People with a phobia of needles may soon experience relief with an innovative blood sampling method inspired by leeches.

Leeches may be creepy, but many people find hypodermic needles even creepier. That's one of the reasons why scientists have ...

Leeches have been part of medical history for centuries, known for their ability to draw blood from a host without causing ...

“For this earlier project, we had already studied leeches, which attach to their host with a sucker. We realised that we ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a safe and inexpensive device for reliable blood measurements. It works using a ...

A new device for taking blood samples uses microneedles and a suction cup instead of a large needle. People with a phobia of needles stand to benefit. More blood can be obtained than with the classic ...

"For this earlier project, we had already studied leeches, which attach to their host with a sucker. We realised that we could develop a similar system to collect blood," says David Klein, a doctoral ...

These include blood sucking leeches and liver fluke worms which are a challenge to livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa including Uganda.In Uganda the major challenge is liver fluke worms ...

these out-of-touch lawmakers who collect taxpayer-funded salaries but don’t lift a finger to help their hardworking ...

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