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Image: AID ELISPOT reader system (Photo courtesy of Autoimmun Diagnostika GmbH).

Blood Test Simplifies Diagnosis of Celiac Disease

A new blood test is being developed that can rapidly and accurately diagnose celiac disease without the need for prolonged gluten exposure.  More...
29 Jan 2014
Image: A transmission electron micrograph showing Dengue virus virions (mass of round grey and black shapes appear to the right and few more below (Photo courtesy of the University of South Carolina).

Immunoassay Detects Dengue Virus Group Antibodies

Dengue virus infections are preferentially diagnosed by detection of specific immunoglobulin M antibodies, DENV nonstructural protein-1 antigen assays or by amplification of viral ribonucleic acid in serum samples of the patients.   More...
23 Jan 2014
Image: The Gallios Flow cytometer (Photo courtesy of Beckman Coulter).

Biopsy Test Predicts Aggressive form of Skin Cancer

The genetic profile of immune cells next to a melanoma could lead to more accurate diagnosis to indicate whether a skin cancer is aggressive enough to metastasize.   More...
23 Jan 2014
Image: Zyomyx’s easy-to-use, low-cost point-of-care \"MyT4\" CD4 test for HIV/AIDS treatment will enable rapid, quantitative testing in any location (Photo courtesy of Zyomyx).

New Point-of-Care CD4 Test Receives CE Marking

CE marking validation for the new test platform opens the way to highly accessible, reliable CD4 T-cell testing for HIV positive patients worldwide.   More...
21 Jan 2014
Image: The new high standard \"Access Total βhCG (5th IS)\" assay for pregnancy determination from Beckman Coulter Diagnostics (Photo courtesy of Beckman Coulter).

New Pregnancy Assay Receives CE Marking and FDA Clearance

The approved new pregnancy determination assay features a broad dynamic range and is the first to standardize to the World Health Organization's latest international standard.  More...
20 Jan 2014
Image: FACSCalibur flow cytometer (Photo courtesy of Becton Dickinson).

Immune Abnormalities Meet Diagnostic Criteria for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Immunological abnormalities have been identified in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients and significant developments have been made to the diagnostic criteria   More...
16 Jan 2014
Image: Structure of the major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ beta 1 (HLADQB1) gene (Photo courtesy of Protein Data Bank).

Causal Role Found for Common Genetic Variant in Narcolepsy

An extraordinary association has been found between a specific gene variant related to the human leukocyte antigen immune system and narcolepsy.   More...
14 Jan 2014
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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.