Category: Disease States

Disease States

A dPCR technique for screening malaria parasite genomes will help identify mutations that allow them to dodge detection by some rapid tests.

Everyone has a small number of an unusual thymocyte cell, which can become a form of leukemia called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

The diagnosis of congenital CMV in newborns is challenging and impossible to predict. Testing must be completed within 21 days of birth.

Black and Asian women are more likely to experience delays in getting breast biopsies after a mammogram identifies an abnormality.

Antibodies that recognize COVID's internal proteins could play an important role in understanding immunity and disease outcomes.

Yourgene Health launched a new solution which aims to help NIPT providers reduce no-call rates by optimizing average fetal fraction.

The CDC launched a new report offering up-to-date county-level maps of seven different disease-causing germs or pathogens cause by ticks.

Elucid is developing a novel, non-invasive medical software to comprehensively characterize cardiovascular disease.

A relatively unstudied protein associated with neurodegeneration may better diagnose and treat Alzheimer's disease.

A specific subtype of macrophages in progressive NAFLD serve as useful biomarkers of liver disease progression.

Millions of COVID patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury, a condition where the kidneys fail to filter waste from the blood.

Natera showcased its Prospera Lung donor-derived cell-free DNA test for assessing rejection and allograft injury in lung transplant patients.

Improving outcomes with sepsis is dependent on timely diagnosis and treatment. Culture-independent testing is one way to save time.