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Category: Blood test

Posted on September 21, 2019

Delhi team fabricates a sensor to detect drug-resistant leukaemia

A highly sensitive carbon nanotube-based sensor capable of detecting multidrug-resistant myeloid leukemia cells even when present at very low concentration of 10 cells per ml has been fabricated by Delhi-based…

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Posted on August 31, 2019September 1, 2019

Cheap, filter-based kits developed for TB diagnosis, drug-resistance testing

Three cheap, filter-based kits developed by a multi-institutional team and an industry partner improves the sensitivity of LED fluorescence microscopy by 5%, enable transport of sputum samples at ambient conditions…

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Posted on June 29, 2019June 29, 2019

IIT Hyderabad fabricates device for early diagnosis of heart attack

IIT Hyderabad researchers have fabricated a a microfluidic device that can detect cardiac biomarker cardiac troponin I over a wide range. The microfluidic device can detect the biomarker even when…

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Posted on March 23, 2019March 23, 2019

A large study measures blood biochemical parameters of Indian adolescents

The blood biochemical parameters —  lipid profile (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL and triglycerides), plasma glucose, insulin, HbA1c, urea, and creatinine — of Indian adolescents were measured in a large study…

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Posted on March 21, 2019March 21, 2019

Majority of MDR-TB cases in India due to direct transmission: Lancet

While India has set a highly ambitious target of “eliminating TB by 2025”, modelling studies published today say incidence and mortality will reduce by just 57% and 72% respectively by…

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Posted on March 9, 2019

IIT Hyderabad’s device detects heart attack early

IIT Hyderabad researchers have fabricated a low-cost, ultra-sensitive device that is capable of detecting the cardiac biomarker troponin T protein. Compared with the current limit of detection, the bioelectrode was able…

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Posted on February 23, 2019

IIT Roorkee identify salivary protein biomarkers of breast, ovarian cancer metastasis

IIT Roorkee researchers have identified certain proteins found in saliva that can be used as potential biomarkers indicative of breast and ovarian cancer metastasis. The composition and expression of salivary…

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Posted on February 2, 2019February 3, 2019

CCMB develops paper-based device to determine lipid profile

CCMB researchers have fabricated a paper-based microfluidic device for rapid determination of lipid profile. Cholesterol and triglycerides can be detected in less than eight minutes and only 10 microlitre of…

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