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Image: The liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry LCMS-8050 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (Photo courtesy of Shimadzu Corporation).

Sensitive Estrogen Detection Method Developed

The hormone estrogen plays an important role in the human body and has been linked to everything from tumor growth to neuron loss during Alzheimer's disease, but detecting very small amounts of it in blood and other biological fluids can be difficult, especially in the limited amounts available in laboratory studies.  More...
13 Jan 2015
Image: Operating principle of the photothermal spectral-domain optical coherence reflectometer (PT SD-OCR) sensor for hemoglobin measurement (Photo image courtesy of Yonsei University).

Hemoglobin Assay Performed with Photothermal Optical Sensor

An optical sensor, termed a photothermal spectral-domain optical coherence reflectometer is capable of direct measurement of hemoglobin concentration without chemicals and preprocessing of blood.  More...
11 Jan 2015
Image: Photomicrograph of Plasmodium falciparum parasites in a blood film stained with Giemsa (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Staining Methods for Malarial Blood Films Compared

Early parasitological diagnosis of malaria is the cornerstone of malaria treatment and control and although rapid diagnostic tests for malaria are increasingly used, microscopy remains the reference standard for malaria diagnosis.  More...
11 Jan 2015
Image: Scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of fibroblasts in gel cultured on microfluidic chip (Photo courtesy of the University of Michigan).

Cell Culture Technique Leads to Tailor-Made Cancer Treatments

A novel in situ capture and culture methodology has been developed for ex vivo expansion of circulating tumor cells using a three dimensional co-culture model, simulating a tumor microenvironment to support tumor development.  More...
04 Jan 2015
Image The FDA-cleared “AmpliVue Bordetella Assay” is an easy-to-use, self-contained, handheld disposable molecular diagnostic test for Bordetella pertussis with superb clinical accuracy (Image courtesy of Quidel Corporation).

FDA Clears Hand-Held Test for Bordetella Pertussis

The United States Food and Drug Administration have cleared an accurate, easy-to-use molecular diagnostic assay for Bordetella Pertussis that employs a unique hand-held platform and requires no pre-extraction of DNA.  More...
04 Jan 2015
Image: A tissue sample image created by the new lens-free microscope (Photo courtesy of Prof. Aydogan Ozcan).

Lens-Free Microscope Creates Images from Pathology Slides

A lens-free microscope has been developed that can be used to detect the presence of cancer or other cell-level abnormalities with the same accuracy as larger and more expensive optical microscopes.   More...
31 Dec 2014
Image: Alere Determine HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo test (Photo courtesy of Alere).

HIV Combo Test Receives CLIA Waiver

A rapid point-of-care test that detects both human immunodeficiency virus antibodies and free HIV-1 p24 antigen has been granted a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Waiver.   More...
30 Dec 2014
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