Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

Chemistry World January 21, 2011 Jennifer Newton	Early lung cancer diagnosis Patients with lung cancer have elevated levels of a specific protein in their blood that could be used as a biomarker for the disease, say scientists from South Korea.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2005 Mattingly & Saxberg	Biomarkers Come of Age In the past five years, biomarkers have become an essential part of pharmaceutical R&D. Seven industry experts explain how it happened - and what comes next.
Bio-IT World April 16, 2004	Portraits in Proteomics Advances in identifying protein biomarkers are spurring new hope in cancer diagnostics, expediting detection and easing testing.
Reactive Reports David Bradley	Integrated Biochips A new microfluidic device that can perform sample preparation, polymerase chain reaction, and microarray detection functions on a single device has been developed by US researchers.
Managed Care February 2008 Thomas Morrow	As the Use of Biomarkers Grows, Managed Care Companies Will Face Tough Decisions About Setting Limits Health care faces difficult challenges as it increasingly incorporates a personalized approach that uses various biomarkers to influence medical decision-making.
Chemistry World May 22, 2007 James Mitchell Crow	Scientists Seek Indicators of Illness A 17 million-pound fund has been set up by the UK's Medical Research Council for research into biomarkers, the tell-tale body chemicals that are associated with particular diseases.
Scientific American June 2006 Philip Yam	The Ultimate Blood Test A pricey way to determine health risks: the Biophysical 250 assessment, a series of 250 blood tests done at one time.
Chemistry World July 2010 Anna Lewcock	Medicine made to measure Healthcare tailored to suit the genetic makeup of the patient is finally coming to fruition.
Chemistry World February 25, 2011 Elinor Richards	Diagnosing diseases with CDs A digital compact disc integrated with a microfluidic device to analyse cells has been developed by scientists in the US. The disc can be inserted into a standard computer disc drive for analysis and could be used to diagnose diseases.
Chemistry World May 4, 2010 Lewis Brindley	Blood type testing for a few pence 'Our technique prints a microfluidic circuit containing the three antibodies (A, B and D) directly onto paper,' says Gil Garnier, who led the research at Monash University in Melbourne.
Chemistry World April 21, 2008 Pete Mitchel	The hunt for metabolic biomarkers In the largest metabonomics study ever carried out, researchers have discovered strong correlations between individuals' blood pressure and the levels of certain metabolites in their urine.
Chemistry World April 2, 2014 Megan Tyler	DVD diagnostics A pregnancy test based on standard DVD technology has the potential to be turned into a diagnostic platform that screens for abnormal pregnancies or even testicular cancer.
IEEE Spectrum December 2008 Monica Heger	Cheap Microfluidic Device Made From Paper and Tape Harvard scientists hope to reduce the cost of medical tests
Bio-IT World February 10, 2003 Robert M. Frederickson	Bringing Integrated Circuits to Life Cell-sized biochips mean that channels, pumps, and valves must become minuscule, too.
Chemistry World March 22, 2011 Amaya Camara-Campos	Microfluidics to diagnose sleeping sickness Jonas Tegenfeldt from the University of Lund developed a microfluidic device that separates the parasites in this disease from the blood cells using their shape, because parasites and red blood cells are very difficult to separate by size.
Chemistry World January 12, 2012 Russell Johnson	Staining tissue samples at the microscale A vertical microfluidic probe developed by researchers in Switzerland can create a range of immunohistochemistry staining conditions on a single tissue sample.
Bio-IT World April 15, 2003 Robert M. Frederickson	Protein Chemistry Surfaces Protein chips seek to do for protein expression profiling what DNA chips did for RNA expression.
Chemistry World March 12, 2012 Francesca Burgoyne	Genetic testing? We've got an app for that US scientists have developed a device dubbed Gene-Z for point-of-care genetic testing using a smartphone interface that has realistic commercial potential.
Bio-IT World March 2006 Michael A. Greeley	The Theranostics Promise A huge amount of discovery and clinical development for new drugs involves clinical trials that include companion diagnostic tests. These theranostic tests are poised to become a promising market for entrepreneurs, though challenges -- such as patent issues -- remain.
Bio-IT World September 11, 2003 Mark D. Uehling	Fishing Chips The next generation of protein microarrays from the likes of Protometrix and Molecular Staging may threaten the early leads of Biacore and Ciphergen -- and work so well that drug companies won't want them.
Chemistry World January 15, 2014 Kirsty Muirhead	Biomarkers leave gender clues at crime scene Scientists in the US have unveiled details of a colorimetric assay that could provide an initial indication of a suspect's gender during the on-scene stages of a forensic investigation.
Chemistry World February 6, 2013 Harriet Brewerton	Diagnosing bacterial growth Antibiotics are used regularly for treating bacterial infections, but there is currently no quick and simple test to determine the most effective type or dose of antibiotic for a specific patient infection.
Chemistry World June 4, 2015 Thadchajini Retneswaran	Microfluidic approach to personalised cancer treatment US scientists have developed an innovative microfluidic assay that can accurately predict how patients with a certain type of blood cancer will respond to an anticancer drug.
Bio-IT World July 2005 Robert M. Frederickson	Amassing Mass Spectrometry Tools Mass spectrometry is a key tool in the effort to identify protein biomarkers of human disease. Manufacturers have met major challenges in adapting this technology to protein discovery, both qualitatively and quantitatively.
Chemistry World September 16, 2013 Megan Tyler	Reprogrammable microfluidic chips The time-consuming and costly manufacturing processes required to construct microfluidic devices, makes the idea of a reprogrammable chip very attractive.
