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The Power of Predictive Biomarkers

The Power of Predictive Biomarkers

The Power of Predictive Biomarkers

ddPCR-based liquid biopsies can provide reliable and timely biomarker information to help guide treatment decisions
How Accurate is POC Glucose Testing?

How Accurate is POC Glucose Testing?

How Accurate is POC Glucose Testing?

More than half of commercially available glucometers do not meet recommended accuracy guidelines
How Point-of-Care Testing Can Add Value to Healthcare Providers

How Point-of-Care Testing Can Add Value to Healthcare Providers

How Point-of-Care Testing Can Add Value to Healthcare Providers

Today’s healthcare environment demands speed, accuracy, efficiency, and improvements to patient experience
The Need for Faster UTI Pathogen Detection

The Need for Faster UTI Pathogen Detection

The Need for Faster UTI Pathogen Detection

Urine culture is the gold standard, but labs can accelerate detection by using molecular methods
Breaking Down Data Silos in the Lab

Breaking Down Data Silos in the Lab

Breaking Down Data Silos in the Lab

How integrated data management systems can support diagnostic labs
The Need for Standardization in Liquid Biopsy Sample Prep

The Need for Standardization in Liquid Biopsy Sample Prep

The Need for Standardization in Liquid Biopsy Sample Prep

Reproducible workflows would help clinical labs successfully and routinely perform liquid biopsy assays
The Key to Increased Sensitivity in Liquid Biopsy

The Key to Increased Sensitivity in Liquid Biopsy

The Key to Increased Sensitivity in Liquid Biopsy

Higher conversion increases data quality and accuracy of results
Single-Cell Proteomics: From Concept to Reality

Single-Cell Proteomics: From Concept to Reality

Single-Cell Proteomics: From Concept to Reality

Single-cell functional proteomics is accelerating cancer immunology research and could improve clinical outcomes
Advances in Early HIV Detection

Advances in Early HIV Detection

Advances in Early HIV Detection

Early diagnosis is critical, but fraught with challenges including the widespread use of PrEP
The Need for Precise, Accurate, and Sensitive COVID-19 Tests

The Need for Precise, Accurate, and Sensitive COVID-19 Tests

The Need for Precise, Accurate, and Sensitive COVID-19 Tests

Test kits on the market vary drastically in their limits of detection
Battling COVID-19 and Bracing for the Flu: How Molecular Tests Can Help

Battling COVID-19 and Bracing for the Flu: How Molecular Tests Can Help

Battling COVID-19 and Bracing for the Flu: How Molecular Tests Can Help

Rapid, multiplex molecular tests will give labs flexibility and scalability as they plan for the upcoming flu season
Clinical Labs Turn to Automation to Solve Personnel Shortages

Clinical Labs Turn to Automation to Solve Personnel Shortages

Clinical Labs Turn to Automation to Solve Personnel Shortages

Automating workflows allows labs to do more with less
Tumor Organoids for Functional Precision Oncology

Tumor Organoids for Functional Precision Oncology

Tumor Organoids for Functional Precision Oncology

Researchers are using patient-derived tumor organoids to match patients with optimal treatments
From Sick Care to Well Care

From Sick Care to Well Care

From Sick Care to Well Care

How health care is primed for disruption
Traditional vs
Expanded Carrier
Screening

Traditional vs Expanded Carrier Screening

Traditional vs Expanded Carrier Screening

Expanded carrier screening relies on high-throughput approaches to catch disease-causing variants that may elude traditional screening
Hemoglobin A1C Screening in Early
Gestational Diabetes

Hemoglobin A1C Screening in Early Gestational Diabetes

Hemoglobin A1C Screening in Early Gestational Diabetes

With no clear standards for A1C screening in early pregnancy, researchers focus on establishing useful guidelines
The Case for Saliva Testing in the Management of Female Hormone Imbalance

The Case for Saliva Testing in the Management of Female Hormone Imbalance

The Case for Saliva Testing in the Management of Female Hormone Imbalance

Saliva tests are a simple and cost-effective alternative to blood tests
Could Procalcitonin Tests Reduce Antibiotic Use in COVID-19?

Could Procalcitonin Tests Reduce Antibiotic Use in COVID-19?

Could Procalcitonin Tests Reduce Antibiotic Use in COVID-19?

Recent evidence suggests procalcitonin tests may be able to identify COVID-19 patients with bacterial coinfections to guide antibiotic treatment
An Innovative Approach to Nucleic Acid Extraction from FFPE Samples

An Innovative Approach to Nucleic Acid Extraction from FFPE Samples

An Innovative Approach to Nucleic Acid Extraction from FFPE Samples

Isotachophoresis offers a novel approach to nucleic acid separation that overcomes the limitations and drawbacks of column- and bead-based methods

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