US researcher contracts Zika during experiment supriya kashyap kashyap11 Jun 2016 4:34 PM ISTA United States laboratory researcher was back at work after contracting the Zika virus by pricking herself with a needle during an experiment last...
New blood test can tell 10-year risk for heart disease supriya kashyap kashyap30 Jun 2016 9:10 AM ISTLondon : Scientists have developed a new way to calculate a person's 10-year risk for heart disease by analysing their blood, a method which has...
New blood test to detect Alzheimers in just three hours supriya kashyap kashyap16 Aug 2016 3:18 PM ISTLondon : A new low-cost biochip-based blood test that can identify people at a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease in just three hours has been...
Quick test to detect inflammation in diabetic patients supriya kashyap kashyap28 Sept 2016 1:27 PM ISTA new kit that will allow doctors to find out within minutes if diabetic patients are suffering from inflammation has now been developed by...
New assay may lead to a cure for debilitating inflammatory joint disease supriya kashyap kashyap24 Feb 2017 2:25 PM ISTCurrent treatments for rheumatoid arthritis relieve the inflammation that leads to joint destruction, but the immunologic defect that triggers the...
New portable device may detect cancer early Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 July 2017 2:47 PM ISTLondon: Scientists have developed a low-cost portable device that may help in the early diagnosis of cancer by detecting tumour cells in blood.The...
New device detects tumor cells in blood Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 July 2017 9:32 AM ISTResearchers at the URV's Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, led by the ICREA researcher, Ramon Álvarez Puebla, and the professor of...
Glucose monitoring system not requiring blood sample calibration Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Oct 2017 9:15 AM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, the first continuous glucose monitoring...
New test rapidly diagnoses Zika supriya kashyap kashyap2 Oct 2017 9:40 AM ISTCambridge: MIT researchers have developed a paper-based test that can diagnose Zika infection within 20 minutes. Unlike existing tests, the new...
New quick, portable test for iron, vitamin A deficiency could save lives Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 Dec 2017 7:15 PM ISTCornell University engineers and nutritionists have created a swift solution for a challenging global health problem: a low-cost, rapid test to detect...
