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Image: Researchers aim to transform cancer treatment with just a tablespoon of blood (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

First-of-Its-Kind Blood Test Could Transform Cancer Treatment

A new blood test provides unprecedented insight into a patient’s cancer make-up, potentially allowing doctors to better select treatment options that will improve patient outcomes. More...
21 Jul 2022
Image: A new assay provides fast, uncomplicated, and specific diagnosis of prostate cancer from blood samples (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

Novel Assay Quickly and Reliably Detects Prostate Cancer Directly in Blood Samples

A newly-developed assay quickly and reliably detects prostate cancer directly in blood samples, providing a highly specific, non-invasive alternative to biopsy. More...
21 Jul 2022
Image: Blood film of a patient with sickle cell/β 0 thalassemia compound heterozygosity shows one sickle cell, boat-shaped cells, target cells, three nucleated red cells, anisocytosis, poikilocytosis (Ke Xu, MD)

DNA Testing Assessed in Childhood Sickle-Cell Anemia Diagnosis

Sickle-cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic disorder worldwide. SCD patients are homozygous for a recurrent mutation in the HBB-gene resulting in the substitution of a glutamic acid residue with a valine amino acid at position 6 of the beta globin protein (E6V). More...
21 Jul 2022
Image: Test tube with swab for coronavirus analysis (Photo courtesy of 123rf.com)

A Non-invasive Skin Test Accurately Diagnoses Covid-19

Metabolic changes caused by Covid-19 infection can be detected in skin and saliva samples as well as in the blood, which suggest that noninvasive diagnostic tests for the disease could be available in the near future. More...
21 Jul 2022
Image: A graphene-based diagnostic test could immediately identify patients who need antibiotic treatment (Photo courtesy of Paragraf)

New Generation Graphene-Based PCT/CRP IVD Test to Give Results Within Minutes

The first proof of concept graphene-based diagnostic test to immediately identify patients who need antibiotic treatment is currently under development and will be among a pipeline of affordable, portable, easy-to-use, graphene-based IVD products, which will at least match the performance of the most advanced hospital laboratory, but at the POC. More...
20 Jul 2022
Image: Photo micrograph of Histopathology of Malignant Melanoma (Photo courtesy of DiseaeseShows)

DNA Copy Number Alterations Impact Melanoma Metastasis

Changes in DNA can lead to the development and progression of cancer. DNA serves as a template for an intermediary molecule called RNA that, in turn, codes for proteins that control all cellular processes. More...
19 Jul 2022
Image: The CELLSEARCH System is the first and only clinically validated, FDA-cleared system for identification, isolation, and enumeration of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from a simple blood test (Photo courtesy Menarini Silicon Biosystems Inc.)

Novel Tweak Increases Ability of Liquid Biopsy to Detect Circulating Cancer Cells

The sensitivity of an automated system that isolates, photographs, and counts circulating tumor cells from liquid biopsy blood samples was increased by adding an anti- chaperonin antibody to the assay platform. More...
19 Jul 2022
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