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Image: The assembled all-plastic, 3D-printed WBC microscope on an optical bench, with one inch spacing between the holes for reference (Photo courtesy of Alessandra Forcucci).

Powerful Plastic Microscope Brings Diagnostic Care to Rural Areas

A low-cost, miniature achromatic microscope has been fabricated for the identification of lymphocytes, monocytes, and granulocytes in samples of whole blood stained with acridine orange.  More...
02 Nov 2015
Image: The light-generating DNA antibody detecting nanomachine is illustrated here in action, bound to an antibody (Photo courtesy of Marco Tripodi).

Diagnostic Antibodies and Proteins Detected with DNA Nanomachines

A nanoscale machine composed of synthetic DNA can be used for the rapid, sensitive and low-cost diagnosis of many infectious and autoimmune diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus and rheumatoid arthritis.   More...
27 Oct 2015
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Molecular Diagnostics Platform and Dedicated HSV Assay Set to Debut

A latest-generation molecular diagnostics platform, due for release to the clinical laboratory market in the near future, has already been cleared for use by the US Food and Drug Administration.  More...
18 Oct 2015
Image: A schematic view shows the optical waveguide intersecting a fluidic microchannel containing target particles. Targets are optically excited as they flow past well-defined excitation spots created by multimode interference; fluorescence is collected by the liquid-core waveguide channel and routed into solid-core waveguides (red) (Photo courtesy of University of California, Santa Cruz).

On-Chip Optical Sensing Technique Detects Multiple Flu Strains

The ability to simultaneously detect and identify multiple biomarkers is one of the key requirements for molecular diagnostic tests that are becoming even more important as personalized and precision medicine place increased emphasis on such capabilities.  More...
18 Oct 2015
Image: A new test can detect virtually any virus that infects people and animals, including the Ebolavirus depicted in this enhanced electron micrograph (Photo courtesy of the [US] National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases).

New Target Sequence Capture Panel Eases Detection of Viruses in Patient Samples

A recently developed targeted sequence capture panel, ViroCap, which was designed to enrich nucleic acid from DNA and RNA viruses that infect vertebrate hosts, allowed the rapid detection of unknown viruses in patient samples.   More...
14 Oct 2015
Image: Schematic representation of analysis of breath samples for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer (Photo courtesy of Technion).

Compounds Detected in Breath Samples Specific to Ovarian Cancer

Diagnosing cancer today usually involves various imaging techniques, examining tissue samples under a microscope, or testing cells for proteins or genetic material.   More...
13 Oct 2015
Image: A portable microscope which is placed manually on the patient’s fingertip to take videos of microcirculation in very superficial capillaries (Photo courtesy of Research Laboratory of Electronics / MIT).

New Portable Device Counts Leukocytes Through the Skin

A novel way to count white blood cells without a blood test, simply by applying a small device on the fingertip, is being developed.    More...
13 Oct 2015
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