PEth blood alcohol testing: your questions answered

PEth blood alcohol testing: your questions answered

A phosphatidylethanol (PEth) test is the gold standard of blood alcohol tests, which looks for the presence of PEth, an abnormal phospholipid and direct biomarker of alcohol, in a blood sample. In cases where the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people is...
What are the long-term health risks when you drink alcohol?

What are the long-term health risks when you drink alcohol?

New guidelines on alcohol consumption published in Canada have sparked a fresh debate on alcohol consumption and what it really means for people’s long-term health. The guidelines, funded by Health Canada and published by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and...
Boy or girl: The most common gender prediction myths

Boy or girl: The most common gender prediction myths

It wasn’t too long ago that expectant parents had to wait until the birth to find out their baby’s gender. Thankfully, advances in medical science including ultrasound scans and DNA testing mean that, these days, parents don’t have to wait too long to find out the...
Gardai to use new roadside drug testing device this Christmas

Gardai to use new roadside drug testing device this Christmas

Gardai will be out in force on Ireland’s roads this Christmas, with a new drug testing device designed to deliver rapid results during roadside drug tests. The pocket-sized Securetec DrugWipe® 6s device has been introduced by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS)...
What are the different types of twins?

What are the different types of twins?

As a leading DNA testing laboratory, we often meet families that have experienced multiple births, with twins being the most common of all. The upward ‘trend’ in multiple births has grown significantly over the last 20 years, with factors such as fertility treatments...