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Clinical Chemistry

Image: Micrograph of cryptitis in a case of Inflammatory Bowel Disease from a colonic biopsy of the mucosa (Photo courtesy of Nephron).

Diagnostic Blood Test Determines Irritable Bowel Syndrome

A blood test could easily determine whether a patient is suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome, eliminating the need for extensive and expensive dialogistic testing in order to rule out more serious conditions like Inflammatory Bowel Disease.   More...
21 Nov 2013
Image: Micrograph of a liver biopsy showing steatohepatitis (Photo courtesy of Nephron).

Novel Biomarker Predicts Steatohepatitis Severity

Liver biopsy remains the gold standard for the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis diagnosis and the grading liver disease severity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients.  More...
21 Nov 2013
Image: Multiplex assay system for electrochemiluminescence (Photo courtesy of Meso Scale Discovery).

Gut Hormone Test Predicts Efficacy of Gastric Bypass

A hormone test may be able to predict the extent of metabolic improvement caused by the gastric bypass, one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the treatment of obesity.   More...
19 Nov 2013
Image: The AbsoluteIDQ metabolomics kit (Photo courtesy of Biocrates Life Sciences).

Associations Identified Between Metabolic Markers and Diabetes

New associations have been discovered for two major type 2 diabetes risk genotypes and altered plasma concentrations of metabolic products.   More...
14 Nov 2013
Image: A photoacoustic cell for in vivo measurement of the absorption spectra of human epidermis (Photo courtesy of Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University).

Noninvasive Technology Monitors People with Diabetes

One of the keys to healthful living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes is monitoring blood glucose levels to ensure they remain at stable levels, which can easily be done at home using electronic devices with a drop of blood.   More...
11 Nov 2013

New Guideline Approved for Evaluation of Between-Reagent-Lot Variation

A document details a new guideline recommended for use by clinical laboratories in their methods for evaluating performance of new reagent lots.  More...
11 Nov 2013
Image: A paper-based microfluidic device for quantifying active enzyme analytes (Photo courtesy of Pennsylvania State University).

Paper-Based Device Brings Medical Testing to Remote Locales

An inexpensive point-of-care, paper-based device has been devised to fill the void in remote regions of the world where electricity may not be available and there is a dearth of scientific instruments.    More...
06 Nov 2013
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