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Image: Mycoplasma hominis, the bacteria responsible for a rare infection in transplant recipients (Photo courtesy of the Mayo Clinic).

Rare Infection in Transplant Recipients Linked to Donors

The way in which heart and lung transplant recipients acquired a specific species of bacteria, Mycoplasma hominis, had been previously undefined, and the bacterium was difficult to test for and detect. Originally, this bacterium was considered to reside exclusively in, and be a potential pathogen of the area of the reproductive and urinary organs. More...
01 Jun 2017

Biomarkers Revealed for Cognitive Impairment in PD

Biomarkers have been identified that could predict the cognitive impairment typical of Parkinson's Disease (PD), a neurodegenerative disease that affects about half a million people in the USA, with approximately 50,000 people receive a PD diagnosis every year. More...
31 May 2017

Untethered Proteins Could Help Diagnose MKD

Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency (MKD), also known as HIDS (hyper IgD syndrome), is a rare genetic condition that affects approximately 200 individuals worldwide. It is a spectrum of disease, with complications that range from mild to severe. MKD is one of more than 8,000 known rare and genetic conditions, which, although individually uncommon, collectively affect up to 10% of the population. More...
30 May 2017
Image: An innovative ELISA kit can identify diabetes patients at higher risk of developing lethal cardiovascular disease or renal failure (Photo courtesy of MyGenetx).

Haptoglobin Genotyping Test Enables Key Diabetes Treatment

A breakthrough ELISA kit, based on the Haptoglobin 2-2 (Hp 2-2) protein marker, can identify diabetes patients at higher risk of developing lethal cardiovascular disease or renal failure, thereby enabling them to take Vitamin E, a nutritional supplement shown to be of great benefit to them but posing harm to the remaining non HP 2-2 diabetic population. A CE mark application for the test is currently in progress, with FDA certification planned for the US market. More...
29 May 2017
Image: Scientists have identified a genetic mutation that contributes to sight loss in children (Photo courtesy of the University of Edinburgh).

Recurrent Mutation Linked to Childhood Blindness

Researchers have identified a genetic mutation that contributes to the sight loss that occurs in children with ocular coloboma, a developmental defect that causes part of the eye to be missing at birth. The findings shed light on its causes and help explain how genes contribute to development of the eye. More...
29 May 2017
Image: Drops of blood on filter paper, easy to store for future diagnostics (Photo courtesy of Jan Björkeste, Uppsala University).

Blood Sample Storage Evaluated for PEA Analysis

A team of Swedish researchers evaluated and optimized conditions for storing samples of dried blood for current and future proximity extension assay (PEA) analysis. More...
29 May 2017

Metabolic Approach Helps Determine Risk of AD

Measurement of metabolites in saliva samples has been suggested as a noninvasive approach for determining risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. More...
29 May 2017
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