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Clinical Chemistry

Glycated Hemoglobin Levels Accurately Predict Risk of Type II Diabetes

A large screening study provided compelling new evidence that the level of HbA1c in the blood can accurately gauge diabetes risk at an earlier stage than is currently recognized.  More...
10 Feb 2014
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Risk Factor Identified for Life-Threatening Disease in Premature Infants

Many premature infants suffer a life-threatening bowel infection called necrotizing enterocolitis, and a marker has been identified in those infants who are at risk for the infection.   More...
03 Feb 2014
Image: A method based on DNA-barcode-antibody sensing allows analysis of a multitude of proteins from minimally invasive fine-needle aspirates (Photo DNA-barcode schematic, courtesy of Roche).

DNA-Barcode Profiling Identifies Cancer Biomarkers in Fine Needle Aspirates

A recent paper described a method that capitalizes on DNA-barcode-antibody sensing to enable analysis of a multitude of proteins obtained from minimally invasive fine-needle aspirates.    More...
30 Jan 2014
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Google Contact Lens Could Monitor Glucose Levels

Google (Mountain View, CA, USA) has announced a smart contact lens that can detect glucose levels via the wearer’s tears, and alert them when levels dip or rise.  More...
29 Jan 2014
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Follow-Up Tests Improve Colorectal Cancer Recurrence Detection

The effect of scheduled blood measurement of carcinoembryonic antigen and tomographic scan as follow-up to detect recurrent colorectal cancer treatable with curative intent has been evaluated.    More...
29 Jan 2014

Universal Diabetes Screening Recommended During Pregnancy

New US federal recommendations suggest that all women should be screened for gestational diabetes at 24 weeks of pregnancy, even if they have no symptoms.   More...
29 Jan 2014
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Prognostic Performance of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assay Evaluated

Cardiac troponin is the preferred biomarker for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction and is useful for risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndrome and stable ischemic heart disease.   More...
28 Jan 2014
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