Category: Disease States

Disease States

Partnership Increases Accessibility to Covid-19 Tests in NYC

PerkinElmer, Inc. has announced its collaboration with the Mount Sinai Health System to increase accessibility of SARS-CoV-2 testing in New York City.

Disease States

BD Partners with Schools to Provide COVID Testing

BD, a medical technology company, has been selected by the state of Washington to provide options for COVID-19 testing and screening in K-12 schools.

Disease States

How COVID-19 Is Driving the Need for Lab Automation

Increased automation is needed more than ever to meet the ongoing demand for COVID-19 testing, particularly in small- and medium-size labs.

Cancer

What’s Next for Liquid Biopsy Tests?

Foresight Diagnostics CEO and CSO Jake Chabon gives an overview of what’s next for liquid biopsy testing, and how it will impact the continuum of care.

Infectious Diseases

Saliva Test Indicates if Babies Have Potential Hearing Loss

The research could pave the way for testing of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) to be added to infant hearing screening programs across Australia.

Womens Health

Sema4 Introduces Portfolio of Reproductive Science-Driven Products and Services

Sema4 Elements, a portfolio of information-driven genomic reproductive health solutions that enable providers to treat patients holistically, has launched.

Allergy & Autoimmune

FDA Clears Diagnostic Test for Common Type of Lupus

Thermo Scientific EliA SmDP-S test has been cleared by the FDA for aiding the diagnosis of SLE, the most common type of lupus.

Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular

Prospera Heart Transplant Assessment Test Validated, Launched

Natera, Inc. has announced the validation and availability of its Prospera Heart transplant assessment test for heart transplant recipients.

Dementias & Alzheimer’s

Researchers Investigate if APOE4 Gene Key to Alzheimer’s

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology researchers investigated if the APOE4 gene in astrocytes relates to Alzheimer’s disease.

Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases

Low-Cost Sensors Could Be Key to Detecting Infections in Wounds

Low-cost screen printed carbon sensors — used to rapidly detect bacteria commonly found in wounds — could pave the way for a real-time medical device.

Kidney Disease

Protein in Urine Screening Test Under Utilized

Despite their higher risk of chronic kidney disease, people with hypertension or diabetes usually are not given a protein in the urine test.

Respiratory Disease

Electronic Nose Can Detect Lung Transplant Failure

An electronic “nose” is capable of detecting with 86% accuracy when a lung transplant is beginning to fail.

Sepsis

In The DNA: Shortcut to Identify Pathogens Found

Researchers have developed a new tool that could help provide early warnings of potentially deadly bacterial pathogens which cause sepsis, among other uses.