A single clinical laboratory test developed by UCSF scientists will speed appropriate drug treatment for serious ill by identifying any microbial miscreant afflicting a patient in as little as six ...

In a recent review published in the journal Trends in Analytical Chemistry, researchers provided a comprehensive overview of the current techniques used for severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

Biomarkers are traits that doctors measure in your blood, body fluids, and tissues. Experts also call them molecular markers and signature molecules. They can be signs of conditions, diseases, normal ...

A blood osmolality test measures the blood for the concentration of certain dissolved particles. This test can show whether a person has an irregular balance of fluids in their body. Osmolality tests ...

Proteins in human body fluids are a goldmine of information for understanding health and detecting disease. However, proteins are often decorated with complex sugar chains called glycans, a ...

Real-time clinical validation of a blood cell-free, mRNA-based GeneVerify test for screening and early diagnosis of prostate cancer. Circulating tumor DNA and late recurrence in high-risk, hormone ...

Recently, a research team from the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a wearable sensing patch and realized rapid ...

The body’s tissues routinely communicate with each other through RNA messages sent back and forth between cells. So, it seemed obvious to scientists that, by eavesdropping on these extracellular ...