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ResearchFinger sweat test shows promise for checking that patients are taking antipsychotics
Mass spectroscopy test can distinguish between those who have handled drugs and those who have taken them
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ResearchTell-tale protein fragment discovered in Alzheimer’s patients could be basis for blood test
Tau protein fragment could track progress of the disease
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ResearchLateral flow HPV test could increase detection rates in resource-poor settings
Low-cost assay works uses self-collected samples and gives results within 45 minutes
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NewsAfrica plans a network of genomics centres of excellence to tackle disease
Proposed $200 million programme to improve continent’s health would begin with two pilot centres
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ResearchGlow-in-the-dark proteins offer cheap and fast diagnostic tests
Covid-19 can be detected with the sensitivity of PCR and the ease of lateral flow
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ResearchAnalysing blood chemistry from a single drop
Mass spectrometry determine the levels of thousands of chemicals in a ‘microsample’ of human blood
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BusinessTheranos leaders to be imprisoned for blood testing fraud
Sunny Balwani and Elizabeth Holmes will both serve more than 10 years
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BusinessArrayit chief convicted of fraud over blood testing
Mark Schena misrepresented the company’s value to investors and defrauded public and private insurers
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BusinessSecond Theranos executive convicted of fraud
Blood testing startup president Ramesh ‘Sunny’ Balwani defrauded both investors and patients
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FeatureUsing genetics to personalise prescriptions
We’ve known for a long time that different people respond to certain drugs to very different extents, but now cheap DNA testing could make these disparities a thing of the past, as Ian Le Guillou reports
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ResearchGut microbiome analysis spots sleep-deprived mice
Fluorescence-based sensing array that identifies bacteria in stool samples could be developed into a tool for diagnosing various conditions
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ResearchCancer progression and harmful bacteria tracked with next-generation sequencing
Proof-of-principle study keeps an eye on leukaemia mutations and bacterial strains in patients
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SponsoredNanotechnology for a healthier, cleaner world for all
Using novel polymer fluorophores to study, detect and treat life-threatening diseases
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BusinessThe future of ‘next generation’ DNA sequencing
As it gets cheaper and easier to read genetic code, its applications are expanding rapidly
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OpinionThe lifesaving work of Evelyn Hickmans
Anne Green tells us how a female chemist almost single-handedly established paediatric clinical chemistry and led to a first in global health
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FeatureHow the power of smell could identify new medical tests
Diagnosis by odour is nothing to be sniffed at, finds Ian Le Guillou
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ResearchElectrochemical DNA on a chip sensor detects bacterial urinary tract infections faster
Synthetic nucleic acid probes combine with tiny star-shaped electrodes tests for bacteria in less than an hour
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ResearchCoffee pods and 3D printing combine to create cheap and quick Covid-19 tests
Repurposed aluminium capsules enable a point-of-care test ideal for remote and low-income settings
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ResearchMolecular pendulum sensors could track and monitor disease
DNA–antibody probes can detect specific proteins inside a live subject
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ResearchLinking chemistry with surgery to detect cancerous cells in situ
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin explains how her team has developed a hand-held device for surgeons that analyses tissue samples on a mass spectrometer mid-operation