Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers measured from finger-prick dried blood samples closely match standard plasma tests and predict ...

Finger-prick dried blood sampling can accurately measure key Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers, including p-tau217, GFAP, and ...

Background: Studies measuring human growth hormone (hGH) in blood during exercise have mainly used venous sampling. The invasive nature of this procedure makes evaluation of hGH impossible in various ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine if heel warming prior to heelstick increases the volume of blood collected compared to no warming. STUDY DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial involving 100 preterm and term ...

The specimen of choice that enables the collection of small blood volumes from neonatal or critically ill patients is a capillary blood specimen. This specimen type has gained favour with many ...

Background. Reliable reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)–based diagnosis of Ebola virus infection currently requires a blood sample obtained by intravenous puncture. During the ...

New potential for Alzheimer disease biomarker testing found in dried blood collection derived from capillary blood.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Babson Diagnostics (Babson), a transformative medical technology company, is improving the way the public receives diagnostic blood testing. According to the CDC, 70% ...

BD and Babson Diagnostics have recently announced a strategic partnership agreement, with the aim of making laboratory-quality diagnostic testing more accessible to patients. This will be achieved ...

Blood biomarkers like p-tau217 are emerging as a way to detect Alzheimer's disease. The first FDA-approved blood-based ...

Becton Dickinson has received 510(k) clearance for a device that collects blood from a fingerstick instead of from the vein. The MiniDraw Capillary Blood Collection System container is slightly larger ...