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Image: A new microfluidics chip being developed for a blood test to rapidly diagnose sepsis would enable doctors to intervene sooner and as necessary, as well as to monitor treatment progress (Photo courtesy of Pappas Lab / Texas Tech University).

New Technology Could Help Diagnose Sepsis in Hours

Researchers have developed a microfluidics chip that detected mock-sepsis conditions within a few hours, instead of at least two days by currently used methods. As sepsis left untreated can be fatal in as little as two days, a rapid blood test would provide medical professionals with a critical window of time in which to begin early antibiotics treatment of diagnosed patients. More...
08 Nov 2016
Image: The Automated Plate Assessment System, or APAS, is a platform technology for the automation of culture-plate screening and interpretation (Photo courtesy of Clever Culture Systems).

Automated Imaging Speeds Up Infectious Disease Diagnosis

Automated Plate Assessment System (APAS) is a breakthrough artificial intelligence technology for the automated imaging, image analysis, interpretation and reporting of growth on microbiology culture plates after incubation. More...
27 Oct 2016
Image: A study comparing diagnostic accuracy of physicians versus symptom checker apps and Internet programs suggests that reliable computer diagnostics is as yet a distant goal (Photo courtesy of Harvard University Medical School).

Comparison Reveals Human Physicians Outperform Virtual Diagnosticians

Increasingly powerful computers using ever-more sophisticated programs are challenging human supremacy in diverse areas. Can current digital diagnostics programs outperform, or even match, human physicians? The answer, according to a new study, is still “far from it.” More...
26 Oct 2016
Image: Dr. Georgios Tsiminis in his photonics laboratory (Photo courtesy of the University of Adelaide).

Optical Sensor to Detect Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Researchers have developed the first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in diluted human blood – and a first step towards a low-cost, portable, broadscale B12 deficiency test that would overcome limitations of current methods for monitoring levels in high-risk individuals and populations. More...
26 Oct 2016
Image: Researchers have developed a low-cost, portable laboratory on a smartphone that can analyze several samples at once to catch a cancer biomarker, producing lab quality results (Photo courtesy of Washington State University).

Smartphone-Based Analyzer Offers Accurate Diagnostic Testing

Smartphone technology has been adapted to create low-cost multi-channel analyzers for accurate measurement of proteins and biomarkers for diagnostic use. More...
26 Oct 2016
Image: Immuno-wall chips with the photo reactive polymer in the center of the 40 microchannels are made with a biotinylated anti-R132H-IDH1 antibody (HMab-2), an anti-wild-type IDH1 antibody (RcMab-1), and fluorescent antibodies. It shows sensitive and specific fluorescence from mutant IDH1 (Photo courtesy of Nagoya University).

Novel Device Enables Rapid Identification of Brain Cancer Type

A device has been developed for quick, accurate identification of a mutation strongly associated with a cancer that affects the central nervous system, potentially enabling accurate removal of the entire tumor during an operation. More...
20 Oct 2016
Image: The MinION nanopore sequencing device (Photo courtesy of Oxford Nanopore Technologies).

UTI Testing Technology Cuts Screening Time Significantly

Most urinary tract infections (UTI) are mild, but serious cases can lead to hospitalization and at worst, bacteria can enter the bloodstream causing urosepsis, a life-threatening condition. In this case antibiotics are vital and must be given immediately. More...
12 Oct 2016
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