Fitbit wearers are being asked to join a study to see if smartwatches can detect the coronavirus. King’s College London believe changes in heart rate, activity and sleeping patterns might be able to raise red flags in possible coronavirus cases. Using a free app called Mass Science they will track thousands of peoples’ vital signs … Read more
Blood test can detect five types of cancer FOUR YEARS before symptoms appear — including tumours in the lungs and liver PanSeer test can detect stomach, oesophagus, bowel, lung and liver cancer Their findings could help identify those at high risk of developing the disease Analysed plasma samples from 605 people who didn’t have any … Read more
Your nose knows: Nostrils can detect odours independently from one another and can subconsciously guide you to the source of a smell Humans posses both pairs of ears and eyes that let us see and hear ‘in stereo’ Researchers from China set out to find if our paired nostrils play a similar role They gave … Read more
Matt Hancock is facing a fresh storm over the failed NHS contact tracing app today as Apple dismissed his claims that its version does not detect distances well. The tech giant also said it had not been consulted over the Health Secretary’s statement last night that they would now work together to develop software, according … Read more
There’s been no shortage of double-act super-sleuths over the years — Holmes and Watson, Starsky and Hutch, Morse and Lewis. And now there’s Mick and Mack, two fox red Labrador retrievers, whose mission is to sniff out Japanese knotweed, one of the most invasive plants. It can break through mortar, brickwork, joints in concrete, drains, … Read more
Test can diagnose coronavirus in just 30 minutes by analysing urine, blood or saliva samples is developed by scientists Method known as reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification Has been previously used to detect viruses such as Zika and Ebola Method involves looking for genetic material, or RNA, of the coronavirus in the test samples Here’s how … Read more
No use hiding your age: Scientists develop an eye scanner that can detect and track biological ageing in humans for the first time by analysing proteins in their lenses The team created an eye scanner that can tell someone’s ‘real’ or biological age There is no universal method for tracking a person’s biological age, authors … Read more
Your wearable devices might be able to detect that you’ve been infected with the novel coronavirus days before you experience any symptoms. There are at least five studies analyzing smart trackers including Apple Watches, Fitbits, Oura smart rings, Garmin, Amazefits and Beddits. Researchers want to see if unusual changes in heart rate, activity, skin temperature sleep … Read more
Sniffer dogs that can detect asymptomatic coronavirus carriers could screen 250 people an hour Labrador and cocker spaniels are undergoing intensive sniffer dog training They can already sniff out potentially diseases like cancer and malaria Trials will see if they can correctly identify the odour of Covid-19 on humans The approach could ‘revolutionise how we … Read more
‘Smell cameras’ built by Airbus to detect explosives on planes ‘could be adapted to sniff out coronavirus’ So-called smell cameras have been designed to spot explosives on planes The technology has now begun adaptation to identify the coronavirus Similar technology has already been used to detect cancer and influenza According to the people behind the … Read more