Clinical Chemistry
AACC Meeting Highlights New Tests and Research to Better Detect Heart Attacks
AACC 2015, leading global conference of lab medicine experts, highlights new clinical tests and real-time research to improve heart attack detection. New handheld technologies for faster, simpler testing will also be on display. More...10 Aug 2015
Two Newly Developed Tests May Better Diabetes Diagnosis and Monitoring
At AACC 2015 research teams presented results of successful testing of two new potential methods for diagnosing and monitoring diabetes in its standard or gestational forms. The findings may lead to easier, timelier, and more affordable ways of identifying and treating this chronic disease. More...10 Aug 2015
Hair Testing May Offer Insights into Asthma-Related Complications in Pregnancy
In an oral poster presentation of the “Endocrinology in Preventive and Chronic Care” session at AACC 2015 (July 26-30; Atlanta, GA, USA), researchers presented and discussed results of a study suggesting that simple, noninvasive testing of hair samples may offer new insights into the relationship between asthma, levels of the stress-hormone cortisol, and related complications in pregnancy. More...10 Aug 2015
Simple Saliva Test Detects Alzheimer's Disease
Early detection of Alzheimer’s related symptoms is critically important for individuals with the disease and for clinical studies seeking to slow or stop disease progression; however, many diagnosis techniques can be costly or invasive. More...04 Aug 2015
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