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Vol. 33 No. 6 • 10 / 2016
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DNA Nanosystem Reduces Testing Costs ased in a novel way on the selfassembly forces between DNA complementary strands, researchers have developed a programmable nano-system that has now been applied in a proof-of-principle study on Ebola virus diagnosis. The nanomachine is based on “the magic of how DNA works,” said Erik
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Proposed Standard List of Essential Tests to Improve Healthcare in Developing Nations imilar to the long-established Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) published by the World Health Organization (WHO), a parallel list of companion diagnostic tests has now been proposed to help improve capacity and quality of testing in developing nations. In developing nations many tests
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are unavailable or doctors may not put much faith in them because of the state of their country’s testing labs. Some tests, such as for emerging viruses like Zika or Ebola, could make the difference in outbreaks, which can also quickly affect the rest of the world. In hopes of changing this situation towards better health
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Low-Cost Genetic Test To Distinguish Bacterial From Viral Infections
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New Methods Detect Alzheimer's Early Onset ew methods to examine the brain and spinal fluid heighten the chance for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, with important implications for early detection of the disease, the choice of drug treatment, and the inclusion of patients in clinical trials. It has become increasingly clear that, if the disease is to be treated successfully, it must be detected early, perhaps even before symptoms are
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Genetic Test for Fatal Mitochondrial Disease esearchers have discovered disease-causing inherited mutations in the TMEM126B gene and developed a test providing rapid diagnosis of related mitochondrial disorders. Defects in TMEM126B cause problems with energy generation in muscles, and can lead to muscular weakness, blindness, fatal heart failure, liver failure, learning disability, diabetes, and seizures. There is currently no cure and affected children
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pon identifying a set of seven relevant genes, a newly developed breakthrough rapid blood test may soon enable physicians to determine if a patient has a bacterial or viral infection.
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s diagnostic laboratories evolve to meet growing workloads in an increasingly challenging environment, a new immunoassay module offers high value through its flexibility, which allows for the efficient use of existing resources such as space, infrastructure and personnel.
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Global IVD Test Market Crosses $60 Billion Mark
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New Immunoassay Module Doubles Testing Capacity
he global in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test market is currently worth USD 60.5 billion and will continue to grow, though a moderate and gradual change is likely to be witnessed over the next five to ten years, as more opportunities are created in novel tests and growing regions, while the traditional categories and reliable large
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markets face challenges. The global IVD test market will be driven by rising consumption of healthcare services, such as heart and cancer tests, among the growing population aged between 45 and 75 years in the industrialized world, as well as increasing health consciousness and Cont’d on page 33
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