WASHINGTON (AP) — Prick a finger and have the blood checked for parasites — by smartphone? Scientists are turning those ubiquitous phones into microscopes and other medical tools that could help fight ...

Researchers at California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, Stockholm University and Uppsala University are working on a smartphone-based microscope in hopes of developing a cost-effective and accessible ...

India’s diagnostic gap spurs rise of smartphone-based microscopy solutions: Samrat Singh: Nandita Vijayasimha, Bengaluru Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 08:00 Hrs [IST] Indian mark ...

If you live in Africa, parasitic worms and mosquitos are some of your worst enemies. Together, they infect millions of people, causing horrible diseases like river blindness or conditions like ...

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Clip-on lenses and wireless scopes now let a smartphone camera resolve textures and structures that used to require a lab bench. Instead of peering into a bulky eyepiece, I can hold a leaf, a circuit ...