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MTB Screening Test Could Replace Smear Microscopy with Saliva Sample

Image: The test detects MTB in a saliva matrix using the GEO platform (Photo courtesy of ReadyGo Diagnostics)

A breakthrough in the detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB) paves the way for affordable testing that could have a profound impact on MTB eradication efforts in heavily affected countries across the world. Read more
06 Jun 2023

Blood Test for Symptomatic Patients Aims to Revolutionize Cancer Diagnosis

05 Jun 2023

Novel Automated IIFT System Enables Cutting-Edge Diagnostic Analysis

02 Jun 2023

Raman Imaging Probes for Detecting Enzyme Activities Could Aid Disease Diagnosis

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CRISPR-Powered Method for Non-Invasive Blood Tests to Help Diagnose Early Stage Cancer

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AI Algorithm Predicts Diabetic Kidney Disease through Blood Tests

01 Jun 2023

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Global Hemoglobin A1c Testing Devices Market Driven by Rising Prevalence of Diabetes

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), or glycated hemoglobin, refers to hemoglobin with glucose attached. HbA1c testing devices are used for blood tests that determine average blood glucose, or blood sugar levels. Read more
06 Jun 2023

Avacta Expands Diagnostics Portfolio with Acquisition of Rapid Test Maker Coris Bioconcept

Avacta Group plc (London, UK), a life sciences company developing oncology drugs and diagnostics, has acquired Coris Bioconcept SRL (Gembloux, Belgium) for an upfront cash consideration of GBP 7. Read more
05 Jun 2023

Global Hemostasis Diagnostics Market Driven by Increase in Invasive Surgical Procedures

Injury or surgery naturally creates bleeding in living beings, which must be stopped to prevent excessive blood loss. Read more
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Image: The rapid MTB strip test for tuberculosis can identify TB patients within two hours (Photo courtesy of Chulalongkorn University)

Rapid MTB Strip Test Detects Tuberculosis in Less Than an Hour without Special Tools

Tuberculosis (TB), a highly infectious disease, continues to pose significant challenges to public health worldwide. Read more
01 Jun 2023 | Microbiology

Image: Blood tests can show brain impact of neurosurgery (Photo courtesy of Freepix)

Blood Tests Can Reveal Brain Damage Caused by Neurosurgery

Currently, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the go-to method following brain surgery to determine potential damage to the patient's brain. Read more
01 Jun 2023 | Molecular Diagnostics

Image: The T2Biothreat Panel runs on the T2Dx Instrument (Photo courtesy of T2 Biosystems)

Fully-Automated, Direct-From-Blood Test Rapidly Detects Multiple Biothreat Pathogens

During a public health emergency involving biothreat pathogens, rapid and accurate diagnostic testing is vital for reducing health and economic consequences. Read more
31 May 2023 | Microbiology

Image: PrecisionCHD offers 75% higher sensitivity than conventional testing methods (Photo courtesy of Cardio Diagnostics)

New Diagnostic Approach Combines DNA Testing With AI Analysis for Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment

Despite significant progress in medical science, heart disease continues to be a leading cause of death across the globe. Read more
31 May 2023 | Molecular Diagnostics

Image: The IP/RT-QuIC assay efficiently detects minute concentrations of serum α-synuclein seeds (Photo courtesy of Juntendo University)

Novel Blood Serum Assay Enables Quicker Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Synucleinopathies, a class of neurodegenerative diseases, are caused due to the unusual accumulation of α-synuclein, a protein commonly found in the brain and neurons. Read more
31 May 2023 | Molecular Diagnostics

Image: Newly observed anti-FSP antibodies have also been found to predict immune-related adverse events (Photo courtesy of Calviri)

First Blood-Based Biomarkers Test to Predict Treatment Response in Cancer Patients

Every year worldwide, lung cancer afflicts over two million individuals and almost the same number of people succumb to the disease. Read more
30 May 2023 | Immunology

Image: HemBox is an iPhone-sized POC Bluetooth-enabled, immunosensor tool that delivers sensitive, selective, and measurable results in minutes (Photo courtesy of Hememics)

Handheld Multiplexed Biosensor Platform Tests Antibodies, Antigens and Molecular Targets Simultaneously

A pioneering, portable, multiplex biosensor platform has the ability to simultaneously test antibodies, antigens, and molecular targets, enabling handheld, laboratory-grade testing wherever required - from emergency rooms to battlefields. Read more
30 May 2023 | Molecular Diagnostics

