PerkinElmer Collaborates with Public Health England to Evaluate SCID Screening
Public Health England will use PerkinElmer’s EnLite Neonatal TREC kit at three of six sites to screen newborns for this rare inherited genetic condition.
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Novel Device Could ‘Hear’ Disease through Extracellular Matrix
Purdue engineers have built a device that would allow disease specialists to use sound waves to detect the stiffness of an extracellular matrix sample.
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Study Shows Popular Molecular Tests Overdiagnose C. Difficile Infections
A new study by UC Davis pathologists suggests that many patients are mistakenly diagnosed with Clostridium difficile and do not need antibiotic treatment.
Study Demonstrates Clinical Utility and Accuracy of Panel Test for Patients with Symptoms of Autoimmune Encephalopathy
A study found positive correlations between Cunningham panel assay results and patients’ neuropsychiatric symptoms.
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Blood Test May Detect Whether Children Are Getting Enough Sleep
Study results could provide the basis for a test that could serve not only to assess sleep hygiene but to determine susceptibility to a range of health conditions.
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FDA Announces Collaborative Review of Scientific Evidence to Support Associations between Genetic Information and Specific Medications
A collaboration between CDRH and CDER provides FDA’s view of the current state of the science in pharmacogenetic testing.
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Air Force Contract Supports Development of Diagnostic and Treatment for PTSD
With the support of a US Air Force SBIR contract, Neurovation Labs is working to develop the first diagnostic brain scan and companion medication for PTSD.
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High Incidence of PI3K Pathway Alterations Observed in Breast Tumors
Study results showed a high prevalence of hotspot mutations in PIK3CA, and that 8% of breast tumors carry uncommon activating PIK3CA mutations.
Read MoreHHS Seeks Abstract Submissions for 2019-nCoV Diagnostics Development
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will review submissions from organizations seeking to develop molecular diagnostics for 2019-nCoV.
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MU Researchers Identify Potential Cause of Elevated Nighttime Blood Pressure among OSA Patients
Cell secretions may be key to diagnosing and treating nocturnal hypertension.
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Targeted Cancer Medicine Offers Hope for Neuroblastoma Treatment
Targeted cancer treatment using an ALK inhibitor in combination with a PIM1 inhibitor can increase the chances of survival of children with an unfavorable prognosis.
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Pregnant Women with Eating Disorders and Their Children at Higher Risk of Complications
Children born to mothers with eating disorders had a small head circumference and an increased risk of premature birth.
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High Androgen Levels during Pregnancy Increase the Risk of PCOS for Several Generations
Daughters of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome are five times more likely to be diagnosed with the syndrome as adults, and the generational transmission is driven by high androgen levels during pregnancy.
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DNA Star Creates Ultrasensitive Test for Dengue Virus
The test represents a new approach that could be used to detect and kill viruses in the bloodstream.
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BARDA Funds HostDx Test Development
Inflammatix’s HostDx fever test reads the immune system to rapidly diagnose acute infections at the point of care.
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Sheba Medical Center Uses Novel Technology to Detect and Target Cancer
Circulating tumor cell analysis, using the Ikoniscope platform to find extremely rare cells, has great potential to transform the cancer diagnostic landscape.
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Ceres Nanosciences Launches Nanotrap Virus Capture Kit
The Nanotrap virus capture kit concentrates whole virus particles from complex biological matrices to produce high-quality material suitable for a range of applications.
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Collaboration to Advance the Identification of Novel Biomarkers
Thermo Fisher Scientific and Owlstone Medical are collaborating to identify novel biomarkers via noninvasive breath sampling.
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