Diagnostics – Page 5
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Research
New ingredients for edible electronics
Kitchen cupboard staples used in sensors for detecting digestive disorders
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News
Analytical test strip fights fentanyl overdoses
Simple chemical analysis helps drug users prevent overdosing on deadly opioid
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Feature
Wearable technology
The future of wearable gadgets will be tiny, flexible, skin-like devices capable of monitoring your health
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Research
Crispr enables rapid disease detection
A Crispr enzyme that targets RNA can recognise Zika at minute concentrations
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Research
15-minute test catches out flu virus
A cheap, portable setup to detect influenza viruses could help clinicians prescribe the right drugs
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Business
Expanding precision medicine beyond cancer
Exclusive interview with Koustubh Ranade, vice president of R&D at MedImmune
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News
€1 million prize awarded for quick test to cut antibiotic use
Diagnostic device could help fight antimicrobial resistance by determining whether or not an infection is caused by bacteria
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Research
Automated fluorine radiolabelling moves closer to the clinic
New technique could improve tumour diagnosis and treatment
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Research
Personalised medicine boost as cancer drug monitored in real-time
Aptamer-based sensors can track levels of small molecules in rats as the go about their business
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Research
Ancient whirligig toy inspires cheap, modern centrifuge
People-powered centrifuge can separate blood samples in minutes
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Research
Chemoluminescent nanoparticles detect multiple deadly viruses in one go
A detection system can test for multiple viruses in one sample
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Research
Sepsis’ sticking point in for a shock
Simple microfluidic method helps detect life-threatening condition earlier
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Opinion
Booster shot
Zika and Ebola have highlighted the pharmaceutical industry’s ability to respond to critical needs
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Business
Danaher boosts diagnostics with Cepheid buyout
$4bn deal strengthens Danaher’s life sciences portfolio
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News
Serious shortage of medical isotopes predicted by year’s end
US National Academies warns that ‘severe’ shortages of molybdenum-99 and technetium-99m are likely
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Business
FDA urges labs to test all blood donations for Zika
Agency has also given emergency authorisation to two new Zika blood tests
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Research
Blood laser exposes body fluid’s molecular make-up
Optofluidic lasers may inject life into in vivo monitoring of blood components
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Research
A drop of drool to analyse asthma
Researchers develop simple asthma diagnosis based on patients’ saliva