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Image: New clues to Nodding syndrome: scientists discovered antibodies to leiomodin-1 (green) inside human brain cells. This study suggests that Nodding syndrome may be an autoimmune disease (Photo courtesy Dr. Avindra Nath, MD).

Nodding Syndrome Linked to Worm Protein

Nodding syndrome is a form of epilepsy that occurs in children between the ages of 5 and 16 who live in distinct regions of Tanzania, Uganda and the Republic of South Sudan. More...
02 Mar 2017
Image: In pregnant women, Listeria monocytogenes can cause miscarriage, as well as early pregnancy, stillbirth, and premature labor (Photo courtesy of the CDC).

Listeria May Pose Serious Threat Early in Pregnancy

From their study of how Listeria affects the fetus, researchers suggest that infection with Listeria monocytogenes likely poses a greater risk of miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy than has been appreciated. More...
01 Mar 2017
Image: The bioengineering team setting up the device\'s hardware on the high-throughput microscope for analysis (Photo courtesy of the University of California San Diego).

Rapid Method Developed to Identify Bacteria in Blood Samples

In clinical diagnostics and pathogen detection, profiling of complex samples for low-level genotypes represents a significant challenge. Advances in speed, sensitivity, and extent of multiplexing of molecular pathogen detection assays are needed to improve patient care. More...
23 Feb 2017
Image: Enrichment of bacterial cultures (Photo courtesy of DZIF and JLU).

Rapid Test Specifically Detects Mobile Colistin Resistance in Isolates

Scientists have evaluated a commercially available LAMP-based assay for rapid detection of the plasmid-encoded mobile colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in Enterobacteriaceae isolates. With further development and evaluation, it can likely also be used in hospitals and for livestock. More...
22 Feb 2017
Image: The CE-marked, POC test for Chagas disease (Photo courtesy of InBios).

POC Test for Chagas Disease Available in US

As Chagas disease becomes more prevalent in the United States, the recent 510(k)-clearance by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) marks the first point-of-care (POC) diagnostic test for Chagas disease available in the US. More...
21 Feb 2017
Image: The setup for the lens-free analysis of cerebrospinal fluid clinical specimen (Photo courtesy of Aix Marseille University).

Cerebrospinal Fluid Lens-Free Microscopy Used to Diagnose Meningitis

The performance of the cytological analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CFS) and enumerating leukocytes and erythrocytes is a routine first step in the laboratory diagnosis of meningitis. CSF cytology and cell counting is routinely performed by optical microscopy. More...
17 Feb 2017
Image: (a) A scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of vaginal fluid from a woman with bacterial vaginosis and high concentrations of bacterial vaginosis associated bacterium 1 (BVAB1); (b) These cells are different from the larger, wider, and more electron dense curved rods observed in a pure culture of Mobiluncus curtisii (Photo courtesy of the US National Library of Medicine).

Premature Birth Risk Linked to Bacteria in Cervicovaginal Space

Changes in microbial communities have been implicated in both health and disease and investigations into the association between the cervicovaginal (CV) microbiota and spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB) have been limited in scope and number. More...
17 Feb 2017
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