Immunology
Biomarker for an Aggressive Breast Cancer Identified
Using bioinformatics, scientists have identified an overactive transcription factor strongly associated with basal-like breast carcinoma—providing a biomarker with potential for improved diagnostics and as a smart target for new therapeutics for patients with this highly aggressive, often chemotherapy-resistant cancer. More...31 Aug 2014
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Lateral Flow Test Evaluated for African Trypanosomiasis
Microarray Immunosignature System Diagnoses Cancer
Aqueous Two-Phase Systems Enable Homogeneous Immunoassay Multiplexing
Preeclampsia Biomarker Detected Very Early In Pregnancy
Screening Tool Simplifies Serological Diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis
Microchip Invented for Faster, Simpler Type-1 Diabetes Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Biomarker Discovery
Immune Function Predicts Infection for Pediatric Trauma Patients
Beryllium Causes Deadly Lung Disease
Cerebral Malaria Biomarker Quantified
Simple New Method Identifies Food Allergies
New Adiponectin Test Kit Gains CE Approval
Noninvasive Test Helps Identify Cause of Specific Kidney Disease
Bead-Based Immunoassay Developed to Measure Vimentin Autoantibodies
New FDA-Cleared Assay to Aid in Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Rapid Urine Test Evaluated for Helicobacter Pylori Infection
New Treponemal-Based Immunoassay Kit for Syphilis Provides Advantages over Non-Treponemal Assays
Prognostic Panel Helps Identify Lupus Patients at Risk for Kidney, Brain, or Cardiovascular Involvement
Rare Parasite Causes Relapsing Febrile Myositis
Rapid Diagnostic Test for Hepatitis C Developed with Scrapbooking Tool
Novel Immunoassay Predicts Risk of Breast Cancer Metastasis
Commercial Treponemal Assays Compared for Syphilis Detection
Effective Way to Diagnose Latent Tuberculosis Identified
Calibration First Vital Step to Reliable Lab Results
The Immunology channel of LabMedica deals with diagnostic techniques and immuonassays such as ELISA, pregnancy tests, immunoblotting, immunohistochemical staining, serology, and associated hardware.