Dried blood spot (DBS) have been used as an alternative to plasma to increase access to HIV viral load monitoring and early infant diagnosis. DBS has also been applied as a sample collection method to ...

Babies undergo a newborn screening test for inherited metabolic disorders within seven days of birth. The test checks for risk factors such as hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria and maple syrup urine ...

Due to the rapid human-to-human transmission and predominance of asymptomatic carriers, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains an international public health concern, ...

In vitro diagnostics, marketed directly to consumers without the involvement of a health care provider are called direct-to-consumer tests, or DTC, which are facilitated through easy-to-collect sample ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tasso, Inc., the leading provider of patient-centric, clinical grade blood collection solutions, today announced the launch of its next generation technology for dried blood ...

Approval was granted at the Executive Committee yesterday ahead of today's meeting of the Foundation Board, the organisation's highest policy-making body. The organisation said the document harmonises ...

Quantifying amino acids from DBS using optical detection typically requires complex mixtures of buffers and/or ion-pair reagents, along with lengthy analytical run times. This study demonstrates the ...