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Diagnostic Assays
Diagnostic assays are medical tests performed to diagnose a disease or illness or detect risk factors that would predispose an individual to a disease. More recently with the advances in personalized medicine, diagnostic assays have been used to determine the best course of treatment for an individual based on specific markers and characteristics.
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NOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199 ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2016Microbiology
Publishing in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have announced that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to detect antibodies in blood opens the door to developing simple diagnostic tests for diseases for which ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 10, 2016Cardiology
Cardiac troponin T is a protein biomarker detectable with a blood test, and it is the preferred biomarker for determinin ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 26, 2016Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When most people think of silk, they often imagine luxurious textiles in the form of clothing or accessories. But silk i ...MAY 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Women at high-risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are now one step closer to getting timely screening and sam ...APR 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
To track cells, new lab-on-a-chip technology is borrowing a technique used by cellular networks to track phones. The dev ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Prion diseases are rare and deadly diseases of the brain. Once infected, the prion particles self-propagates and convert ...MAR 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
To help treat pancreatic cancer, scientists are taking a step back to diagnose the disease before it becomes lethal. In ...MAR 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the past several months, researchers have been focusing on easier point-of-care tests that offer early detection of d ...MAR 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
As researchers are still working on a cure for Alzheimer’s, early diagnosis remains a critical step in treatment a ...FEB 08, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
According to researchers from the National Institute of Health (NIH), a simple blood test may soon be able to detect fiv ...JAN 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at Harvard University created a disposable device that can predict a patient’s blood clotting tendencie ...DEC 04, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In medical emergencies like strokes, every second matters. The condition is highly time-sensitive, as survival is direct ...JUN 01, 2015Neuroscience
There are a few essential ways to understand the neural workings of the human brain. One is to painstakingly map the cir ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 06, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Growing up near Springfield, Mass., Laurie Boyer was always interested in science but didn't have many opportunities to ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 11, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In a study published in the current online issue of JAMA Psychiatry, an international team of scientists, led by researc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 02, 2015Immunology
Alere Inc, Waltham, Mass, a leading maker of rapid diagnostic tests, has received IVD CE marking in Europe for the Alere ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 17, 2014Health & Medicine
The star of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has long been on the rise. From diabetes, to cancer, to an obscure genetic ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2016
Microbiology
Publishing in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have announced that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new way to detect antibodies in blood opens the door to developing simple diagnostic tests for diseases for which
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 10, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiac troponin T is a protein biomarker detectable with a blood test, and it is the preferred biomarker for determinin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 26, 2016
Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When most people think of silk, they often imagine luxurious textiles in the form of clothing or accessories. But silk i
...
MAY 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Women at high-risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are now one step closer to getting timely screening and sam
...
APR 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
To track cells, new lab-on-a-chip technology is borrowing a technique used by cellular networks to track phones. The dev
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Prion diseases are rare and deadly diseases of the brain. Once infected, the prion particles self-propagates and convert
...
MAR 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
To help treat pancreatic cancer, scientists are taking a step back to diagnose the disease before it becomes lethal. In
...
MAR 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the past several months, researchers have been focusing on easier point-of-care tests that offer early detection of d
...
MAR 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
As researchers are still working on a cure for Alzheimer’s, early diagnosis remains a critical step in treatment a
...
FEB 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to researchers from the National Institute of Health (NIH), a simple blood test may soon be able to detect fiv
...
JAN 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists at Harvard University created a disposable device that can predict a patient’s blood clotting tendencie
...
DEC 04, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In medical emergencies like strokes, every second matters. The condition is highly time-sensitive, as survival is direct
...
JUN 01, 2015
Neuroscience
There are a few essential ways to understand the neural workings of the human brain. One is to painstakingly map the cir
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Growing up near Springfield, Mass., Laurie Boyer was always interested in science but didn't have many opportunities to
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 11, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In a study published in the current online issue of JAMA Psychiatry, an international team of scientists, led by researc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 02, 2015
Immunology
Alere Inc, Waltham, Mass, a leading maker of rapid diagnostic tests, has received IVD CE marking in Europe for the Alere
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 17, 2014
Health & Medicine
The star of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has long been on the rise. From diabetes, to cancer, to an obscure genetic
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke