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Image: In acute lymphoblastic leukemia, white blood cells develop abnormally and cannot fight infection comprehensively (Photo courtesy of Professor Stephen Francis).

Congenital Herpes Virus Tied to Common Childhood Cancer

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia develops when the bone marrow makes too many immature white blood cells, stem cells that become lymphoblasts, B lymphocytes, or T lymphocytes. More...
05 Jan 2017
Image: A diagram of protein misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA) as applied to prions (Photo courtesy of Dr. Paula Saá).

Blood Test Detects Prions of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

The detection of prions in the blood of patients with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease could lead to a noninvasive diagnosis prior to symptoms and a way to identify prion contamination of the donated blood supply. More...
03 Jan 2017
Image: The GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay is a rapid diagnosis test of Tuberculosis (TB) and drug resistance (Photo courtesy of Cepheid).

Rapid PCR-Based Assay Updated for Detection of TB

An updated version of a rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA (MTBc) and mutations associated with rifampin resistance (RIF) has been evaluated. More...
03 Jan 2017
Image: A colony of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, showing the characteristic flower-like morphology (Photo courtesy of UCL Eastman Dental Institute).

Common Bacteria of Gum Disease Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis

A bacterium known to cause chronic inflammatory periodontal infections may also triggers the inflammatory “autoimmune” response characteristic of chronic, joint-destroying rheumatoid arthritis (RA). More...
28 Dec 2016
Image: A cutaway showing a smartphone and the diagnostic attachment for antimicrobial susceptibility testing (Photo courtesy of Dr. Aydogan Ozcan, University of California, Los Angeles).

Modified Smartphone-based System Automatically Determines Antibiotic Resistance

Microbiology researchers have described a modified smartphone that functions as an automated diagnostic test reader for the determination of antimicrobial resistance. More...
27 Dec 2016
Image: A fluorescent micrograph of Streptococcus pneumoniae in spinal fluid (Photo courtesy of the CDC).

Pneumococcal Immune Status Accurately Determined in Saliva Samples

Measurement of levels of antibodies against 12 Streptococcus pneumoniae antigens in saliva was shown to provide as accurate an indication of immune status against this organism as was determination of antibody levels in blood serum. More...
27 Dec 2016
Image: The Kalazar Detect dipstick kit, a recombinant k39 antigen-based immunochromatographic strip to detect anti-Leishmania antibodies (Photo courtesy of InBios International).

DNA Microarray Detects 18 Important Human Blood Protozoan Species

Accurate detection of blood protozoa from clinical samples is important for diagnosis, treatment and control of related diseases and developing a rapid, simple, and convenient detection method for protozoan detection is an urgent need. More...
22 Dec 2016
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