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Image: The BrdU Cell Proliferation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit (Photo courtesy of Roche Diagnostics).

Sound Waves Separate Tumor and Blood Cells

A device has been developed that can test a cancer patient's blood for rare tumor cells and will be extremely useful for checking if a tumor is going to spread.  More...
10 Sep 2014
Image: The Freedom4 PCR unit for field use was developed by (L-R) Ms. Christy Rand, Mr. Chris Mason, Dr. Chris Rawle, and Dr. Jo-Ann Stanton (Photo courtesy of the University of Otago).

PCR-Based Diagnostics Move Out of the Lab and into the Field

Researchers in New Zealand have revealed a novel battery-powered, handheld quantitative PCR analyzer for use under field conditions to detect minute levels of viral or bacterial DNA.  More...
10 Sep 2014
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Newly CE-Marked Automated Respiratory Disease Assay Now Available

A dedicated “laboratory in a cartridge” that enables the simultaneous diagnosis of influenza A and B and RSV is now available for use on one of the world's leading diagnostic platforms.  More...
09 Sep 2014
Image: Scientists have developed a simple new test for sickle cell disease that provides results in just 12 minutes and costs as little as USD 0.5 — far simpler, faster, and cheaper than current tests (Photo courtesy of Dr. A. Kumar and Harvard University).

Novel Diagnostic Test Developed for Sickle Cell Disease

Researchers have developed a simple, rapid, low-cost test for sickle cell disease that could enable large-scale global screening also of children in underprivileged regions, such as those in Africa and India.  More...
08 Sep 2014
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Dedicated Assays and New Instruments Automate PCR Diagnostic Applications

Two new diagnostic instruments, which recently were certified for marketing in Europe, will bring an unprecedented level of automation and efficiency to laboratories that process large and very large numbers of specimens on a daily basis.  More...
08 Sep 2014
Image: Electron micrograph (x 68,490) of crystals of hemozoin isolated from the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Novel Magnetic Resonance System Rapidly Determines Malaria Parasite Load

A novel diagnostic technique based on magnetic resonance relaxometry was able to rapidly and accurately determine severity of malaria infection without using chemical or immunolabeling.  More...
07 Sep 2014
Image: The FDA-approved Cologuard test – a noninvasive, stool-based DNA colorectal cancer screening test (Photo courtesy of Exact Sciences).

US FDA Approves Noninvasive DNA Colorectal Cancer Screening Test

The first stool-based colorectal screening test that detects the presence of red blood cells and DNA mutations has been officially approved.  More...
03 Sep 2014
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