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Immunology

Image: Photomicrograph of the filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti in a blood film (Photo courtesy of Dr. Mae Melvin).

Common Human Protein Linked to Adverse Parasitic Worm Infections

Parasitic helminths, which infect an estimated two billion people worldwide, represent a significant global public health problem and infection is associated with life-long morbidity including growth retardation and organ failure.  More...
21 Jan 2015
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Blood Test Measures Hepatic Fibrosis Progression

Viral hepatitis is the most prevalent infectious disease in Japan, affecting some three million people and left untreated, the condition can develop into severe illness as it progresses toward liver cell carcinoma.  More...
20 Jan 2015
Image: Schematics of the basis of the NuQ assays: A nucleosome is a section of DNA that is wrapped around a core of proteins. DNA is compacted as protein complexes in a “beads on a string” structure (Photo courtesy of VolitionRx Limited).

Blood Test Detects Early Stage Treatable Pancreatic Cancers

A recent clinical study has demonstrated that a blood-based diagnostic platform is able to accurately detect 84% of early, surgically-treatable pancreatic cancers with a high 92% specificity.   More...
20 Jan 2015
Image: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has recently unveiled the VersaCell X3, its latest advancement in compact robotic laboratory automation solutions (Photo courtesy of Siemens Healthcare).

New Robotic Solution Enhances Workflow Within Compact Footprint

An advance in compact robotic laboratory automation solutions, a new instrument consolidates sample management for chemistry and immunoassay testing and achieves some of the workflow benefits of automation without the space or budget associated with a track-based solution.  More...
19 Jan 2015
Image: The lateral flow rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) (Photo courtesy of Standard Diagnostics, Inc.).

Prototype Rapid Tests Evaluated for Human African Trypanosomiasis

The diagnosis of human African trypanosomiasis remains a challenge both for active screening, which is critical in control of the disease and in the point-of-care scenario where early and accurate diagnosis is essential.   More...
07 Jan 2015
Image: Photomicrograph of a Treponema pallidum bacterium, a spirochete, which is the causative agent of syphilis (Photo courtesy of Susan Lindsley).

Rapid Screening Test for Syphilis Granted CLIA Waiver

A qualitative rapid membrane immunochromatographic assay for the detection of Treponema pallidum (syphilis) antibodies in human whole blood, serum or plasma has been granted a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments waiver.   More...
05 Jan 2015
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Quantitative ELISA Stool Test Screens for Colorectal Cancer

A novel screening immunochromatographic kit has been evaluated for usefulness in detecting colorectal cancer and colonic adenoma by comparing it with other tests.   More...
05 Jan 2015
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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.