Henry Ford Hospital researchers have found that the presence of excess protein in a common urine test is an effective prognostic marker of acute renal failure in patients with severe sepsis.

Few patients with abnormal protein dipstick results have follow-up albuminuria quantification, according to a research letter published online Oct. 1 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Noting that ...

A St. Louis chemist is one of many people who ask for decaf, and then wonder if it's really decaf. Jack Ladenson says he's getting more sensitive to caffeine. So he wants to test what a restaurant ...

Over a million people each year, most of them in the "meningitis belt" in Africa, contract bacterial meningitis, a potentially deadly infection of tissues that line the brain and spinal cord. The ...

A dipstick test alone may be the best initial screen to test for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in febrile infants, the authors of a study published online April 28 in Pediatrics conclude. Previous ...

Scientists have developed a quick and simple diagnosis method, similar to a dipstick pregnancy test, to fight a deadly sleeping sickness. The test to diagnose Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) just ...

We took advantage of two holidays in one taste test. Last Wednesday, on National Potato Chip Day, we sat down with some tasty dips in honor of National Chip and Dip Day, which is March 23. When ...

Taking a page from home-pregnancy tests, scientists have designed a dipstick that can detect traces of cocaine or other drugs in a person's bodily fluids. Researchers from the University of Illinois ...