The novel STAR assay can rapidly determine telomere dysregulation in cancers and age-related diseases in clinical settings A MAGNIFIED IMAGE CAPTURED BY THE DEVICE USED TO PERFORM STAR ASSAY. DIFFERENT FLUORESCENT INTENSITIES REFLECT THE LENGTH VARIATIONS IN INDIVIDUAL TELOMERE MOLECULES. view more CREDIT: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE The plastic tips attached to the ends of...
It’s never been more important to be able to quickly and accurately take your temperature, and the ThermBot provides that capability in a device that is smaller and smarter than other thermometers on the market. Compact enough to slip in a pocket or even put on a keychain, the ThermBot can be taken anywhere to...
Thickened pleural line more frequently observed in patients with longer time intervals after symptom onset; pulmonary consolidation more common in severe and critical cases AMERICAN ROENTGEN RAY SOCIETY A AND B, LUNG ULTRASOUND IMAGES OBTAINED WITH CONVEX (A) AND LINEAR (B) PROBES. MULTIPLE CONFLUENT B-LINES (ARROWS), PATCHY PULMONARY CONSOLIDATION (ASTERISK, B), AND THICKENED PLEURAL LINE...
by Dennis Thompson, Healthday Reporter A cutting-edge “lab-on-a-chip” has shown promise in detecting early breast cancers and tumors that have developed in other parts of the body. Roughly the size of a glass microscope slide, the EV-CLUE uses nanotechnology to pump a tiny amount of blood into eight miniscule channels equipped to detect different markers...
by Waun’shae Blount, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Maribel Jose and Zhellann Aguilar test Covid-19 samples in the lab. Credit: Keith Weller/Johns Hopkins Medicine One of the most commonly used diagnostic tools, particularly during this pandemic, is the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR), which uses a person’s respiratory sample to detect viral...
A new type of test that uses complex sugars to detect prostate cancer earlier and with greater accuracy is being developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham. The test works by identifying sugars, known as glycans, in blood. These sugars are attached to protein molecules called PSA and are known to undergo distinct but...
Specialists warn that single number average survival estimates for advanced stage breast cancer are unhelpful and usually inaccurate. Instead, they advise doctors to provide several case-specific survival estimates to help people plan with realism and hope. Breast cancer is the form of cancer that affects women the most often — about 2.1 million Trusted Source...
