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Image: The ChemPro100 Handheld Chemical Detector (eNose) (Photo courtesy of Environics).

Electronic Nose Sniffs Out Prostate Cancer

Soon it may be possible to make a rapid, early diagnosis of prostate cancer using a noninvasive electronic nose that sniffs a urine sample.  More...
19 May 2014
Image: Vitamin D-Direct – the first direct vitamin D assay – no pretreatment, providing results in 20 minutes, with up to 400 tests/hour, on the CLC720 Chemistry Analyzer (Photo courtesy of Carolina Liquid Chemistries).

First-of-its-Kind Vitamin-D Assay Provides Results in Minutes

An innovative assay kit provides the first direct test for Vitamin D, on the CLC720 analyzer, reducing labor and reagents, and providing a high-quality measurement in 20 minutes.  More...
12 May 2014
Image: Urinary Casts as viewed by microscopy (A) Hyaline cast (×200); (B) erythrocyte cast (×100 ); (C) leukocyte cast (×100) ; (D) granular cast (×100) (Photo courtesy of the American Family Physician).

Classical Microscopy Outperforms Automated Urine Analysis

The human eye using a microscope can be more accurate than automation when it comes to analyzing urine samples for signs of kidney damage.   More...
07 May 2014
Image: The Elecsys 2010 chemistry analyzer system (Photo courtesy of Roche).

Blood Test Predicts Heart Attack Risk

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T is a relatively new biomarker used in the diagnosis of heart attack and is detectable in the blood several hours before older methods of measuring troponins.   More...
07 May 2014
Image: A typical clinical laboratory diabetes analyzer (Photo courtesy of Innovastar).

Routine Blood Glucose Measurements Can Accurately Estimate HbA1c

Glycated hemoglobin or HbA1c is the standard measurement for assessing glycemic control over time in people with diabetes and blood levels of HbA1c are typically measured every few months in a laboratory.  More...
06 May 2014
Image: Exhaling into a tedlar bag for volatile organic compound analysis (Photo courtesy of the Information and Scientific News Service (SINC).

Volatile Breath Compounds Associated with Laryngeal Carcinomas

Exhaled breath contains thousands of gaseous volatile organic compounds that may be used as noninvasive markers of head and neck epidermoid cancer.   More...
06 May 2014
Image: The NephroCheck Test cartridge and Astute140 Meter (Photo courtesy of Astute Medical).

Rapid Urine Test Detects Early Kidney Injury

A new test utilizes fluorescence immunoassay technology to detect and measure two biomarkers that reflect the risk of developing acute kidney injury.  More...
05 May 2014
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