The Comet Assay, also known as single cell gel electrophoresis (SCRE), helps scientists to determine whether there has been deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage to a single cell from apoptosis (cell ...

The attachment and removal of phosphate from proteins, called 'reversible phosphorylation', is catalyzed by two classes of enzyme, called 'protein kinases' and 'protein phosphatases'. Protein ...

Assays are used in a diverse range of fields within the life sciences, and have become routine work in forensic, pharmaceutical, and microbiology labs. When designing an assay for any purpose, the ...

Alzheimer’s disease blood test developer Quanterix put forward new clinical data from its Simoa assay, which it described as ...

The assay results indicate a substantial improvement in oxide concentrations compared to previous benchmarks from Trapper ...

There are many instances within the life sciences where detection and quantification of antigens or antibodies within a sample in a timely and cost-effective manner is important. From identifying ...

The recurrence score based on the 21-gene breast cancer assay predicts chemotherapy benefit if it is high and a low risk of recurrence in the absence of chemotherapy if it is low; however, there is ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that ultrasensitive ctDNA assays significantly enhance prognosis for large B-cell lymphoma, outperforming traditional PET assessments.

Synucleinopathies are a group of neurodegenerative diseases caused by the abnormal accumulation α-synuclein, a protein normally found in the brain and neurons. Incorrect folding of α-synuclein leads ...

Antibiotic treatment duration was not linked to improved outcomes for patients hospitalized with CAP, suggesting a need for tailored prescribing.

NICE has assessed the procalcitonin tests (ADVIA Centaur BRAHMS PCT assay, BRAHMS PCT Sensitive Kryptor assay, Elecsys BRAHMS PCT assay, LIAISON BRAHMS PCT assay and VIDAS BRAHMS PCT assay) to help ...