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Labtesting
New guidelines to assess test lab test performance
The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently published new guidelines which offer methods to assess test performance when formal proficiency testing programs Read more …
Automation platforms to detect dangerous infections
bioMérieux developed three new microbiology laboratory automation platforms: Two new lab automatic tools and the the UF-1000i, a urinary screening tool to accurately Read more …
Lab-cultured cardiac cells
Three types of human heart cells have been grown from cultures derived from embryonic stem cells, by a team of Canadian, US and UK scientists. Read more …
HIV
By Tamar Jehuda-Cohen PhD, Biomedical Engineering Department, Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel Read more …
Series of CO2 incubators provides full contamination control of cell cultures
USA – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc has launched Thermo Scientific Series 8000 CO2 incubators for cell cultures, which the firm reports provide stable, precise temperature, Read more …
An essential tool for detection of respiratory illnesses
By performing just a single test healthcare personnel is now able to simultaneously detect eighteen of the most prevalent respiratory infections in patients. The Seeplex 18-plex Read more …
CD39 - a cellular marker for Multiple Sclerosis
Scientists from the italian Fondazione Santa Lucia in Rome and the german Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin recently discovered a correlation between the Read more …
Screenings beneficial in common tuberculosis areas
In areas of the UK where tuberculosis has a high prevalence, screenings could increase diagnosis both of active and latent forms of the disease and therefore could help prevent Read more …
A simple blood test may reduce mortality in heart failure patients
Researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles found out that the blood level of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), a neurohormone released by the heart when it is Read more …
Beckman Coulter Launches the UniCel® DxI 600
Beckman Coulter has launched the next analyzer in its growing family of UniCel® systems, the UniCel DxI 600 Access® Immunoassay System. This instrument is designed for Read more …
A new study could revolutionise drug testing
Researchers have made a breakthrough by detecting the electrical equivalent of a living cell's last gasp. The work takes them a step closer to both seeing the 'heartbeat' of a Read more …
Quicker method for spotting cervical cancer
Scientists developed an easy and fast method to detect cervical cancer cells that especially can be adopted in developing countries. Using the lab facilities available in an Read more …
New quick test for MRSA delivers results in just 5 hours
The methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most common causes of life threatening infections among hospital patients. What makes the bacterium that Read more …
New Microarray technology to check bird ’flu
USA - A new technology, named glycan microarray, can identify pathogens in a few hours and give advance warning of the ability of a virus to infect humans. Read more …
Biochip for the early detection of cancer
The Innsbruck Biocentre, led by Professor Lukas Huber, is involved in a major European research project. This involves the development of a ‘biological interface’ for a new Read more …
Drug resistant tuberculosis test within hours
GenoType® MTBDR plus, a new molecular test for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has recently been approved in Europe. The test, developed by the Foundation for Innovative New Read more …
Near-patient testing (NPT)
Near-patient testing (NPT) is any analytical process performed for, or by, a patient outside the traditional clinical laboratory.
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Blood test may detect Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear
A new blood test is under development that has detected two kinds of proteins found in people suffering Alzheimer’s.
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Electro-medical safety tester meets new IEC 62353 standard
Rigel Medical, part of the Seaward Group, has launched a new biomedical electrical safety analyser.
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Ever expanding rapid diagnostic products
Inverness Medical Innovations develops and manufactures rapid diagnostic products for use in preventive as well as interventional therapies.
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