although nanomaterials with oxidoreductase-mimicking properties demonstrate...

Aptamer-carbon quantum dots and silver nanoparticles construct a FRET sensor for sensitive detection of E. coli

E. coli is considered to be one of the most dangerous foodborne pathogens and precise detection of E. coli in food is required to ensure the quality and safety of food. In this work, carbon quantum...

A comprehensive study on epigenetic biomarkers in early detection and prognosis of Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles, disrupting brain cell communication, causing atrophy, and leading to cognitive decline....

An ensemble machine learning-based approach to predict thyroid disease using hybrid feature selection

Thyroid issues are becoming more and more common, and early detection is critical for therapy that reduces mortality and complications. Because of these factors, detecting thyroid problems has become...

A dual-mode paper-based microfluidic chip for protamine detection

Timely and accessible fertility screening remains a challenge for male reproductive health, where privacy and convenience are often critical. Here, we present a dual-mode paper-based microfluidic device...

A fusion-mediated FRET approach for rapid analysis of extracellular vesicle miRNA as a diagnostic biomarker in ischemic stroke

Ischemic stroke is an acute neurological emergency caused by cerebral blood flow obstruction, with current diagnosis heavily dependent on time-consuming neuroimaging techniques that often delay critical...

Advances in the molecular diagnostic methods for circular RNA

Circular RNA (circRNA) is a unique type of non-coding RNA, which is produced by back splicing of mRNA to form the covalent junction without 3′-5′ polarity and poly(A) tail. With the development of detection...

Wearable Janus nanofiber membrane-based colorimetric sensors for directional transfer and analysis of sweat

Wearable sweat sensors are promising for real-time personalized health monitoring in a noninvasive manner. However, how to improve the wearing comfort and accuracy affected by sweat accumulation and...

Engineered exosome-based drug delivery system for synergistic cancer therapy via autophagy inhibition and chemotherapy

Exosomes (EXOs) are a class of natural nanovesicles secreted endogenously by mammalian cells. Recent decades have witnessed the broad applications of exosomes in cancer diagnosis and treatment. In the...

A comprehensive study on epigenetic signatures to monitor disease progression and the response to therapy in breast cancer

Breast cancer is the single most complex cancer type, affecting thousands around the globe annually. With the recent studies highlighting epigenetic signatures in breast cancer detection, this landscape...

Optical pickup unit-based fluorescence microscope with autofocus and deep learning capabilities

An autofocus, cost-effective fluorescence microscope instrument is made using a commercially available Blu-ray disc optical pickup head (OPU). This ABFM consists of the optical path, system control...

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