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Clinical Chemistry

Image: An immunohistochemistry of anti-Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) antibody on liver tissue from a human hepatocellular carcinoma patient (Photo courtesy of Arigo Biolaboratories).

Blood Test Plus Ultrasound Enhances Liver Cancer Detection

While the incidence of most cancers is decreasing in the USA the incidence of liver cancer has increased by 2.7% a year over the last 10 years, which is estimated at about 40,700 new cases of liver cancer that will be diagnosed in the USA in 2018. More...
20 Feb 2018
Image: The Multiskan FC microplate photometer (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Blood Test Helps Identify CV Patients Most at Risk

A new blood test could provide a clue as to why some patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease risk after suffering a heart attack, which may help scientists to identify new targets for reducing the risk and eventually lead to more effective treatments. More...
19 Feb 2018
Image: The NeoBase2 non-derivatized MSMS kit analyzes dried blood spots from newborn babies to test for wide range of metabolic disorders (Photo courtesy of PerkinElmer).

Mass Spectrometry Test Launched for Newborn Disorders

Next-generation mass spectrometry-based solution has been launched to analyze dried blood spots from newborn babies to test for wide range of metabolic disorders. More...
14 Feb 2018
Image: The Pegasus 4D comprehensive 2D gas chromatography with TOF MS (Photo courtesy of LECO).

Metabolite Biomarkers of Chronic Typhoid Carriage Detected

Detecting chronic carriers of typhoid is of public health relevance in areas where enteric fever is endemic, but there are no routinely used methods for prospectively identifying those carrying Salmonella in their gallbladder. More...
12 Feb 2018
Image: Loading the IBDoc Calprotectin point of care test kit cassette (Photo courtesy of Calprotectin).

POC Testing Evaluated for Fecal Calprotectin

Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are the two most prevalent forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the highest prevalence and incidence in Europe and North America. More...
12 Feb 2018
Image: The LSM 710 confocal microscope (Photo courtesy of Carl Zeiss).

Glycan-Attaching Enzyme Defines Colon Cancer

An enzyme that is absent in healthy colon tissue but abundant in colon cancer cells and this enzyme appears to drive the conversion of normal colon tissue into cancer by attaching sugar molecules, or glycans, to certain proteins in the cell. More...
08 Feb 2018
Image: The biosensor uses nanoribbons of indium oxide, an enzyme glucose oxidase, a natural chitosan film and single-walled carbon nanotubes to track glucose levels (Photo courtesy of University of Southern California).

New Biosensor Monitors Glucose in Tears and Sweat

The diagnosis and tracking medical conditions are often done by analyzing a sample of blood.
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06 Feb 2018
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