Image: BD Kiestra MRSA imaging application helps enhance microbiology laboratory efficiency and workflow (Photo courtesy of BD)

MRSA AI Diagnostics Software Helps Enhance Microbiology Lab Efficiency and Workflow

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) poses a significant risk in hospital environments, leading to serious complications like bloodstream or surgical-site infections, sepsis, and even death. Read more
29 May 2023 | Microbiology

Image: The first ever diagnostic test accurately predicts patient response to immunotherapy (Photo courtesy of Cofactor)

Immunotherapy Predictive Test Could Spare Cancer Patients from Unnecessary Chemotherapy

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in clinical trials for new cancer drugs. However, only a select group of patients have found success with these newer immunotherapies, which utilize the patient's immune response to combat cancer. Read more
26 May 2023 | Immunology

Image: Medication, sepsis and inadequate blood supply to the kidneys are potential causes of AKI (Photo courtesy of Freepik)

Blood- And Urine-Based Biomarker Tests Could Identify Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury

Hospitalized patients who experience an acute kidney injury (AKI) often face unfavorable outcomes post-discharge, with limited effective treatment options. Read more
25 May 2023 | Molecular Diagnostics

Image: The CHORUS EVO immunochemistry analyzer features innovative digital technologies (Photo courtesy of Diesse Diagnostica)

DIESSE Diagnostica Unveils CHORUS EVO Immunochemistry Analyzer

Diesse Diagnostica Senese S.p.A. (Rigoni, Italy) is unveiling its new innovative immunochemistry analyzer, the CHORUS EVO, at this year's WorldLab-EuroMedLab. Read more
25 May 2023 | EUROMEDLAB 2023

$Image: The LGC Clinical Diagnostics team is present at this year\'s WorldLab-EuroMedLab (Photo courtesy of LGC)$

LGC Clinical Diagnostics Demonstrates Lab Solutions and Processes to Enhance QC Efficiencies

LGC Clinical Diagnostics (Middlesex, UK) is participating in the 2023 WordLab-EuroMedLab Congress where the company’s quality control experts are demonstrating how automated processes with Multichem independent QC and IAMQC QC data management software can enhance QC efficiencies in the laboratory. Read more
25 May 2023 | EUROMEDLAB 2023

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Image: Electrochemical cells etched by laser on wooden tongue depressor measure glucose and nitrite in saliva (Photo courtesy of Analytical Chemistry)

Biosensor-Fabricated Wooden Tongue Depressor Measures Glucose and Nitrite in Saliva

Physicians often use tongue depressors to examine a patient's mouth and throat. However, it is hard to imagine that this simple wooden tool could actively assess a patient's health. This idea has led to... Read more

Image: The new MassTrak IVD LC-MS/MS System featuring the Xevo TQ Absolute IVD tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer (Photo courtesy of Waters)

Next-Gen IVD LC-MS/MS System 5X More Sensitive for Quantifying Analytes in Saliva, Breath and Dried Blood Spots

As energy expenses increase dramatically and laboratory spaces remain in high demand, the need for an analytical instrument that can perform complex trace analyte quantification and increase in-house testing... Read more

Rapid, Non-Invasive Method Diagnoses Type 2 Diabetes by Sniffing Urinary Acetone

Over 90% of diabetes cases are attributed to Type 2 diabetes (T2D), a prevalent metabolic condition that is expected to impact 380 million individuals globally by 2025. Despite being highly accurate, the... Read more

Image: By analyzing urine of patients, it is possible to determine their likelihood of death (Photo courtesy of University of Liverpool)

Urine Test Accurately Predicts End of Life for Lung Cancer Patients

Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for both men and women around the globe. This deadly disease can affect its victims in various ways, such as through tumor growth... Read more

Molecular Diagnostics

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Synthetic Peptides to Pave Way for Diagnostic Tests to Detect Inflammatory Diseases

Common inflammatory disorders such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis can be diagnosed or monitored by evaluating the protein calprotectin in fecal specimens, while serum levels of calprotectin... Read more

Image: PRIME MDx all-in-one, sample-to-result, fully automated solution (Photo courtesy of Menarini)

Innovative All-in-One MDx Platform Addresses Needs of Medium-to-High Throughput Laboratories

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant changes to the molecular diagnostics market, driving it towards automation, user-friendliness, quick results, and reliability of tests. Despite remarkable... Read more

