Using a blood test, a research team has predicted the risk of Alzheimer's disease in people who were clinically diagnosed as not having Alzheimer's disease but who perceived themselves as cognitively impaired.
Researchers have found new forms of tau protein that become abnormal in the very early stages of Alzheimer's disease before cognitive problems develop.
A new study by UC Davis pathologists suggests that many patients are mistakenly diagnosed with Clostridium difficile and do not need antibiotic treatment.
Fifty peptides have been identified in the urine of liver fibrosis patients in a new study that could pave the way for a potential diagnostic urine test for the condition.
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The study data provides a potential new approach to early detection of prostate cancer and an alternative to invasive biopsies.
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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.
Read MoreThe estimated prevalence of autism spectrum disorder is now one in 54 children, compared to the previous estimate of one in 59 children in 2018.
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“Bright’s abrupt reassignment raises serious questions whether the Trump administration retaliated against him for advocating for science.”
Read MorePhase II drug trials systematically overestimate the efficacy of therapeutics, so that subsequent phase III trials often produce disappointing results.
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The award will support development of a high-speed, low-cost, and energy-efficient platform for reading data that has been stored in DNA.
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The noninvasive technique utilizes a handheld device to find a pattern of subtle electrical signals in the retina that are different in children on the autism spectrum.
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Sustainable harvesting of limulus amebocyte lysate could save hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs per year, while offering life-saving clinical uses for humans.
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Purdue researchers have developed a lanthanide-based assay coupled with a laser that can be used to detect toxins and pathogenic E. coli in food samples, water, and industrial materials.
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Tracking vertical smooth pursuit in a patient’s eyes can help doctors accurately and quantifiably identify those with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury.
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Researchers at Okayama University developed a technique to uncover molecules within the blood that can help doctors differentiate patients with Alzheimer’s disease from healthy individuals.
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Purdue engineers have built a device that would allow disease specialists to use sound waves to detect the stiffness of an extracellular matrix sample.
Read MoreThe researchers examined 1990–2017 data from the Global Burden of Disease Study pertaining to 195 countries and territories.
Read MoreThe MARS platform is a cell isolation and sample preparation system designed for high-throughput, high-efficiency, and high-recovery automated cell separation and sample preparation.
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