Diagnostics

In recent years, the field of healthcare diagnostics has witnessed robust growth and advancement, revolutionising how diseases are detected, monitored and treated. For instance, modern pathology labs are equipped…

Diagnostic labs and medical technology play a vital role in the accurate and timely screening and diagnosis of hepatitis. Hepatitis refers to the inflammation of the liver, and it can be caused by various factors, including viral infections…

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists and collaborators at Iowa State University have developed a sensor chip that can detect many disease pathogens with 10 times the sensitivity of currently available methods. The chip also eliminates…

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Ameera Shah, Managing Director and Promoter of Metropolis Healthcare, is a trailblazer in her own right. The 43-year-old has overseen the expansion of Metropolis from a single pathology laboratory to a fully integrated multinational…

World No Tobacco Day 2023: Diagnostics assist in tracking progress, monitoring relapse risks, and offering support throughout the quitting processDiagnostics labs play a role in smoking cessation programs by providing baseline assessments,…

DNA can signal the presence of or predisposition to a slew of diseases, including cancer. The ability to flag down these clues, known as biomarkers, allows medical professionals to make critical early diagnoses and provide personalized…

Last Updated: January 13, 2023, 18:12 ISTCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday pitched for increasing efforts at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for getting patent waivers for diagnostics and therapeutics used to deal…

A new machine learning model will help scientists identify small molecules, with applications in medicine, drug discovery and environmental chemistry. Developed by researchers at Aalto University and the University of Luxembourg, the model…

The incredibly fast spread of COVID-19 throughout the world brought to light a very important fact: we need better methods to diagnose infectious diseases quickly and efficiently. During the early months of the pandemic, polymerase chain…