Immunology


New Blood Test Approach Helps Identify or Rule-Out Heart Attack
Two new studies have suggested that modified algorithms using the high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-CTrop-I) assay could help more quickly identify or exclude the diagnosis of a heart attack for patients reporting to an emergency department (ED) with suspected cardiac chest pain. More...13 Jun 2016

New Skin Test Developed For Tuberculosis Infection
A new skin test for tuberculosis infection has been tested and has proven safe, easy to administer and accurate in two Phase III clinical trials. The test is administered like a tuberculin skin test (TST), and results are interpreted by measuring the size of the skin induration two or three days later. More...02 Jun 2016

Early-Detection Urine Test Is Effective for Lyme Disease
Prompt antibiotic treatment of early stage Lyme Borreliosis (LB) prevents progression to severe multisystem disease and there is a clinical need to improve the diagnostic specificity of early stage Lyme assays in the period prior to the mounting of a robust serology response. More...01 Jun 2016

Dengue Rapid Diagnostic Tests Recycled For Serotyping
Dengue virus infection causes major public health problems in tropical and subtropical areas, but in many endemic areas, inadequate access to laboratory facilities is a major obstacle to surveillance and study of dengue epidemiology. More...25 May 2016

Potential Noninvasive Biomarker of EoE Disease Activity Identified
Researchers have identified a potential blood-based marker of disease activity for the severe and often painful food allergic disease eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) – possibly leading to a blood test, which could spare EoE patients, often children, the discomfort and risk of the currently used invasive endoscopic monitoring procedures. More...24 May 2016
In Other News
Differentiating Septic Arthritis from Lyme Disease Arthritis in Children’s Knees
Novel Blood Biomarker Identified for Autism
Study Finds Excessive Testing Prescribed for Monoclonal Gammopathy Patients
New Test Developed For Early Detection Of Lyme Disease
Blood Test Detects Breast Cancer Spread Earlier
Blood Biomarker Assay Detects Prostate Cancer Early
Novel Multiplexed Digital Immunohistochemistry Used On Tissue Sections
Plasma Levels Investigated as Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers
Prototype Rapid Diagnostic Test Detects Human African Trypanosomiasis
Immunoassay Detects Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus
Novel Multiplex Immunoassay Developed for Chagas Disease
Immunoassay for Human Cystic Echinococcosis Evaluated
Novel Method Detects Bacterial Infection in Preterm Infants
Test Predicts Death in Patients with Serious Liver Disease
Zika Virus Inactivated in Plasma for Transfusion
Noninvasive Method Determines Subclinical Childhood Celiac Disease
Dried Cerebrospinal Fluid Spots Detect Anti-Japanese Encephalitis IgM
Immune Cells Adapt Inefficiently in Patients with Uncontrolled HIV
Immunoassay Systems Evaluated for Detection of Antiphospholipid Antibodies
Age Should Be Considered in Developing Diagnostic Assays
Developing POC Tests for Alzheimer’s to Improve Monitoring and Management of the Disease
Enzyme Signpost Points to Better Bowel Cancer Test
Diagnostic Accuracy of Immunochromatographic Fecal Calprotectin Assay Evaluated
The Immunology channel of LabMedica deals with diagnostic techniques and immuonassays such as ELISA, pregnancy tests, immunoblotting, immunohistochemical staining, serology, and associated hardware.







