JILA’s Comb Breathalyzer is Now a Thousandfold More Sensitive to Disease Biomarkers
Scientists have dramatically boosted the sensitivity of a laser frequency comb breathalyzer to detect multiple biomarkers of disease. When validated ...
Tag: Biomarkers
Biomarkers Identified to Predict Severe Dengue
Researchers have identified a combination of biological markers in patients with dengue that could help clinicians triage and predict whether ...
Duke University Develops Portable Diagnostic to Detect Early Biomarkers of Ebola Virus
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at Duke University has developed a highly sensitive and rapid diagnostic test for Ebola virus ...
Technique for Testing Biosensor Materials Could Aid Noninvasive Diagnostic Development
The efficacy of biosensors used in clinical tests depends critically on the surface of the device on which the biorecognition ...
Study Identifies 4 Metabolites of Importance to COVID-19 Disease Detection
A new study suggests that SARS-CoV-2 affects the human body's blood concentration levels of specific metabolites - small molecules broken ...
Scent of a Virus: NIH Seeks Novel Tech to Detect COVID-19 From Skin Odors
The National Institutes of Health is fast-tracking funding for development of novel, non-traditional approaches to identify the current SARS-CoV-2 virus ...
Tandem Mass Spec for Select Agent Detection
Efforts to mitigate biothreats require development of efficient countermeasures which in turn relies on fast and accurate methods to detect ...
Cutting Edge Chemical and Biological Defense Science: Hot Topics at CBD S&T 2019
In a few short weeks, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) will host the 2019 Chemical and Biological Defense Science ...
Innovative Bio-Analyzer Goes to Space
The equipment available for cellular and molecular biology in space is limited compared to capabilities found in laboratories on Earth. ...
Countermeasure Development: First Ever FDA Qualification of Clinical Safety Biomarker
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium and the Critical Path Institute (C-Path) Predictive Safety Testing ...
DoD Tick-Borne Disease Research Program Idea Award
The U.S. Department of Defense Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) aims to prevent tick-borne diseases and better diagnose and resolve associated illnesses. TBDRP was ...
Multiplex Point-of-Care Assays to Track Emerging Influenza Strains
When and where will the next flu pandemic emerge? Battelle is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Battelle CBRNE Defense Group Wins Two Major R&D Contracts
The U.S. Army awarded two key contracts to Battelle last month for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) mission ...
NHLBI Updates Research Topics of Special Interest
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) this week provided an update to its research topics of special interest ...
Ebola Survivors: New Study Yields Clues
A first-of-its-kind Ebola study by researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University School of Medicine, and ...
Tick-Borne Disease Research Program
Illustration depicts the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni. This tick species is a known vector of Rickettsia rickettsii, which ...
EPFL’s Portable Rapid Microfluidic Device
Over the past several years, microfluidic devices have shown extraordinary potential in the area of diagnostics with potential utility for ...
FDA Seeks Immunoassay System for Tox Research
The FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) is conducting a market survey for immunoassay systems to detect cardiac toxicity ...
BARDA Selects UM SOM for Radiation Nuclear Animal Model Development
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) have been selected as key contractors by the Biomedical ...
Biodosimetry and Medical Countermeasures for Radiation Exposure
The federal government is accepting proposals to advance the development of candidate medical countermeasures (MCM) or biodosimetry biomarkers and devices ...
