An experimental pain-relieving drug delivery method for farm animals using microneedle patches may not have delivered an ...

Microneedle patches could be a painless alternative, and now researchers have developed a way to use them to detect biomarkers at much lower levels, without drawing blood. Microneedle patches are ...

A dissolving patch delivers beneficial microbes into leaves and stems, speeding growth in vegetables while using over 15 per cent less biofertiliser than soil application SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2025 ...

Scientists at the University of Washington say their approach would be more precise and less painful than the traditional skin test that uses a hypodermic needle. Elizabeth Armstrong Moore Elizabeth ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed dissolving microneedle patches that deliver living ...

A new microneedle patch delivers IL-4 directly into damaged heart tissue, helping the heart rebuild after a heart attack. The treatment encourages immune cells to switch into a healing mode while ...

Engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis say they have developed a microneedle patch that can be applied to the skin, capture a biomarker of interest, and ...

Would you be more likely to get your flu vaccine if, instead of getting a shot, you could simply stick a patch on your skin? A small new study suggests that such a patch is safe to use and that people ...

If you really like needles, then maybe this isn't for you. But if you'd like an alternative to the jab for vaccination, take a look at the results from the Phase I clinical trial of the microneedle ...

Getting an injection is on the bottom of everybody's list of favorite things, but now a more bearable alternative is another step closer to reality. In human clinical trials, painless microneedle ...

Every year, around 600 million people are struck down by foodborne illnesses. The culprits are often common yet dangerous bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella, that thrive in undercooked or ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In the study, which was a phase I clinical trial, the researchers looked at how a "dissolvable ...