Molecular Diagnostics
New DNA Biosensor Could Make High-Quality Clinical Diagnostics More Accessible
Typical screening methods for DNA disease biomarkers are often laborious, expensive or uncover limited information. Now, a new biosensor chip featuring an accurate and inexpensive design has the potential to improve accessibility to high-quality diagnostics. More...26 Jan 2023
Non-Invasive Blood Test Helps Select Treatment for Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
A new study has found that using a blood-based test can help select the appropriate treatment for patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) which is a specific type of tumor that forms in the gastrointestinal tract. More...26 Jan 2023
Non-Invasive Melanoma Test Ushers in New Era in Skin Cancer Detection
Skin cancer overall is the most common form of cancer with melanoma being the third most common and also the most aggressive form of skin cancer. Now, an innovative test painlessly collect cells from the skin and applies precision genomics to diagnose melanoma accurately and at the earliest curable stage. More...25 Jan 2023
World’s First Molecular, Cell-Based Test Offers Non-Surgical Method for Diagnosis and Staging of Endometriosis
Hera Biotech is developing and commercializing the world’s first non-surgical test for the definitive diagnosis and staging of endometriosis. Hera’s breakthrough approach is based on cutting edge, single cell, micro-fluidic analysis to identify endometriosis-specific biological markers, enabling clinicians to definitively diagnose endometriosis regardless of stage with unparalleled accuracy. More...25 Jan 2023
Rapid POC Diagnostic Assay Could Detect and Measure Fentanyl Neutralizing Antibodies
AXIM Biotechnologies, Inc. is leveraging its experience in diagnostics and working with neutralizing antibodies to develop a rapid point-of-care diagnostic assay that will detect and measure the levels of fentanyl neutralizing antibodies. More...23 Jan 2023
Molecular Diagnostic Platform for Automated Sample Processing to Help Labs Achieve New Flexibility Level
QIAGEN N.V. (Venlo, Netherlands) has launched EZ2 Connect MDx for use in diagnostic laboratories, making the IVD platform for automated sample processing available for wide scale use 18 months after it was first made available for research. The EZ2 Connect MDx offers a high degree of automation, enabling labs to purify DNA and RNA from 24 samples in parallel in as less as 30 minutes. More...23 Jan 2023
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