A new, low-cost “lab on a chip” performs complex laboratory assays from a drop of blood within minutes, according to a report by Nature Medicine. The device, known as mChip, employs microfluidics, the ...

A novel point-of-care troponin assay with improved precision compared with other similar tests may be useful for ruling out acute MI in the emergency department (ED) based on a single blood draw, with ...

Spending on the tests, which analyze genetic material from both people and pathogens, rose 20% year over year in 2024, the ...

In a molecular diagnostic laboratory, having a system for tracking specimens, or assays, is integral to workflow efficiency and accuracy. Although streamlining this process often proves to be ...

Interference in laboratory assays is a concern since it can positively or negatively influence test results, which can affect patient care. Interferents could be endogenous or exogenous compounds.

Enabling payer billing and reimbursement is key to commercialization success and serves to facilitate wider adoption of best-in-class HPV biomarker triage testing for patients.” — Frank Melendez, CEO ...

In patients with suspected MI, a high-sensitivity troponin I (hs-cTnI) assay that can be done at the point of care (POC)—with rapid turnaround—offers similarly high diagnostic accuracy for ...