Streptococcus suis infections have long been causing significant challenges on sow farms. The bacteria lead to losses among weaned piglets and increased ...
The researchers also found that the TriVerity severity score, which predicts the need for ICU-level care, such as mechanical ventilation, had similar accuracy for high-risk patients as lactate, a ...
In this interview, Dr. Denise Teber, a scientific expert in molecular biology at Charles River Laboratories, discusses how ddPCR is being used to improve contamination risk management.
Doctors can order genetic tests for people at high risk of breast cancer, and insurance often covers those, Kamal says. For people without a clear genetic risk or who don't know their family health ...
Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza test could someday have you swapping nasal swabs for chewing gum. A new molecular sensor has been designed to ...
The flu causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations and tens of thousands of deaths each year in the US.
People should check which testing laboratory the sunscreen manufacturer has used on the Consumer NZ database, she said. "So long as a sunscreen has been tested by a reputable laboratory it should be ...
The fallout from CHOICE's sunscreen testing continues. After CHOICE testing in June revealed that 16 out of 20 sunscreens failed to meet their SPF claims, Ultra Violette voluntarily removed the worst ...
Electrical & Biomedical Engineering (EBME) Professor Xiaoshan Zhu and his colleagues have won a U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Phase 2 award to develop this test after proving their concept ...
Pharmacogenomic testing can tell how a drug is likely to work in a certain person. But is it ready for rolling out to the wider population?