Category: Disease States

Disease States

Foresight Diagnostics Patent Issued for Minimal Residual Disease Detection Technology

The USPTO granted Foresight Diagnostics a patent for the detection of MRD using its personalized phased variant detection platform.

Disease States

Is At-Home Testing the Key to Future Pandemic Response?

The pandemic changed many aspects of American society, including the acceptance and prevalence of at-home testing.

Disease States

How oncRNA Technology Could Revolutionize Cancer Diagnostics

Exai Bio combines novel oncRNA technology with AI to develop next-generation liquid biopsy tests that will aid in the detection of cancer.

Cancer

Clinical Practice Guidelines Recommend Genetic Testing for Those with Breast Cancer

Invitae released a study recommending genetic testing for those with breast cancer, and showing how testing improves patient outcomes.

Infectious Diseases

Pin-Prick Blood Test Identifies Immunity to COVID

A simple finger-prick blood test can help identify people who are most at risk of being reinfected with COVID-19.

Womens Health

New Ovarian Cancer Detection Tech Developed at Wilmot

New tech can capture stray ovarian cancer cells from a blood test and predict cancer in those who have a lesion or cyst in the pelvic region.

Allergy & Autoimmune

Bio-Techne Presents Initial Data on Sjögren’s Syndrome Monitoring Assay

Exosome Diagnostics presented data on their novel non-invasive saliva profiling assay for Sjögren's Syndrome diagnosis and monitoring.

Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular

Low-Cost Disease Diagnosis by Mapping Heart Sounds

Aortic valve stenosis occurs when the aortic valve narrows, constricting blood flow from the heart through the artery and to the entire body.

Dementias & Alzheimer’s

In-Silico-Designed Protein Probes May Diagnose Neurodegenerative Diseases Earlier

Researchers designed in silico “molecular probes” able to track the progress of a protein that misbehaves in neurodegenerative diseases.

Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases

Cold Method for Clearer Fatty Liver Observation Found

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, a type of fatty liver disease that might progress to cancer, is a prevalent health concern among the obese.

Kidney Disease

New Research May Help Curb Racial Disparities in Kidney Disease Diagnosis, Treatment

Research shows that removing a race modifier from a formula used to diagnose kidney disease may lead to equitable care for Black patients.

Respiratory Disease

Natera’s Lung Donor Test Effectively Monitors Transplant Complications

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

Sepsis

Reviewing Limitations of Current Lab Inputs To Antibiotic Decision Making

A simple test that can be a beacon for improved patient outcomes, shorter lengths-of-stays, and reduced rates of antibiotic prescription and antibiotic resistance1-6