A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill shows an urgent need for improved ...

A prospective cohort study has found that repeat testing in 48-hour intervals with a rapid antigen test (Ag-RDT) may be required to rule out SARS-CoV-2 infection. This means that people testing for ...

Reverse transcriptase-PCR (RT-PCR)--a method for assessing gene expression, detecting low copy number mRNA transcripts, and generating complementary DNAs (cDNAs) for cloning--converts an RNA template ...

Refining the serum miR-371a-3p test for viable germ cell tumor detection: Identification and definition of an indeterminate range. Descriptive statistics summarizing the distribution of RT-qPCR (Cq) ...

In this ‘Peek behind the paper’, Elena Martens-Uzunova (left), Assistant Professor in the Department of Urology at the Erasmus University Medical Center (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), discusses her ...

PCR, or Polymerase Chain Reaction, is a revolutionary molecular biology technique that allows for the rapid amplification of specific DNA sequences. It is an essential tool in various fields, ...

Evaluation of gene expression signatures induced by stromal factors as a predictor of survival in breast cancer. Methods: This was a retrospective study of 116 patients with ductal invasive breast ...

In vitro diagnostics (IVD) is an umbrella term for tests conducted on blood or tissue samples to detect diseases, determine the efficacy of novel or established treatments, and monitor health.

According to WHO, it can be difficult to clinically distinguish Ebola disease from other infectious diseases such as malaria, typhoid fever, shigellosis, meningitis and other viral haemorrhagic fevers ...

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of PCR technologies, highlighting the benefits, workflows and applications of endpoint PCR, qPCR and dPCR. Using gene expression profiling as a central ...