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• Bedside detection of the signatures of heart disease

  A disposable point-of-care device has been designed that can detect cardiac troponin I (cTnI) – a biomarker that is highly specific to cardiac injury. The approach uses a surface acoustic wave immunosensor packaged within a disposable microfluidic cartridge that can test for cTnI in the blood. The n more

• Learning the alphabet of gene control

  Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have made a large step towards the understanding of how human genes are regulated. In a new study they identified the DNA sequences that bind to over four hundred proteins that control expression of genes. This knowledge is required to understand how dif more

• Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Collaboration to Establish New Tokyo Biomarker Research Center

  Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. announced a collaboration that aims to introduce mass spectrometry-based workflows and technologies into Japan to advance personalized medicine and healthcare. The intent of the collaboration between Thermo Fisher's Biomarker Research Initiatives in Mass Spectrometry (B more

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