World's First Fully Integrated Platform for Automated High Molecular Weight DNA Extraction

Long-read sequencing, a third-generation technology, throws light on certain "blind spots" that short-read sequencing methods cannot detect, such as complex structural variants. However, isolating high-quality,... Read more

Image: The new assays are designed to run on the B•R•A•H•M•S KRYPTOR compact PLUS clinical chemistry analyzer (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher)

Breakthrough Immunoassays to Aid in Risk Assessment of Preeclampsia

Preeclampsia, a critical complication during pregnancy, is a life-threatening hypertension condition that can arise during pregnancy and continue into the postpartum period. As the chief cause of maternal... Read more

Hematology

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Next-Gen Hematology Analyzers Eliminate Workflow Roadblocks and Achieve Fast Throughput

Hematology testing is a critical aspect of patient care, utilized to establish a patient's health baseline, track treatment progress, or guide timely modifications to care. However, increasing constraints... Read more

Image: The DH-615 AI automatic hematology analyzer with RET (Photo courtesy of Dymind)

AI-Powered Automatic Hematology Analyzer with RET Advances Diagnostic Capabilities of Laboratories

Currently, hematology analyzers can measure various parameters, although most instruments can only provide simple information. When doctors are faced with a large amount of data but do not have enough... Read more

Image: The first point-of-care rapid diagnostic test can detect people at risk of malaria reinfection (Photo courtesy of WEHI)

World’s First Rapid POC Diagnostic Test Could Detect ‘Insidious’ Malaria Infections

Each year, there are over 200 million cases of malaria and about 620,000 deaths across the world. Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium vivax parasite, which gets transmitted to humans via the bite of an... Read more

Image: A new method can quickly predict if certain cancer patients will survive or not after chemotherapy (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

Blood Test 24 Hours After Start of Chemotherapy Predicts Survival

Acute myeloid leukemia is an aggressive blood cancer with poor survival. Despite high rates of initial chemotherapy response, patients often relapse due to the selection and development of chemotherapy-resistant... Read more

Immunology

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Image: The new discovery could improve survival of bladder cancer patients (Photo courtesy of Freepik)

Biomarker Signature Test Predicts Which Tumors Will Respond to Immunotherapy

Bladder cancer is often fatal, and survival rates have not improved in the past 30 years. Although immunotherapy has revolutionized bladder cancer treatment, it has significant limitations, as most patients... Read more

Image: Blood-based biomarkers can accurately predict neuroendocrine tumor response to radiopharmaceutical therapy (Photo courtesy of Freepik)

Simple Blood Test Predicts Neuroendocrine Tumor Response to Radiopharmaceutical Therapy

Biomarkers have been employed to forecast treatment outcomes for breast, prostate, and other types of cancer, although no objective methods currently exist for predicting the success of radiopharmaceutical... Read more

Fast, Fully Automated Microfluidic Device Predicts Effectiveness of Cancer Treatment

Designing new technologies for personalized cancer treatment is a significant challenge in the ongoing battle against cancer. Tumors possess unique characteristics and predictive indicators of a patient's... Read more

Image: A genetic test could guide the use of cancer chemotherapy (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

Genetic Test Predicts Whether Bowel Cancer Patients Can Benefit From Chemotherapy

Late-stage bowel cancer patients usually undergo a series of chemotherapies and targeted medicines for cancer treatment. However, the responses to the last-line chemotherapy treatment trifluridine/tipiracil... Read more

Microbiology

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Image: New method reveals bacterial reaction to antibiotics within minutes (Photo courtesy of Freepik)

New Method to Reveal Bacterial Reaction to Antibiotics in Five Minutes Could Help Create Rapid Molecular Test

Severely sick patients suffering from bacterial infections often require immediate treatment to prevent serious health complications, making it vital for physicians to quickly identify the appropriate antibiotic.... Read more

New AACC Procalcitonin Testing Guidance to Improve Care for Patients with Bacterial Infections

Although procalcitonin tests have been employed in Europe for years, they were only introduced in the U.S. in 2017 when the FDA approved their use for guiding antibiotic treatment and predicting the likelihood... Read more

First-of-Its-Kind Infectious Disease Diagnostic Platform to Deliver Rapid Antibiotic Treatment Guidance

Annually, around 1.3 million lives and countless healthcare dollars are lost due to drug-resistant bacterial infections, highlighting the urgent need for faster diagnostic tools to facilitate targeted... Read more

