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Occult Blood Test Increases Colon Cancer Screenings

A new study suggests that noninvasive fecal immunochemical tests might be more effective in prompting participation in potentially lifesaving colorectal cancer screening than colonoscopy, a more expensive and invasive procedure. More...
13 Aug 2013
Image: DSQ II single quadrupole gas chromatography/mass spectrometry systems (Photo courtesy of Thermo Scientific).

Blood Test May Predict Risk for Septic Death

Sepsis is a common cause of death, but outcomes in individual patients are difficult to predict, however a novel blood test may facilitate such a prediction. More...
08 Aug 2013
Image: Clostridium difficile colonies grown on cycloserine mannitol agar (Photo courtesy of Janice Carr).

Bacterial Strain Type and Biomarkers Predict Mortality

Clostridium difficile genotype predicts mortality after C. difficile infection, and excess mortality correlates with genotype-specific changes in biomarkers. More...
08 Aug 2013
Image: The FISH-based HPV-associated Cancer Test (FHACT) is a single hybridization assay for the detection of chromosomal regions often observed early in HPV-associated precancers, and as such represent biomarkers of HPV-associated cancer progression (Photo courtesy of Cancer Genetics, Inc.).

Study Confirms Efficacy of New Cervical Cancer Fluorescence Assay

A novel FISH assay that simultaneously detects gains at four chromosomal loci is now available to clinical laboratories for the detection of cancerous and precancerous cervical cells. More...
08 Aug 2013

Blood Test Differentiates Fibromyalgia Syndrome

A finger-stick blood sample test has been developed to detect fibromyalgia syndrome, a painful disorder that is difficult to diagnose. More...
07 Aug 2013
Image: Malaria parasites infect two blood cells (Photo courtesy of Lennart Nilsson).

Clinical Relevance of Biomarkers Evaluated for Malaria

Early diagnosis and risk stratification is important in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria for rapid initiation of antimalarial treatment and prevention of complications. More...
31 Jul 2013
Image: API 3000 triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer (Photo courtesy of Applied Biosystems).

Blood Test Determines Reduced and Oxidized Glutathione

Diminished levels of glutathione and the ratio of GSH to glutathione disulfide can serve as important indicators of oxidative stress and disease risk. More...
31 Jul 2013
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