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Image: The NeoBase2 non-derivatized MSMS kit analyzes dried blood spots from newborn babies to test for wide range of metabolic disorders (Photo courtesy of PerkinElmer).

Mass Spectrometry Test Launched for Newborn Disorders

Next-generation mass spectrometry-based solution has been launched to analyze dried blood spots from newborn babies to test for wide range of metabolic disorders. More...
14 Feb 2018
Image: The Pegasus 4D comprehensive 2D gas chromatography with TOF MS (Photo courtesy of LECO).

Metabolite Biomarkers of Chronic Typhoid Carriage Detected

Detecting chronic carriers of typhoid is of public health relevance in areas where enteric fever is endemic, but there are no routinely used methods for prospectively identifying those carrying Salmonella in their gallbladder. More...
12 Feb 2018
Image: Loading the IBDoc Calprotectin point of care test kit cassette (Photo courtesy of Calprotectin).

POC Testing Evaluated for Fecal Calprotectin

Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are the two most prevalent forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the highest prevalence and incidence in Europe and North America. More...
12 Feb 2018
Image: The LSM 710 confocal microscope (Photo courtesy of Carl Zeiss).

Glycan-Attaching Enzyme Defines Colon Cancer

An enzyme that is absent in healthy colon tissue but abundant in colon cancer cells and this enzyme appears to drive the conversion of normal colon tissue into cancer by attaching sugar molecules, or glycans, to certain proteins in the cell. More...
08 Feb 2018
Image: The biosensor uses nanoribbons of indium oxide, an enzyme glucose oxidase, a natural chitosan film and single-walled carbon nanotubes to track glucose levels (Photo courtesy of University of Southern California).

New Biosensor Monitors Glucose in Tears and Sweat

The diagnosis and tracking medical conditions are often done by analyzing a sample of blood.
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06 Feb 2018
Image: Histopathology: (D) H&E staining showing the trabecular pattern of MAFA mutation-positive insulinomas. (E) Immunostaining shows diffuse MAFA expression in the tumor, at lower levels compared with the neighboring normal islets strongly expressing MAFA (Inset) (Photo courtesy of the Queen Mary University of London).

Mutation Found in Families with Contradictory Blood Sugars

Insulinomatosis is a condition characterized by the occurrence of multicentric insulinomas, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors with β-cell–like features causing hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. More...
01 Feb 2018
Image: The FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system (Photo courtesy of Abbott).

New Guidelines Issued for Diabetes Testing

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) in its 2018 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes is recommending continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to all adults 18 and over who are not meeting glycemic targets, as well as screening high-risk youths for type 2 diabetes. More...
30 Jan 2018
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