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Image: The droplet digital polymerase chain reaction system (Photo courtesy of Bio-Rad).

Gene-Based Blood Tests Identify More Skin Cancers

Genetic testing of tumor and blood fluid samples from people with and without one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer has shown that two new blood tests can reliably detect previously unidentifiable forms of the disease. More...
20 Apr 2017
Image: The cobas TaqScreen WNV test: a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to detect West Nile virus (WNV) RNA in plasma from blood, organ and tissue donor (Photo courtesy of Roche Diagnostics).

Routine Donor Screening Revealed Acute Usutu Virus

Usutu virus (USUV) an Old World flavivirus included in the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) antigenic complex is transmitted by mosquitoes to birds that act as the main amplifying hosts, while humans are considered incidental or dead-end hosts. More...
20 Apr 2017
Image: The FilmArray multiplex polymerase chain reaction system used for point-of -care diagnosis of acute respiratory diseases (Photo courtesy of bioMérieux).

Novel Flu Test Developed to Speed Up Treatment

A novel way of using a swab test has been developed which can rapidly diagnose influenza and other viral infections in patients with severe respiratory conditions, resulting in shorter courses of antibiotics and less time in hospital. More...
20 Apr 2017

Urine Biomarkers May Identify Down Syndrome Patients with OSA

A panel of urine biomarkers has been identified that may allow clinicians to easily diagnose Down syndrome patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). More...
18 Apr 2017
Image: The AsperGenius is a multiplex real-time PCR assay which rapidly diagnoses Aspergillus infections and simultaneously identifies multi-azole resistance (Photo courtesy of PathoNostics).

Novel Assay Discriminates Several Aspergillus Species

Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is mainly caused by Aspergillus fumigatus and when diagnosis is made early and first line therapy with voriconazole is initiated promptly, a relatively low mortality is observed. More...
12 Apr 2017
Image: The Bladder EpiCheck urine test is designed to help urologists to better monitor their bladder cancer patients (Photo courtesy of Medical Daily).

CE Mark Granted to Urine Test for Bladder Cancer

The new test performed with superior results over all other non-invasive tests examined in a European multi-center study for bladder cancer monitoring. More...
12 Apr 2017
Image: Activation of the brain\'s fear network visualized using functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (Photo courtesy of Dr. Tina Lonsdorf, Systems Neuroscience UKE Hamburg).

New Genetic Risk Factor Identified for Anxiety Disorders

Several newly discovered variants of the GLRB gene were associated with increased risk of developing anxiety disorders, including agoraphobic cognitions, increased startle response, and fear network activation, pointing to a potential neurogenetic pathway. More...
11 Apr 2017
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