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Dried blood spot microsampling in screening and monitoring of PKU

Since the 1960s, the use of dried blood spot (DBS) technology for newborn screening (NBS) and monitoring of patients with inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs) has become routine in most parts of the world.

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Interpreting hematology results in pediatrics – a moving target?

Accurate interpretation of laboratory tests is essential to diagnosis and monitoring of many pediatric disorders. Hematology test results in children cannot be interpreted using adult reference intervals owing to the vast changes that occur throughout childhood from the neonatal period to adolescence. Consequently, the Canadian Laboratory Initiative on Pediatric Reference Intervals (CALIPER) programme has recently […]

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Point-of-care testing in the management of hemorrhage in cardiothoracic surgery

Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with significant alterations in the hemostatic system. Standard laboratory coagulation tests are frequently used to assess coagulopathies and to guide hemostatic interventions. However, these tests present major limitations. Viscoelastic testing in conjunction with the implementation of a specific algorithm for coagulation management in cardiac surgery enables better control […]

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World-first: A biomarker that can diagnose Parkinson’s disease

Researchers at Kobe University and Hiroshima University have successfully developed a bio- marker that will enable Parkinson’s disease to be rapidly and inexpensively diagnosed from blood serum samples.

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BD’s high-throughput molecular combination test for COVID-19 and Influenza A/B is CE / IVD marked

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) says their new high-throughput molecular diagnostic combination test for SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A/B, is the second test available for the BD COR PX/MX System to have been CE marked to the IVD directive 98/79/EC.

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AffyXell expands its strategic partnership with GenScript ProBio

Avacta Group, a clinical stage oncology drug company developing innovative cancer therapies and diagnostics based on its proprietary pre|CISION and Affimer platforms, announced that AffyXell, its joint venture with South Korean drug maker Daewoong Pharmaceutical, has expanded its strategic partnership with GenScript ProBio, a leading biopharmaceutical manufacturer.

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New triterpene discovery overturns current knowledge of highly useful compound, opening up new world for drug discovery

A remarkable discovery and collaborative effort have revealed a new type of triterpenes, a group of organic compounds which are an important source of many medicines. Until now, all triterpenes were believed to be derived from squalene, itself a type of triterpene. However, for the first time, researchers witnessed biosynthesis, the formation of complex compounds […]

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Ziath to showcase new Handheld 3 and LUX devices for sample management at Analytica 2022

Ziath will launch two new sample management products – Handheld 3 and LUX – at Analytica 2022 in Munich, Germany (21-24 June).

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Bio-Rad launches CFX Duet Real-Time PCR System

Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched the CFX Duet Real-Time PCR System to support researchers in developing singleplex and duplex quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays.

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Porvair Sciences introduces Deep Well microplate with round well bottoms

Porvair Sciences has added a new 1.2 ml Deep Well microplate, with round well bottoms for maximum sample recovery, to its family of 96-well square storage plates.