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Image: A handheld rapid diagnostic device for detecting antibiotic resistant bacteria (Photo courtesy of Linear Diagnostics).

Cartridge Developed to Detect Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

A diagnostic platform that exploits the phenomenon of linear dichroism (LD) for a number of uses including the detection of antibiotic resistance in infections is being developed. A key attribute of this technology is that it can measure multiple targets simultaneously in the same sample. More...
03 Jan 2018
Image: The MetaFer Slide Scanning and Imaging platform with a Zeiss microscope (Photo courtesy of MetaSystems Group).

Microscope-Based AI Identifies Bacteria Accurately

Microscopes enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) could help clinical microbiologists diagnose potentially deadly blood infections and improve patients' odds of survival. More...
26 Dec 2017
Image: Aspects of the two needles used in lumbar puncture: Upper: Atraumatic needle that reduces complications; lower: conventional needle cuts the dura (Photo courtesy of Southern General Hospital).

Spinal Tap Needle Impacts Risk of Complications

A lumbar puncture, commonly known as a spinal tap, is a regular medical procedure used to diagnose and to treat disease. Post-dural puncture headaches appear in about 35% of patients, sometimes causing debilitating pain that can lead to a return to hospital for painkillers or more invasive treatment. More...
20 Dec 2017
Image: The NutriPhone is a mobile diagnostics platform for monitoring individual vitamin and micronutrient levels was adapted to work with a rapid point-of-care assay system (Photo courtesy of Cornell University).

Rapid POC Assay Detects Micronutrient Deficiencies

A technology that could transform the way nutritional deficiency testing is done worldwide is based on a novel 15-minute point-of-care assay system that enables determination of vitamin A, iron, and inflammation status. More...
18 Dec 2017
Image: A confocal fluorescent microscopy of living nasospheroids developed from a cystic fibrosis patient\'s nasal tissue (Photo courtesy of the University of North Carolina).

Simple Test Helps CF Patients Find Best Treatment

Individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) suffer from abnormal secretions in multiple tissues, including the lungs, pancreas, liver, and intestine, leading to mucus stasis and obstruction. Several cutting-edge treatments have become available in recent years to correct the debilitating chronic lung congestion associated with CF. More...
06 Dec 2017
Image: A piezoelectrically actuated pipette system is used as an inexpensive means to detect biological molecules associated with specific diseases, infection or other medical conditions (Photo courtesy of Purdue University).

Blood Biomarker Detected for Different Diseases

A method has been developed to identify biological markers in small amounts of blood that could be used to detect a myriad of diseases, infections and different medical conditions at early stages. More...
05 Dec 2017
Image: A CPK model of the oxytocin molecule (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Microfluidic Platform Devised for Determination of Autism Biomarker

A team of Polish scientists has devised a unique electrochemical microfluidic platform for determination of the autism biomarker oxytocin. More...
27 Nov 2017
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