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Image: Steps in the oral glucose tolerance test; if the blood sugar level is 140 to 199 mg/dL, the person has prediabetes or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) (Photo courtesy of Penn Medicine).

Combining Tests Leads to Better Prediabetes Detection

The application of a screening test that is both robust and handy is vital for promptly ascertaining subjects with prediabetes. A robust and quick prediabetes diagnostic test can reduce overall societal costs of diabetes by motivating subjects with prediabetes to seek diabetes preventative care.   More...
16 Dec 2015
Image: Histopathology of non-small-cell lung cancer (Photo courtesy of the Center of Genome Pathology).

Biomarker of Early-Stage Lung Cancer Identified

A biomarker that detects the most common lung cancer in its earliest stage has been identified and this discovery could one day change how long lung cancer patients live.  More...
15 Dec 2015
Image: The new OcuCheck Biosensor can detect differences in vitamin C concentration in fluids that leak from the eye, where higher concentrations indicate a more severe injury, researchers report (Photo courtesy of L. Brian Stauffer and University of Illinois).

Portable Sensor Rapidly Determines Extent of Eye Injury

Researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a novel point-of-care device that can quickly and inexpensively determine whether an eye injury is mild or severe.  More...
14 Dec 2015
Image: The TECAN Safire UV-VIS-IR and fluorescence microplate reader (Photo courtesy of California Institute of Technology).

Novel Technology Diagnoses Stroke Quickly

A new approach to identifying biomarkers in blood has proven successful in helping diagnose stroke, and the technology could be expanded to diagnose such conditions as concussion, some forms of dementia, and some types of cancer and heart disease.  More...
08 Dec 2015
Caption: The new VACUETTE Urine CCM tube contains a highly soluble powder that quickly impedes bacterial growth upon simple mixing with urine sample via a few inversion of the tube. This enables an accurate determination of bacteria count at the time of urine sampling for up to 48 hours at room temperature (Photo courtesy of Greiner Bio-One).

Urine Sample Collection Tubes Relaunched for Microbial Diagnostics

A next-generation urine sample collection tube contains an innovative additive that effectively stabilizes bacterial count for up to 48 hours at room temperature, enabling more reliable clinical diagnosis and research.  More...
02 Dec 2015
Image: The GlucosAlarm device in the toilet can measure blood glucose levels through the urine and is activated through a smart phone application (Photo courtesy of Chihuahua Institute of Technology).

Novel Device Measures Glucose in Urine

A device has been developed that can measure glucose in blood through the urine in the toilet, and it activates via smart phone bluetooth, recording the values on a daily basis.  More...
01 Dec 2015
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Protein Biomarkers Identified for Dysglycemia Cardiovascular Risk

Impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, and diabetes independently increase the risk of cardiovascular outcomes, and diabetes reduces life expectancy by up to 15 years.   More...
01 Dec 2015
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