Technology
Experts Call to Improve Health for Nations with Standard List of Essential Tests
Similar to the long-established Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) published by the World Health Organization (WHO), a parallel list of companion diagnostic tests has now been proposed to help improve capacity and quality of testing in developing nations. More...13 Jul 2016
Evaluation of Rapid Rabies Tests Reveals Problems with Accuracy
If humans bitten by a rabid animal are treated quickly, the disease can usually be prevented but such post-exposure prophylaxis is expensive and should be reserved for bites from animals with confirmed infection, but testing dogs for rabies in resource-poor settings is challenging. More...06 Jul 2016
Novel Programmable DNA Nanosystem Designed for Low Cost Molecular Detection
Based in a novel way on the self-assembly forces between DNA complementary strands, researcher have developed programmable nanosystem that has now been applied in a proof-of-principle study on Ebola virus diagnosis potential. More...05 Jul 2016
Biochip Combines Graphene Electronics and DNA Strand Displacement for Detection of Polymorphism Mutations
A team of bioengineers has designed an electronic biochip with potential applications for personalized medicine that can detect DNA mutations caused by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in real time. More...05 Jul 2016
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