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Image: The Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) test for the detection of malaria under ultra-violet light, positives two right tubes (Photo courtesy of HUMAN Diagnostics).

LAMP Accurately Screens for Malaria in Pregnancy

Pregnant women are especially susceptible to Plasmodium infections and have the risk of developing severe disease and birth complications. These might include maternal anemia, intra-uterine growth retardation, infant low birth weight, prematurity, miscarriage and stillbirth. More...
23 Jul 2018
Image: The Medonic M-series M32 hematology system (Photo courtesy of Boule Medical).

Simple Blood Test Devised for Hepatitis B

Viral hepatitis is a major global health problem, and estimates suggest that hepatitis B was responsible for about half of the 1.45 million viral hepatitis-related deaths that occurred worldwide in 2013. More...
18 Jul 2018
Image: Motion-based immunological detection of Zika virus using Platinum (Pt)-Nanomotors and a cell phone (Photo courtesy of Brigham and Women\'s Hospital).

Rapid Zika Detection Test Uses Smartphone Technology

The Zika virus, which continues to cause microcephaly and other neurological complications in infants whose mothers were infected during pregnancy, remains a public health concern. More...
10 Jul 2018
Image: The Vacuette Serum Fast Tubes, which offer a coagulation time of only five minutes (Photo courtesy of Greiner Bio-One).

Blood Separation Tubes Combine Serum Analysis with Plasma Analysis

A new line of blood separation tubes combines the quality of serum analysis with the speed of plasma analysis. More...
09 Jul 2018
Image: An artist\'s depiction of the operating principle of single-molecule sequencing (Photo courtesy of Osaka University).

Current-Tunneling Measurements Analyze Single DNA Molecules

A team of Japanese genomics researchers has devised a method for cancer diagnosis, which is based on the analysis of single molecules of DNA without the need for chemical modification or amplification. More...
09 Jul 2018
Image: The Xpert Xpress Flu/RSV Assay Cassette (Photo courtesy of Cepheid).

Saliva Specimens Diagnose Respiratory Virus by POC Assay

The use of saliva as a specimen for the detection of respiratory viruses has been proposed as an alternative to nasopharyngeal aspirate or nasopharyngeal swab: saliva may have the advantage to cause less discomfort in patients and less risk for healthcare workers. More...
05 Jul 2018
Image: A diagram of the protocol for in situ LAMP for Plasmodium-infected red blood cells on hydrophilic-treated cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) plates (Photo courtesy of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology).

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Identifies Malaria Species

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by different species of Plasmodium, of which, five species are reported to infect humans. Since malaria caused by P. falciparum is the most serious, with high mortality, accurate and prompt diagnosis is especially important to effective management. More...
05 Jul 2018
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