A single blood test, designed to pick up chemical signals indicative of the presence of many different types of cancer, could potentially thwart progression to advanced disease while the malignancy is still at an early stage and amenable to treatment in up to half of cases, suggests a new study.
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Process mapping, FMEA and FTA: practical approaches to risk assessment
Stephen MacDonald continues his new series on the management of risk in the pathology laboratory environment with a look at three practical approaches, process mapping, failure mode and effects analysis, and fault tree analysis.
Avian influenza virus infection: a selection of research interest
The recent spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the domestic and wild bird population has once again caused thoughts to turn to ongoing pandemic preparedness both in animals and humans. Here, Pathology in Practice Science Editor Brian Nation reviews a selection of current interest in this virus in the scientific literature.
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Efficient slide scanning with Hamamatsu’s new NanoZoomer S540MD
Imaging technology firm Hamamatsu Photonics has announced the release of the new NanoZoomer S540MD slide scanner system.
Industry-first modular spectral flow cytometry solution
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has launched a modular spectral flow cytometry system, the CytoFLEX mosaic Spectral Detection Module, which the company says is an industry first.
Una Health introduces QuikRead go Plus
Una Health has launched the QuikRead go Plus, the latest advancement in rapid diagnostic technology from Aidian, promising an upgraded user interface and enhanced connectivity.
Novel measles antibody detection assay
Revvity has announced the launch of EUROIMMUN’s CE-marked Anti-Measles Virus ELISA 2.0 (IgG) to support the diagnosis of a measles virus infection or to determine the immune status against measles virus.
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