Parkinson's is a disease which affects the brain, causing problems with movement. The muscles become stiff and sometimes shake, and the person moves more slowly than normal. Parkinson's and dementia are linked because, in some people with Parkinson's disease, dementia may occur as the illness progresses. Dementia is a disorder in which brain function deteriorates, leading to difficulties with remembering, planning and organizing, recognizing people and things, and communicating with others.
Thermo rolls out predictive liver toxicity assay. By Gareth Macdonald Gareth Macdonald, 08-Mar-2011 2011-03-08T00:00:00Z. Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched a predictive assay that, it claims, can assess a drug candidateâs potential to cause liver damage earlier than traditional methods.
4. Precision-This is the ability of the assay to consistently reproduce a result when sub-samples are taken from the same specimen. Within-assay and inter-assay precision are two distinct measures of this can be made as part of the validation procedure.