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Paper Diagnostic Tests Could Save Thousands of Lives

March 28, 2016

DFA Livertest: Postage stamp-sized paper tests developed by the non-profit Diagnostics for All can screen for drug toxicity by measuring enzymes produced by liver cells (Courtesy of Diagnostics for All, Inc.) When someone with a high fever [more...]

Rapid Test Kit Detects Dengue Antibodies from Saliva

January 29, 2015

This is a 3-D model of IBN’s rapid test kit that detects dengue-specific antibodies. (Credit: IBN, A*STAR) Finding out whether you have been infected with dengue may soon be as easy as spitting into a rapid test kit. The Institute of [more...]