Bio-IT World June 17, 2004 Michael A. Greeley	A Bet on Biomarkers Biomarkers are a hot topic among venture capitalists these days and while they are becoming increasingly important in drug discovery and delivery processes, there is great debate about the best business models for marketing the related tools.
Chemistry World November 10, 2011 Francesca Burgoyne	Micro fuel cells for microchips Researchers from Spain and Germany have designed the first microfluidic device with an integrated micro fuel cell that is capable of both powering the device and pumping the analyte around the device.
Chemistry World March 5, 2014 Jennifer Newton	Microfluidic fuel cells on paper Instrument-free point-of-care diagnostic devices could be taken to the next level with the development of microfluidic fuel cells on paper.
Chemistry World December 3, 2010 Yuandi Li	Microfluidics to fight cholera A cheap and portable device to detect cholera has been made by Italian researchers that could help significantly reduce the number of cholera related deaths.
Chemistry World January 5, 2007 Victoria Gill	PEG Makes Cheaper Drugs for Developing Countries UK and Indian scientists have embarked on a collaboration to develop a new protein-based treatment for hepatitis C, which they say will provide an affordable drug urgently needed in countries where resources are limited.
Scientific American August 2007 Alison Snyder	Protein Pretense Cheating the standard protein tests is easy, but industry hesitates on alternatives.
Chemistry World February 16, 2011 Harriet Brewerton	Remote powered lab on a chip Wen Qiao at the University of California, San Diego, made a microfluidic chip that can be powered with a commercially available radio frequency transmitter for electrophoresis experiments.
Technology Research News December 3, 2003 Eric Smalley	Biochip puts it all together Researchers have made all manner of microfluidic machines, but have yet to come up with cheap, mass-producible biochips for handheld medical and environmental testing. A simple plastic chip puts the necessary pieces together. The $7 device tests blood samples for the presence of E. coli bacteria.
Chemistry World October 7, 2015 Christopher Barnard	Microfluidic device lets the drop beat Scientists in Switzerland have incorporated pulsing human heart tissue into a microfluidic device to make a model of a living system that could be used to test new drugs.
Industrial Physicist Aug/Sep 2003 Jennifer Ouellette	A new wave of microfluidic devices Flexibility and a variety of uses are the key
Chemistry World December 22, 2009 Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay	SlipChip serves up protein crystals A simple microfluidic device requiring no pumps or valves can be used to screen for suitable protein crystallisation conditions, claim US researchers.
Bio-IT World April 2007 Malorye Allison	Biomarkers versus Blockbusters Are companies really changing their strategies and using biomarkers to target smaller, better defined patient sets with their new drugs? Or is the vast majority of pharma biomarker studies just aimed at culling bad drugs from their pipelines?
Bio-IT World March 8, 2005 Patricia Reilly	Biomarkers: Trends and Potential Companies are centralizing biomarker research to help reduce spending.
Chemistry World September 5, 2013 Jason Woolford	A biochemical eyewitness Blood found at a crime scene could give police an indication of a criminal suspect's ethnicity there and then thanks to a new bioassay.
AskMen.com September 1, 2003 Mike Davison	Do You Have High Blood Pressure? With approximately 58 million -- or one in four -- American adults suffering from high blood pressure, how do you know for certain if you are at risk? Arm yourself with the facts and find out.
Chemistry World June 6, 2013 Jennifer Newton	Power-free nucleic acid extraction device HIV RNA has been successfully extracted from human blood using a portable device that does not need electrical power to work.
Chemistry World December 18, 2013 Sarah Kenwright	Excess glucose limits blood transfusion success Reducing the level of glucose in solutions used to process blood donations could benefit patients receiving blood transfusions, new research shows.
Chemistry World October 1, 2014 Katrina Kramer	Microfluidics for the masses US scientists have developed a series of microfluidic building blocks that allow researchers to construct devices by assembling the components like Lego.
Bio-IT World January 21, 2005 Robert M. Frederickson	High-Throughput Science Although genomic assays led the charge toward high-throughput science, new detection systems and formats are enabling the application of high-throughput techniques to proteins and cells.
Chemistry World February 4, 2011 Holly Sheahan	Crime scene DNA testing on the move A microfluidic chip that can come up with a DNA profile in less than three hours has been designed by US scientists for use at crime scenes.
Chemistry World April 25, 2007 Victoria Gill	Nanoscale Scales Scientists at MIT have designed a device able to accurately weigh single nanoparticles within a liquid. The new technique is based on the ultra-sensitive mass detection made possible by nanomechanical resonators.
American Family Physician August 1, 2002	High Blood Pressure and Exercise What is blood pressure, and what is high blood pressure?... Who gets high blood pressure?... Can I still get high blood pressure if I exercise?... What can I do if my doctor tells me that I have high blood pressure?...Will medicine that lowers my blood pressure affect my exercise?... etc.
Chemistry World October 20, 2011 Tegan Thomas	Bubble Trouble Eliminated in Cancer Treatment US scientists have developed a microfluidic device to manufacture droplets of a specific size at high speed for a cancer treatment called embolisation.
Reactive Reports Issue 41 David Bradley	Chip Chops Time off Drug Discovery Process A next-generation optical screening platform can screen a vast number of compounds rapidly by passing wave after wave of compounds in solution over the surface of the biochip.
American Family Physician June 1, 2003	Using an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor What is high blood pressure?... What causes high blood pressure?... Why do I have to control my high blood pressure?... How can I check my blood pressure?... What is an ambulatory blood pressure monitor?... etc.