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Image: Microscopic view of microplasma-gold nanoparticles on a new, highly sensitive test strip that enables early detection of heart attacks (Photo courtesy of New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering).

Gold Nanoparticles Indicate Early Detection of Heart Attacks

A test strip for a heart attack biomarker is being developed as its level is several thousand times higher in patients experiencing myocardial infarctions. The new strip uses microplasma technology.   More...
27 Jan 2015
Image: The SpectraMax M2 spectrofluorometer (Photo courtesy of Molecular Devices).

Enzyme Assay on Impregnated Filter Paper Detects Krabbe Disease

Krabbe disease is an inherited lysosomal storage disease caused by the deficiency of galactocerebrosidase and is characterized by a severe and progressive leukodystrophy with death frequently before one year of life.   More...
26 Jan 2015
Image: Bioengineers have tested a flexible and easy to wear temporary tattoo that both extracts and measures the level of glucose in the fluid in between skin cells (Photo courtesy of the University of California, San Diego).

Bioengineers Present Glucose Monitor Tattoo Prototype

A team of bioengineers has presented a prototype "proof-of-concept" version of a temporary tattoo that is able to extract and measure the level of glucose in the fluid between human skin cells.  More...
25 Jan 2015
Image: The APPYReader, a compact, automated fluorescent immunoassay instrument for calculating APPY 1 test results (Photo courtesy of Venaxis).

Blood Test Aids Diagnosis of Appendicitis

Clinical trial results have been announced for a rapid blood test for aiding in identifying children, adolescent, and young adult patients in the emergency room who are at low probability for appendicitis.  More...
21 Jan 2015
Image: The automated immunoassay system HISCL-5000 series (Photo courtesy of Sysmex).

Blood Test Measures Hepatic Fibrosis Progression

Viral hepatitis is the most prevalent infectious disease in Japan, affecting some three million people and left untreated, the condition can develop into severe illness as it progresses toward liver cell carcinoma.  More...
20 Jan 2015
Image: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has recently unveiled the VersaCell X3, its latest advancement in compact robotic laboratory automation solutions (Photo courtesy of Siemens Healthcare).

New Robotic Solution Enhances Workflow Within Compact Footprint

An advance in compact robotic laboratory automation solutions, a new instrument consolidates sample management for chemistry and immunoassay testing and achieves some of the workflow benefits of automation without the space or budget associated with a track-based solution.  More...
19 Jan 2015
Image: Gross pathology of idiopathic cardiomyopathy. Opened left ventricle of heart shows a thickened, dilated left ventricle with subendocardial fibrosis manifested as increased whiteness of endocardium at autopsy (Photo courtesy of Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr.).

Heart Failure Patients’ Blood Glucose Levels Predict Mortality Risk

The prognostic implications of blood glucose on a wide range of outcomes including early mortality, hospitalizations, and incident diabetes diagnoses have not been fully elucidated in acute heart failure syndromes.  More...
18 Jan 2015
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The Clinical Chemistry channel updates the reader on tests, techniques, and research in the field - from routine assays to specialized tests on blood, urine, enzymes, lipids, hormones and more.