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‘Band-Aid’ That Measures Glucose Levels in Sweat Developed
Scientists have developed a "band-aid" that measures biomarkers, including glucose levels, in sweat to monitor health conditions.
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FDA Clears Qvin Test that Uses Menstrual Blood
The clearance makes it possible for women who live with diabetes to receive monitoring of A1c, using laboratory tests performed on the Q-Pad.
New Transistor Measures Glucose in Saliva
A prototype sensor that measures glucose levels in saliva could eventually offer a simple and painless way for people to monitor diabetes.
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What do A1c Diagnostic Tests Depend on for Success?   Â
While A1c is the diagnostic gold standard for determining if a patient has diabetes, there are a variety of tests that provide flexibility.
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New Guidelines on Diabetes Testing Aims to Improve Patient CareÂ
ADLM, in collaboration with the ADA, released evidence-based guidelines to help diagnose patients with diabetes using the latest lab tools.Â
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Siemens’ Enhanced Liver Fibrosis Test Gets FDA Breakthrough Device Designation
The U.S. FDA has granted a Breakthrough Device Designation for the Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) Test from Siemens Healthineers.
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Proteins Predict Step in Type 1 Diabetes Development
Scientists have taken an important step forward in predicting who will develop Type 1 diabetes months before symptoms appear.
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Grant Awarded to Develop Test to Predict Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes
OmegaQuant has been awarded a grant to develop a dried blood spot test identifying fatty acid patterns that predict metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes as early screening tools.
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Future Diabetes-Related Complications Predicted by Childhood Screening
New research from NIH found that blood glucose levels obtained at childhood examinations predicted future diabetes-related complications.
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Could GCK Gene Experiments Improve Disease Diagnosis?
It’s hoped new understanding of the GCK gene and its role in the development of diabetes could help increase the usefulness of DNA sequencing.
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Artificial Intelligence Solution Expands Access to Care
Digital Diagnostics, an artificial intelligence diagnostic health care company, has expanded into lab settings in the Southeastern U.S.
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Rapid A1c Test Aims to Reduce Diabetes Diagnosis Inaccuracies
Orange Biomed is currently conducting studies of a rapid A1c, a glycated hemoglobin analyzer through single-cell analysis of red blood cells.
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New Test Could Help Identify Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Analyzing changes to DNA in the blood can improve the ability to predict a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes within a decade.
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Metabolon Launches Targeted Panels to Help Identify Gut Health Biomarkers
The new panels are designed to target dozens of microbially-derived metabolites across multiple pathways to advance pre-clinical efforts.
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How Gut Microbiota May Help Diagnose Diseases
A recent study compared the gut microbiota and gut-derived metabolites between healthy controls and individuals with fatty liver.
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New Diabetes Diagnostic Method Harnesses Urinary Acetone
A research team has identified a new non-invasive screening method for Type 2 diabetes (T2D) by harnessing urinary acetones.
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Blood-Based Metabolic Signature Outperforms Standard Method for Predicting Diet, Disease Risk
The method uses molecular profiling and AI to develop dietary signatures to predict cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes risks.
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