A new, low-cost “lab on a chip” performs complex laboratory assays from a drop of blood within minutes, according to a report by Nature Medicine. The device, known as mChip, employs microfluidics, the ...

Ambient temperature influences the results of some of the most used laboratory tests, and these distortions likely affect medical decision making, such as whether to prescribe medications, researchers ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have designed a high-quality assay that can be used in at-home tests for rapid COVID-19 screening. Results from an early preclinical study suggest ...

A point-of-care (POC) high-sensitivity assay for cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) shows diagnostic accuracy comparable to what’s achieved by central laboratory assays and could potentially be a useful ...

Interference in laboratory assays is a concern since it can positively or negatively influence test results, which can affect patient care. Interferents could be endogenous or exogenous compounds.

Enabling payer billing and reimbursement is key to commercialization success and serves to facilitate wider adoption of best-in-class HPV biomarker triage testing for patients.” — Frank Melendez, CEO ...