Diagnostics
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Researchers have developed a fluorogenic probe that can bind to the promoter region of the influenza A virus RNA in order to quickly detect the presence of the virus. The technique was presented in a paper published on May 23 in Analytical Chemistry. "The research group demonstrated the selective fluorescence response of the conjugate for [...]
A new tool can quickly and reliably identify the presence of Ebola virus in blood samples, according to a US study. The technology, which uses optical microring resonators, potentially could be developed into a rapid diagnostic test for the deadly Ebola virus disease, which kills up to 89 per cent of infected people. The study, [...]
Brain scans of people taken while they performed various tasks - and even did nothing - accurately predicted whether they were politically conservative or liberal, according to the largest study of its kind. US researchers found that the 'signatures' in the brain revealed by the scans were as accurate at predicting political ideology as the [...]
The mental workload of intensive care unit nurses can successfully be evaluated using eye-movement tracking glasses, according to a US study. Research was recently published in Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. It was led by Nima Ahmadi, a lecturer in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer [...]
German scientists have developed a new method of using molecular data to extract subtypes of illnesses. In the future, this method will help to support the study of larger patient groups, according to the research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Nowadays doctors define and diagnose most diseases on the basis of symptoms. However, [...]
Fluorescent sensors, which can be used to label and image a wide variety of molecules, offer a unique glimpse inside living cells. However, they typically can only be used in cells grown in a lab dish or in tissues close to the surface of the body, because their signal is lost when they are implanted [...]
US researchers have found a way to identify lung cancer at the cellular level in real time during a biopsy, offering promise in the ability to detect the disease earlier and with more confidence. The findings build on previous research at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. They demonstrate that an imaging agent detected [...]
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to classify lung cancer subtypes based on images of resected tumours. The algorithm, created by a team from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), is based on a framework called 'representation learning'. Digital pathology is an emerging field which deals with mainly microscopy images that are derived from patient [...]
Researchers have used next-generation sequencing technology to test a DNA panel of 130 different immune system genes from 22 study participants. They found that many patients had inherited a genetic defect that caused a disorder in their immune system. These findings may help create better treatment options and earlier diagnosis in family members who may [...]
