Non-fasting blood test can screen youth for prediabetes
12 August, 2020The HbA1c test measures the degree to which sugar molecules have linked irreversibly to molecules in red blood cells in the previous few months.
Tau protein could be key to an Alzheimer's blood test
03 August, 2020 by Lauren DavisBlood tests based on the tau protein phospho-tau217 (p-tau217) may be able to detect changes in the brain 20 years before dementia symptoms occur.
Radiation sickness detected in a drop of blood
28 July, 2020The new test uses a single drop of blood — collected from a simple finger prick — and results are ready in a few hours.
New liquid biopsy method detects early kidney cancer
29 June, 2020The method has been found to detect kidney cancers with high accuracy, including small, localised tumours for which no early detection method currently exists.
New test improves early detection of prostate cancer
17 June, 2020A groundbreaking new test can improve the early detection of prostate cancer compared with the existing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test.
Saliva tests for COVID-19 could replace nasal swabs
04 June, 2020Saliva can be used to diagnose the presence and transmission of COVID-19, and to monitor immunity to SARS-Cov-2.
Biomarker signature found for tuberculosis infection
21 May, 2020The biomarker discovery could be used as the basis for a highly effective and simple diagnostic blood test to help detect prevalent cases of TB in the community.
Diagnostic test tracks the spread of infectious diseases
14 May, 2020The new diagnostic approach has the potential to enhance infectious diseases surveillance, and so is now being adapted to track immunity to COVID-19.
Fighting the COVID-19 fire with molecular diagnostics innovations
04 May, 2020 by Dr Luyun Jiang, Technology AnalystUnlike in the influenza pandemic in 1918, today we are better equipped to identify the elusive bug responsible for COVID-19.
Biomarkers for urological cancers found in urine
22 April, 2020Researchers have developed a new method to enable more timely diagnosis and treatment of urological cancers, ie, prostate, bladder and kidney cancers.
AI blood test can detect over 50 types of cancer
15 April, 2020A new blood test can accurately detect more than 50 types of cancer and identify in which tissue the cancer originated, often before there are any clinical signs or symptoms.
POC infection diagnosis combats antibiotic resistance
11 March, 2020A new infection test, made up of sheets of paper patterned by lasers, will enable diagnosis at the point of care — helping doctors give patients the right treatment, and quickly.
Gold nanoparticles used to detect cancer
04 March, 2020The nanotechnology developed by University of Queensland scientists can detect and monitor extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the bloodstream.
Chest CT scans recommended for COVID‑19 screening
02 March, 2020Computed tomography (CT) of the chest demonstrates better sensitivity than reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT‑PCR) when it comes to diagnosing COVID‑19.
Rapid diagnostic test for Ebola under development
26 February, 2020The test will detect the infection early in blood by embedding monoclonal antibodies against surface glycoproteins (GP) — one of the first detectable biomarkers of infection.
