A single clinical laboratory test developed by UCSF scientists will speed appropriate drug treatment for serious ill by identifying any microbial miscreant afflicting a patient in as little as six ...

In a recent review published in the journal Trends in Analytical Chemistry, researchers provided a comprehensive overview of the current techniques used for severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

Body fluids often have a pivotal role in forensic investigations as they can provide valuable information on source and activity level to the forensic investigators. Body fluids are not only important ...

A blood osmolality test measures the blood for the concentration of certain dissolved particles. This test can show whether a person has an irregular balance of fluids in their body. Osmolality tests ...

Effective antibiotic therapy in critically ill patients requires precise dosing tailored to individual conditions. However, physiological changes in these patients can complicate drug exposure ...

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a diagnostic platform that amplifies the unique optical signals of molecules by more than a hundred million times, enabling ...

Real-time clinical validation of a blood cell-free, mRNA-based GeneVerify test for screening and early diagnosis of prostate cancer. Circulating tumor DNA and late recurrence in high-risk, hormone ...

Biomarkers are traits that doctors measure in your blood, body fluids, and tissues. Experts also call them molecular markers and signature molecules. They can be signs of conditions, diseases, normal ...

Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected before symptoms ...

Recently, a research team from the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a wearable sensing patch and realized rapid ...