Image: A new AST has revealed that FDA-approved antibiotics can treat multidrug-resistant infections (Photo courtesy of Freepik)

New Test Reveals Existing Antibiotics Can Cure Superbugs

A new test has revealed that FDA-approved antibiotics, readily available at local pharmacies, can effectively combat superbugs. These antibiotics are not prescribed due to the gold-standard test indicating... Read more

Pathology

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Cloud-Based Digital Solution Allows Labs to Track Test Samples along Entire Diagnostic Journey

Diagnosing a disease involves a meticulous procedure of monitoring a patient's diagnostic sample throughout its entire journey, which aids in clinical decision-making. However, there aren't any standardized... Read more

Image: The ZEUS dIFine digital immunofluorescence system (Photo courtesy of ZEUS Scientific)

State-of-the-Art IFA Automation Solution Improves Laboratory Workflow

Laboratories are focused on improving efficiency, accuracy, and most importantly, productivity. Now, a complete system for indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) slide processing and digital immunofluorescence... Read more

Image: Researchers have created the world’s smallest LED and holographic microscope (Photo courtesy of SMART)

World’s Smallest LED Converts Mobile Phone Camera into High-Resolution Microscope

A team of researchers at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART, Singapore) has successfully created the world's tiniest LED. This miniaturized LED is smaller than the wavelength... Read more

Image: Exemplary images of IIF on esophagus and salt-split skin (Photo courtesy of EUROIMMUN)

Automated Microscope Classifies IIF Patterns in Autoimmune Dermatoses

Autoimmune bullous dermatoses (AIBD) are a diverse group of autoantibody-driven conditions characterized by blistering and erosion of the skin and mucous membranes, including pemphigus diseases, pemphigoid... Read more

Technology

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Electronic Biosensor Detects Biomarkers in Whole Blood Samples without Addition of Reagents

The absence of robust, reliable, and user-friendly bioanalytical tools for early and timely diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases, particularly sudden cardiac arrest, leads to preventable deaths and imposes... Read more

Image: A new test detects biological markers related to several types of cancer (Photo courtesy of Freepik)

Breakthrough Test Detects Biological Markers Related to Wider Variety of Cancers

When assessing potential cancer cases, physicians rely on biomarker tests to aid in diagnosis. These tests, utilizing a testing system and patient samples, enable doctors to explore possible indicators... Read more

Image: Indole-3-propionic acid has emerged as an emerging indicator of gut health (Photo courtesy of Freepik)

Rapid POC Sensing Kit to Determine Gut Health from Blood Serum and Stool Samples

Digestive disorders represent a significant health burden in our society, with chronic gut inflammation and microbial imbalances playing a critical role in obesity, cardio-metabolic diseases, premature... Read more

Device Converts Smartphone into Fluorescence Microscope for Just USD 50

Fluorescence microscopes are utilized to examine specimens labeled with fluorescent stains or expressing fluorescent proteins, like those tagged with green fluorescent protein. However, since these microscopes... Read more

Industry

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Global Market for Biomarker-Based Infectious Disease Tests to Surpass USD 20 Billion in 2027

Biomarkers encompass over a thousand substances utilized as reagents, consumables, and/or test components for a variety of diagnostics and medical research procedures. They also include substances that... Read more

Werfen and Thermo Fisher Enter Into Worldwide Distributor Agreement for Hemostasis Testing Workcell

Werfen (Barcelona, Spain) has entered into a new long-term, exclusive partnership agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, MA, USA) to globally distribute the TCAutomation laboratory automation... Read more

Image: The Lucira COVID-19 Test provides 98% accurate, lab-quality results in 30 minutes or less (Photo courtesy of Lucira)

Pfizer Acquires COVID-Flu Test Developer Lucira Health for USD 36.4 Million

Pfizer Inc. (New York, NY, USA) has acquired Lucira Health, Inc. (Emeryville, CA, USA) for USD 36.4 million in a bankruptcy auction. Lucira filed for bankruptcy in February 2023, just two days before... Read more

Image: The new Panall 8000 all-in-one molecular diagnosis system is being showcased at analytica Vietnam 2023 (Photo courtesy of Tianlong)

Tianlong Exhibits Brand-New All-in-One Molecular Diagnosis System at analytica Vietnam 2023

Tianlong Science and Technology (Shaanxi, China), an innovative high-tech company specializing in molecular diagnostic products, is attending analytica Vietnam 2023, marking the first time Tianlong is... Read more

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