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Near-infrared probe decodes telomere dynamics

A new synthetic probe offers a safe and straightforward approach for visualizing chromosome tips in living cells. The probe was designed by scientists at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science (iCeMS) and colleagues at Kyoto University, and could advance research into aging and a wide range of diseases, including cancers.

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Biotech Team Develops ELISA Protocol for COVID-19 IgG Antibody Detection

ZTA Biotech, a Budapest-based biotech startup has announced the breakthrough development of a COVID-19 antibody (IgG) test using the ELISA protocol. This new detection method represents a great step forward in determining if patients have had COVID-19 and if they might still have immunity to the disease. Early results have proven 100% in specificity after […]

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Progress and challenges in the monitoring of hemolysis and clot formation in patients with extracorporeal life support

by Dr Madeleen Bosma Despite intensive anticoagulation therapy and improved mechanical characteristics of the current systems, hemolysis and clot formation are frequent complications in extracorporeal life support (ECLS/ECMO), which is the standard rescue treatment in patients with severely impaired cardiac and/or pulmonary function. The laboratory aspects of monitoring of hemolysis and hypercoagulation in this patient […]

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Status of COVID-19 rapid point-of-care immunoassay testing

by Dr Andrew Lane The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and its global proliferation has spurred unprecedented efforts by academia and the in vitro diagnostics industry to develop rapid tests that can be used for point-of-care (POC) testing. At the time of writing, over 200 rapid test kits are under development or have already been commercialized for […]

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Autoantibodies in myositis: An upgrade for comprehensive serological testing

by Dr Jacqueline Gosink The autoimmunogenic myositides (idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, IIM) constitute a group of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases that are characterized by chronic inflammation of muscles. Unfortunately, the general misdiagnosis rate is high resulting in a delay to diagnosis of several years. Moreover, a significant proportion of patients with IIM suffer from a generalized […]

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Insight into mass spectrometry in clinical science and diagnostics

by Pauline Griffeuille and Dr Sylvain Dulaurent Mass spectrometry (MS) can be combined with a number of chromatographic separation and ionization methods, which results in powerful technologies for both qualitative and quantitative molecular analysis. CLI caught up with Dr Bhattacharyya (Thermo Fisher’s Senior Manager for Clinical Research and Toxicology) to find out more about the […]

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Diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections

Expert opinions from Dr Ewan Chirnside The diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is currently a balance between starting empirical treatment immediately or waiting a minimum of 48|hours to begin treatment based on the results of pathogen identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing, which provides better antibiotic stewardship but prolongs patient suffering. As part […]

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Urine biomarkers for lupus nephritis: the road ahead

by Dr Samar Soliman and Prof. Chandra Mohan Lupus nephritis is diagnosed with a renal biopsy. Unfortunately, a biopsy is invasive and cannot be serially repeated. Researchers are finding that proteins in the urine may have the potential to predict the ongoing pathology within the kidneys. Studies show that such urine biomarkers may have the […]

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Kynurenine pathway and Parkinson’s disease

by Dr Jia-he Bai, Prof. Yong-peng Yu and Dr Ya-li Zheng The diagnosis of early-stage Parkinson’s disease (PD) is still a worldwide clinical problem: it is necessary to identify a biomarker to aid the diagnosis of early-stage PD. This article discusses the current worldwide research progress of kynurenine and PD, in order to provide new […]