Diagnostics
The latest chemistry news and research on diagnostics, including point-of-care diagnostics, theranostics, imaging and biomarkers, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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WebinarThe science and promise of liquid biopsies: improving cancer treatment
Learn how liquid biopsies are being used to identify cancer and improve patient outcomes
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FeatureBlood biopsies for cancer
Testing small amounts of blood for the presence of disease markers could revolutionise how we detect cancer. Clare Sansom reports
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ResearchYellow food dye could give doctors a new way to look beneath the skin
Tartrazine can safely and reversibly turn the skin of mice transparent
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ResearchAnalytical chemistry tools point to the future of personalised medical diagnostics
Molecular fingerprinting techniques outperform standard blood tests for detecting the onset of many diseases
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ResearchNanopore proteins designed from scratch and turned into biosensors
Artificial ion channels used to detect disease indicators and pharmaceuticals
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FeatureTesting times for tuberculosis
Nina Notman takes a look at the recent and upcoming diagnostic and screening innovations aiming to drive down the incidence of tuberculosis globally
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BusinessIllumina to give up Grail as competition appeals fail
Sequencing giant will sell off its former spin-out in accordance with regulator orders
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ResearchNanopore test could identify misfolded proteins in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
Sensor could provide more accurate diagnoses and help doctors track progress of neurodegenerative diseases
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ResearchFinger sweat test shows promise for checking that patients are taking antipsychotics
Mass spectroscopy test can distinguish between those who have handled drugs and those who have taken them
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ResearchTell-tale protein fragment discovered in Alzheimer’s patients could be basis for blood test
Tau protein fragment could track progress of the disease
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ResearchLateral flow HPV test could increase detection rates in resource-poor settings
Low-cost assay works uses self-collected samples and gives results within 45 minutes
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NewsAfrica plans a network of genomics centres of excellence to tackle disease
Proposed $200 million programme to improve continent’s health would begin with two pilot centres
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ResearchGlow-in-the-dark proteins offer cheap and fast diagnostic tests
Covid-19 can be detected with the sensitivity of PCR and the ease of lateral flow
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ResearchAnalysing blood chemistry from a single drop
Mass spectrometry determine the levels of thousands of chemicals in a ‘microsample’ of human blood
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BusinessTheranos leaders to be imprisoned for blood testing fraud
Sunny Balwani and Elizabeth Holmes will both serve more than 10 years
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BusinessArrayit chief convicted of fraud over blood testing
Mark Schena misrepresented the company’s value to investors and defrauded public and private insurers
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BusinessSecond Theranos executive convicted of fraud
Blood testing startup president Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani defrauded both investors and patients
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FeatureUsing genetics to personalise prescriptions
We’ve known for a long time that different people respond to certain drugs to very different extents, but now cheap DNA testing could make these disparities a thing of the past, as Ian Le Guillou reports