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Diagnostics

Rapidly detecting sepsis at the point of care

by Advanced Science News Video | May 14, 2020

A new tool can diagnose sepsis in less than fifteen minutes, even with a very low concentration of biomarkers.

Step-by-step guide on how to make new antibody test published

by Kieran O'Brien | Apr 27, 2020

Researchers publish detailed protocol on their new antibody test to be used by researchers and clinicians around the world.

Detecting skin cancer using hyperspectral images

by WIREs Authors | Apr 22, 2020

Hyperspectral imaging has the potential to better detect skin cancer to improve the survival rates of patients.

“Snap-Reading” Diagnostic Tool for Real-Time Tumor Identification

by Prisca Henheik | May 8, 2019

Distinguishing tumors from normal brain cells is important in diagnosis and is particularly challenging in glioma (a type of tumor that occurs in the brain and spinal cord) surgery due to the lack of clear interfaces between healthy and affected cells. Prof. Marie...

Extracellular RNA in Viral–Host Interactions: Thinking Outside the Cell

by WIREs Authors | Apr 29, 2019

Small RNAs and their associated RNA interference (RNAi) pathways underpin diverse mechanisms of gene regulation and genome defense across all three kingdoms of life and are integral to virus–host interactions.

Developmental Origins and Oncogenic Pathways in Malignant Brain Tumors

by WIREs Authors | Apr 26, 2019

Brain tumors are among the leading causes of cancer‐related deaths, exhibiting poor prognoses with little improvement in outcomes over the past several decades.

Novel Urine Analysis Technique to Detect Cancer

by Bette Nijboer | Apr 16, 2019

A team of researchers from China combined AC and SERS technologies to develop a novel method for urinary modified nucleoside detection as a tool for cancer screening.

Raman Spectroscopy Guidance System Integrated with a Brain Biopsy Needle

by Bette Nijboer | Apr 8, 2019

A team of Canadian researchers developed and clinically tested a navigation‐guided fiberoptic Raman probe that allows surgeons to interrogate brain tissue in situ at the tip of the biopsy needle prior to tissue removal.

Marvellous Microfluidics: Interview with Prof. Anderson Shum

by Xi Wen | Apr 2, 2019

Dr. Anderson Ho Cheung Shum is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Medical Engineering Programme at the University of Hong Kong. He received his B.S.E. degree, summa cum laude, in Chemical engineering from Princeton University, S.M....