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Singapore admits DNA test procedures not followed
Official DNA testing procedures were not properly followed in more than 400 investigations in Singapore, the city-state's authorities have admitted.
Jan 4, 2012
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Medications
FDA draft guidance document may limit patient access to tests
The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) submitted comments to the US Food and Drug Administration on the draft guidance document titled, "Commercially Distributed In Vitro Diagnostic Products Labeled for Research Use ...
Aug 30, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Advanced nanotechnologies for diagnosing cancer
One promising area in the fight against cancer is the use of nanotechnology - the manipulation of matter at an atomic and molecular scale for specific medical aims.
Aug 9, 2013
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Addiction
Leading the way in analysis of 'legal highs'
A team at the University of Lincoln, UK, is leading the way in new research aimed at detecting the vast amount of substances available on the legal highs market. A method developed at Lincoln has now been incorporated into ...
Jul 4, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New test may uncover deadly hypertension disease in pregnancy
Collaborators at Cottage Health System and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) have identified biomarkers that may yield a revolutionary diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia, a complex and potentially life-threatening ...
Oct 22, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New WHO autoantibody reference reagent will benefit SLE patients
Reference reagents are important in diagnostics and care of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In a new study, an international team of researchers presents a new WHO autoantibody reference reagent that will ...
Sep 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Shortages of virus test materials 'critical': UN lab chief
Shortages of materials needed in tests for the novel coronavirus remain "critical", according to the head of a UN lab, which is supplying countries with COVID-19 detection kits.
May 8, 2020
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DIY solution to reagent bottleneck in COVID-19 testing could also enhance future tests
Researchers in Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick have developed a way to create more crucial reagents for use in COVID-19 tests that could also provide enhancements to the use of, and production of, future ...
May 19, 2020
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