Rapid Micro Methods Blog

From COVID to Cancer, Rapid At-Home Test is 100x More Sensitive

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller The recent rise of rapid at-home tests has made it easier to …

byRapidMicro •July 23, 2025

Bacteria-Specific PET Scan Detects Lung Infections With Precision

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller Researchers have developed a bacteria-targeted PET tracer tha…

byRapidMicro •July 21, 2025

“Sniffing” Bodily Fluids to Diagnose Bacterial Infections and Detect Antimicrobial Resistance

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller Tiny sensors, similar to breathalyzers, could “sniff out” bac…

byRapidMicro •July 21, 2025

IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Clay-based Covid Detection Device

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwah…

byRapidMicro •July 01, 2025

KPU Researchers Develop New Test to Save B.C.’s Salmon Population

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller Researchers at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Applied Geno…

byRapidMicro •July 01, 2025

NYU Abu Dhabi Researchers Develop Paper-based Diagnostic Tool for Rapid, Affordable Infectious Disease Detection

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller A team of scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi has developed a paper-b…

byRapidMicro •July 01, 2025

Paper-based Diagnostic Tool Developed for Rapid, Affordable Infectious Disease Detection

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller A team of scientists at NYU Abu Dhabi has developed a breakth…

byRapidMicro •June 19, 2025

Sepsis Fatalities Reduced as Microbio, ARM Hub Combine AI with Pathogen Detection Biotech

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller Brisbane-based startup Microbio, which developed a rapid diag…

byRapidMicro •June 19, 2025

New Diagnostic Tool Uses Bioluminescence To Detect Viruses

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller Researchers at Mass General Brigham have developed a diagnost…

byRapidMicro •June 09, 2025

Rapid Bedside Test Predicts Sepsis with Over 90 Percent Accuracy

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller Canadian scientists have developed a blood test and portable …

byRapidMicro •May 28, 2025

Metagenomic NGS Triples Pathogen Detection in Lung Infections Over Traditional Tests

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller A new retrospective study by researchers at the Department of…

byRapidMicro •May 28, 2025

U of Nevada Scientists are Breaking Barriers in Global Diagnostics

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller David AuCoin, Ph.D., professor and chair of Microbiology and …

byRapidMicro •May 27, 2025

Portable Device Captures Airborne Molecules for Noninvasive Disease Detection

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller If you've ever sat waiting at the doctor's office to …

byRapidMicro •May 27, 2025

Mass Spectrometry Method Identifies Pathogens Within Minutes

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller Traditionally, bacterial diseases are diagnosed by the tediou…

byRapidMicro •May 14, 2025

New Molecular Label Could Lead to Simpler, Faster Tuberculosis Tests

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller Tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease, i…

byRapidMicro •May 14, 2025

Novel Breath Test Shows Promise for Diagnosing and Monitoring Bacterial Infections

Image created by Dr. Michael J. Miller A new, non-invasive breath test has emerged as a potential br…

byRapidMicro •May 14, 2025