Puppy pandemonium! Meet the pocket-sized pups to melt your heart

They have been in notoriously short supply since the pandemic started. Public demand for the companionship puppies provide has been so great that prices have tripled — with some breeders reporting waiting lists of 300 people. There is, however, one place where the patter of tiny paws is still plentiful and puppies are in far greater … Read more

Pocket-sized breathalysers could soon spot signs of diabetes and cancer

Handheld device that detects signs of diabetes and cancer in a person’s BREATH is being made by scientists thanks to a new sensor that spots warning signs of disease in exhaled air Exclusive: Nottingham trent researchers create a new nanoparticle scaffold   This material can be used to identify disease biomarkers in a patient’s breath  Can … Read more

Pocket-sized device could detect COVID-19 in less than two hours 

A new DNA-testing kit that pairs up with a smartphone could be used to diagnose COVID-19 in less than two hours, scientists say. ‘POCKET’ (point of care kit for the entire test) identifies changes in DNA that signal disease in real time from samples of blood, urine or saliva. It contains two components – a … Read more