Immunology

Screening Tool Simplifies Serological Diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis
The availability of a rapid serological diagnosis that targets stage-specific antibodies for human cysticercosis is considered very helpful in control programs for estimating the sero-prevalence or burden of the disease in susceptible population groups. More...24 Jul 2014

Microchip Invented for Faster, Simpler Type-1 Diabetes Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Biomarker Discovery
Researchers have succeeded in developing a low-cost, portable, nanotech microchip-based test for diagnosing type-1 diabetes that would speed diagnosis and screening, and enable new approaches to studying how the disease develops. More...23 Jul 2014




In Other News
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
Studies Validate Early-Stage Test for Progressive Diabetic Kidney Disease
Circulating Tumor Cells Indicate Poor Prognosis in Early Breast Cancer
Genetic Risk Factor for Premature Birth Found
Lateral Flow Assay Detects Leprosy Immune Response
Novel Serum Biomarkers Detect Colorectal Cancer
Microfluidic Technology Reveals Early Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker
Two Rabbit Monoclonal Antibodies Released for Cancer Diagnosis
Blood Test Developed to Detect Breast Cancer
Semiautomated Immunoassay for Post-Transplantation Immunosuppressant Assessed
Immunoassay Detects Syphilis and Assists Treatment Monitoring
Immunochromatographic Lateral Flow Device Developed for Cholera
The Immunology channel of LabMedica deals with diagnostic techniques and immuonassays such as ELISA, pregnancy tests, immunoblotting, immunohistochemical staining, serology, and associated hardware.