Posts Tagged ‘blood tests’
Test quickly diagnoses infections in pets
U. MISSOURI (US) — A simple blood test that may diagnose pet infections in approximately a third of the current time could lead to a similar test for humans. Continue…
Thursday, December 29, 2011 10:45 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Dec 20, 2011 13:23 - 0 Comments
Mouth swab detects zinc deficiency
U. FLORIDA (US) — Newly discovered biomarkers allow for accurate measurement of human zinc by a simple blood test or mouth swab. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 31, 2011 10:43 - 0 Comments
Digital chip analyzes blood from tiny drop
U. TORONTO (CAN) — The days of the blood sample routine—arm out, make a fist, find a vein, and tap in—may soon be over, thanks to a new analysis method that requires only a pinprick of blood. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 18, 2011 15:28 - 0 Comments
Biochip tests blood on the spot
UC BERKELEY (US) — A self-powered lab-on-a-chip that works without extra tubes or components could be a boon for global health care. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 5, 2010 6:57 - 0 Comments
Vitamin D may play role in MS severity
U. BUFFALO (US)—New research finds that low vitamin D levels may be associated with more advanced physical disability and cognitive impairment in persons with multiple sclerosis. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 4, 2010 10:03 - 3 Comments
Team builds centrifuge for $30
RICE (US)—A group of college students has turned a salad spinner into a rudimentary centrifuge that medical clinics in developing countries could use to manually separate blood without electricity. They built it for about $30—including the spinner—using plastic lids, cut-up combs, yogurt containers, and a hot-glue gun. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2009 18:14 - 4 Comments
Whole blood testing via nanosensors
YALE (US)—Nanosensors have been used to measure biomarkers in whole blood for the first time, a step which researchers believe will dramatically simplify the way physicians test for biomarkers of cancer and other diseases. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 23, 2009 16:57 - 2 Comments
High lead levels linked to lower test scores
DUKE (US)—Exposure to lead in early childhood significantly contributes to lower performances on end-of-grade (EOG) reading tests among minority and low-income children. (more…)
