Immunology
Chip-Based Blood Test Developed for Multiple Myeloma
The diagnosis of multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting plasma cells, traditionally forces patients to suffer through a painful bone biopsy. Doctors insert a bone-biopsy needle through an incision to get a bone marrow sample or make a larger incision and remove a section of bone via surgery. More...03 May 2018
BTP Viewed As Glomerular Filtration Rate Marker
Beta Trace Protein (BTP) is a promising marker of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) as it was reported to be increased in the serum of patients with renal disease. Some evidence suggests that it is more sensitive than creatinine (Cr) at detecting early changes in GFR. More...24 Apr 2018
Vitamin D Blood Test May Speed Pediatric Bipolar Diagnosis
Major mood disorders (MMD), specifically bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD), are some of the most prevalent albeit under-diagnosed health problems in children and adolescents. Worldwide among adolescents, MDD and BD are the first and fourth most disabling conditions, respectively. More...18 Apr 2018
![Image: Using darkfield microscopy technique, this photomicrograph, magnified ×400, reveals the presence of spirochete, or \"corkscrew-shaped\" bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi, which is the pathogen that causes Lyme disease (Photo courtesy of the CDC).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2018-04-17/RLJ-149.jpg "Image: Using darkfield microscopy technique, this photomicrograph, magnified ×400, reveals the presence of spirochete, or \\"corkscrew-shaped\\" bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi, which is the pathogen that causes Lyme disease (Photo courtesy of the CDC).")
New POC Test Quickly Detects Lyme Neuroborreliosis
The clinical pictures of borreliosis vary from local skin infection to infections of the central nervous system, joints or the heart. A typical red rash, the so-called erythema migrans lesion, developing and spreading around the tick bite should always be treated with antibiotics without laboratory tests. More...17 Apr 2018
Immunoassay Developed for Lassa Fever Virus
Lassa fever is a type of viral hemorrhagic fever and is endemic in several West African countries. However, only few hospitals and laboratories in the region have the capacity to conduct molecular or serological Lassa fever diagnostics. More...12 Apr 2018
Unusual Blood Clots Characterized in Leprosy Patients
Leprosy is a chronic infection by Mycobacterium leprae and causes body-wide symptoms, deformities, and disability. It remains a public health problem worldwide, despite the existence of antibiotic combinations that can cure it. More...03 Apr 2018
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The Immunology channel of LabMedica deals with diagnostic techniques and immuonassays such as ELISA, pregnancy tests, immunoblotting, immunohistochemical staining, serology, and associated hardware.