Urine Tests

Much can be detected in blood or urine: viral illnesses, metabolic disorders or autoimmune diseases can be diagnosed with laboratory tests, for instance. But such examinations often take a few hours and are quite complex, which is why doctors hand the samples over to specialist laboratories. Scienti more

Professor Kazuaki Sawada and Dr. Takigawa of the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology and colleagues at Toyohashi University of Technology have established an easy to use, low-cost, rapid, and high sensitivity semiconductor-imaging based medical diagnostic biosensing system for analyzing b more

We may soon be able to make easy and early diagnoses of prostate cancer by smell. Investigators in Finland have established that a novel noninvasive technique can detect prostate cancer using an electronic nose. In a proof of principle study, the eNose successfully discriminated between prostate can more

Abstract Background: Fast and reliable diagnostics are important in febrile patients admitted to the emergency department. Current urine diagnostics are fast but moderately reliable or reliable but time consuming. Flow cytometry (FC) is a new promising technique in the diagnostics of complicated more

Abstract To date, no medication has been approved as an effective treatment for methamphetamine dependence. Topiramate has attracted considerable attention as a treatment for the dependence on alcohol and stimulants. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of topiramate for methamphet more

by Lynn T. Matthews, Sengeziwe Sibeko, Leila E. Mansoor, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, David R. Bangsberg, Quarraisha Abdool Karim Background Antiretroviral prophylaxis may be a critical strategy to reduce periconception HIV transmission. Maximizing the benefit of periconception pharmacologic HIV risk-r more

ARKRAY, Inc. (ARKRAY) is engaged in the development and manufacture of medical diagnostic products for diabetes diagnosis, urinalysis and real time diagnosis. The company's principal products includes a broad line of blood glucose monitoring systems, safety lancets and lancing devices, as well as ur more

Aniara Corporation (Aniara) is an invitro diagnostics company engaged in the manufacture marketing and distribution of screening tools, and diagnostic and research reagents for the healthcare market. The flagship product of the company is Check4-Myoglobin Immuno-Chromatographic Rapid Test (Myoglobin more