The lens-free microscope is physically simple (see demonstrator photo) and consists of a light source and a pin-hole, both mounted ~50mm above an image sensor – in this case a re-purposed 10Mpixel ...

San Francisco, CA. Leti, a research institute at CEA Tech, has invented a lens-free microscope technology that provides point-of-care diagnosis for spinal meningitis. Outlined in a paper presented at ...

Could the fungal meningitis outbreak, which has infected more than 200 people in 14 states and claimed more than a dozen lives, been avoided with better oversight? That's the question that will likely ...

ATLANTA -- Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A ...

Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a ...

A group of European scientists have invented a microscope that will allow the fastest ever detection of life-threatening infections caused by bacteria, such as E. coli or Staphylococcus, and ...

Congress is again taking a hard look at the FDA and its plant oversight methods as House and Senate committees will hold hearings on the agency's actions related to the compounding pharmacy tied to a ...

Spinal meningitis, more commonly known as meningitis, is inflammation of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It is a serious and potentially life threatening condition.