Light microscope image of red blood cells infected with malaria. The dark purple spots in a few of the cells are malaria parasites.

The team is hopeful that the discovery will lead to a new blood test to monitor cancer patients with tissue damage and enhanced treatment strategies for patients with blood cancers and other diseases.

A handheld pinprick blood test could someday deliver results in as little as an hour, a new study shows. The portable device, ...

Approach based on orbital angular momentum could assist surgeries and biopsies. Reported in Light Science & Applications, the ...

“ONE microscopy could enable a visual diagnosis of protein misfolding diseases such as Parkinson's disease based on blood samples,” says Professor Rizzoli. Using ONE microscopy, it has already been ...

During the peer-review process the editor and reviewers write an eLife assessment that summarises the significance of the findings reported in the article (on a scale ranging from landmark to useful) ...

New research from University of Utah Health has identified a promising target for new antimalarial drugs: a protein called ...

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In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of California, Irvine, have discovered a new cause of brain ...

People often believe they are allergic to house dust. But of the 20% of Australians suffering with allergies, a number are ...

Here, we review the methods that are used to detect or diagnose PM, including blood smear microscopy, RDTs, PCR-based methods, and finally placental histology, which is often cited as the gold ...

Microscopic colitis is an inflammation of the ... A person with MC needs to consult a doctor for a blood test to rule out celiac disease. There is no cure for celiac disease, but a gluten-free ...