Category: Disease States

Disease States

Illumina Partners Advance Cancer Research with Multiomics Technologies

Studies demonstrate spatial transcriptomics, 5-base sequencing, and proteomics applications in oncology diagnostics and therapeutic development.

Disease States

New Endometrial Sampling Device Receives FDA Clearance for Cancer Detection

Utepreva LLC has received FDA clearance for its single-use endometrial sampler, which employs three sampling mechanisms to improve tissue yield for cytologic and molecular analysis in early endometrial cancer detection.

Disease States

Bringing Clarity to Autoimmune and Allergy Diagnostics

As autoimmune and allergy test volumes rise, labs are prioritizing workflow standardization and structured testing pathways to ensure reliable results, according to Santhosh Nair, president of immunodiagnostics at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

Cancer

Ultima Genomics Presents New Data for Cancer Detection Technology at AACR 2026

Ultima Genomics presented data at AACR 2026 showing its ppmSeq technology detected circulating tumor DNA at low single-digit parts-per-million in a TRACERx pilot of 50 plasma samples.

Infectious Diseases

CE Mark Granted for Rapid Bacterial vs Viral Infection Test

The high-throughput host-response assay provides results in approximately 20 minutes to help guide treatment decisions and antimicrobial stewardship.

Womens Health

Alternative Blood Test More Effective for Guiding Heart Disease Treatment

Research indicates that apolipoprotein B testing outperforms standard LDL cholesterol tests in predicting risk and guiding therapy.

Allergy & Autoimmune

Roche Receives CE Mark for Multiple Sclerosis Blood Test

The Elecsys NfL test measures a protein associated with nerve cell injury to monitor disease activity in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.

Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular

Updated Guideline Issued on Lipid and Cholesterol Management, Expanding Role of Key Biomarker Tests

The ACC, AHA, and nine other associations have issued an updated dyslipidemia guideline, recommending earlier intervention and expanded use of lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein B testing to improve cardiovascular risk assessment.

Dementias & Alzheimer’s

Clinical Trial to Evaluate Finger-Prick Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

The study will analyze three key proteins to determine if blood-based biomarkers can provide an earlier and more accessible diagnostic method.

Diabetes & Metabolic Diseases

New Blood Test Score Identifies Hidden Alcohol-Related Liver Disease

Researchers at UC San Diego have developed the MAPI score, a blood test using five standard lab values to distinguish alcohol-related liver injury from metabolic causes, according to a study in Gastroenterology.

Kidney Disease

Insight Molecular Diagnostics Nears FDA Submission for Kidney Transplant Rejection Test Kit

Insight Molecular Diagnostics has completed clinical validation and received ISO 13485 certification for its GraftAssureDx kidney transplant rejection test kit, moving toward FDA submission, according to the company.

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

Sepsis Diagnostic Test Shapes ED Physician Decision-Making, Study Finds

A multicenter, vignette-based study found that adding a rapid sepsis test result to standard clinical data changed or reinforced diagnostic decisions in 86% of cases.