Currently, many patients are presenting themselves at the doctor’s with symptoms of the common cold, such as cough, runny nose, headache and fever. These symptoms are typical of this time of year and can be caused by a number of different pathogens. In many cases, only differential diagnostics can help to identify the pathogen and […]
EUROIMMUN chemiluminescence immunoassays (ChLIA) for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarkers provide reliable analytical and clinical performance, as demonstrated in two newly published studies performed in a collaboration between researchers at EUROIMMUN and the Memory Clinic of the University Hospital Magdeburg, Germany. Measurement of the four core biomarkers beta-amyloid (Aβ) 1-40, Aβ1-42, total tau and tau phosphorylated
The number of registered whooping cough cases this year is much higher than it was at the same time last year. After a longer break due to the COVID protection measures, case numbers now return to their pre-pandemic levels in many countries. In Germany, another temporary trend was observed: For 2022/2023 the Robert-Koch-Institut (RKI) notes
Does the following sound familiar? While walking in the woods, you find yourself admiring all of mother nature‘s gifts – many of which look more than delicious: … But you cannot help but think to yourself: „I better not pick the ones close to the ground”. After all, we have been taught to fear the
As the COVID-19 pandemic has recently demonstrated, vaccinations are one of the most important and effective preventive measures in medicine for the protection against an infectious disease. Dengue fever is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide, but often underestimated. Dengue fever is caused by dengue virus (DENV) which is, among others, spread to
