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Immunology

Image: The device employs two systems in miniature: a flow system and an optical system. The ratio of the two systems provides a quantitative indication about how the cancer is progressing (Photo courtesy of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili).

Optofluidic Device Quantifies CTCs in Blood

Researchers have developed a portable device that rapidly detects and counts circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood samples. It can help provide early diagnosis and help assess a patient’s level of health with convenient, inexpensive, effective testing for monitoring patients with cancer. More...
25 Jul 2017
Image: The Sofia respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) point of care diagnostic kit (Photo courtesy of Quidel).

Rapid Diagnostic Test for RSV Evaluated

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common ubiquitous pathogen responsible for mild upper respiratory tract infection in most children and healthy adults. In infants, RSV is mainly associated with acute lower respiratory infections. More...
20 Jul 2017
Image: University of Illinois researchers and physicians at Carle Foundation Hospital developed a rapid test for sepsis that counts white blood cells and certain protein markers on their surface to monitor a patient\'s immune response (Photo courtesy of Janet Sinn-Hanlon).

Portable Device Finds Sepsis Infection Markers

A new portable device can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis infection from a single drop of blood, which is the first to provide rapid, point-of-care measurement of the immune system's response, without any need to process the blood. More...
20 Jul 2017

Novel Biomarker Identifies Early Clinical CV Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and the economic, social, and costs associated with treating CAD are very high. The severity of coronary artery lesions has been proven to be associated with the risk of future cardiovascular events. More...
19 Jul 2017
Image: The new PERiPLEX point-of-care test (Photo courtesy of Mologic).

CE-Marked Immunoassay Rapidly Detects Infection Biomarkers

CE mark approval has been given for a point-of-care (POC) test for rapid detection of infection in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD), enabling early diagnosis and treatment critical for preventing infection-related damage to the peritoneal membrane. More...
17 Jul 2017
Image: The ImmunoDOT is a proprietary dotblot method reporting a semi-quantitative IgM titer for leptospirosis (Photo courtesy of GenBio).

Assays Evaluated for Early Diagnosis of Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is a potentially life-threatening but curable zoonosis whose prognosis depends on accurate and timely diagnosis and because of its non-specific clinical presentation, laboratory testing is essential to confirm the diagnosis. More...
11 Jul 2017
Image: Toxoplasma gondii, the protozoan responsible for toxoplasmosis in humans (Photo courtesy of Science Life).

Toxoplasmosis POC Test Compared to Conventional Testing

Toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, presents a major health burden in both the developed and developing world. Untreated congenital toxoplasmosis causes damage to the eyes and the brain. More...
11 Jul 2017
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The Immunology channel of LabMedica deals with diagnostic techniques and immuonassays such as ELISA, pregnancy tests, immunoblotting, immunohistochemical staining, serology, and associated hardware.
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