Category: Disease States

Disease States

Monod Bio Receives $1.5M Gates Foundation Grant for TB Diagnostic Development

Seattle startup will use funding to develop urine-based tuberculosis test using engineered NovoBodies technology for low-resource settings.

Disease States

BioPorto Highlights FDA-Cleared ProNephro AKI Test Amid Growing Focus on Kidney Injury Biomarkers

Company showcases FDA-cleared ProNephro AKI test as acute kidney injury remains key focus for laboratory medicine professionals.

Disease States

Blood-Based Biomarker Testing for Alzheimer’s Gets Formal Guidance

The Alzheimer's Association released its first clinical practice guideline on the use of blood-based biomarker tests.

Cancer

Mass General Brigham Launches Trials of Blood Test to Guide Post-Surgery Cancer Care

Two studies will evaluate circulating tumor DNA as a guide for post-surgical cancer treatment decisions.

Infectious Diseases

Pride & Prevention: New Hope in the Fight Against HIV

Clinical labs help drive early HIV detection and support efforts to prevent its spread.

Womens Health

Natera Launches Fetal Focus Noninvasive Prenatal Test for Inherited Conditions

The new noninvasive prenatal test addresses testing gaps when biological fathers are unavailable for carrier screening by analyzing fetal DNA from maternal blood samples.

Allergy & Autoimmune

Basophil Activation Test Shows Superior Accuracy for Pediatric Milk Allergy Diagnosis

New research demonstrates BAT outperforms standard allergy tests in children under 2, potentially reducing need for oral food challenges by nearly half.

Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular

Should Labs Add Lp(a) Testing to Their Menus?

Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), is a genetically determined and under-recognized cardiovascular disease risk factor.

Dementias & Alzheimer’s

Korean Researchers Develop SERS Platform 100,000 Times More Sensitive Than ELISA for Alzheimer’s Detection

The surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy platform can detect amyloid beta biomarkers at ultra-low concentrations in body fluids, potentially enabling earlier diagnosis and monitoring of disease progression.

Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases

Balancing POC and Lab Testing for Diabetes Management

It's essential to integrate point-of-care testing devices cautiously alongside traditional laboratory tests to ensure robust diabetes management.

Kidney Disease

Quest Diagnostics Completes Acquisition of Clinical Testing Assets from Fresenius Medical Care

With the acquisition, Quest will now provide dialysis lab testing for independent clinics that were previously served by Spectra Laboratories.

Respiratory Disease

Yourgene Health Cystic Fibrosis Assay Receives IVDR Accreditation

The Cystic Fibrosis Base assay has received IVDR accreditation, ensuring high standards for detecting cystic fibrosis mutations.

Sepsis

Study Links Rapid Sepsis Screening to Fewer Admissions and Safer Discharges

A multicenter study found that early sepsis risk testing at triage led to more ED discharges and lower inpatient bed use without compromising patient safety.