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Image: Digital LightCycler is designed to take dPCR to the next level for clinical applications (Photo courtesy of Roche)

Roche Launches Next-Generation Digital PCR System

Roche Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) has launched its first digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system, the Digital LightCycler System that detects disease and is designed to accurately quantify trace amounts of specific DNA and RNA targets not typically detectable by conventional PCR methods. More...
02 Sep 2022
Image: The test involves placing a saliva sample into a small tube received by mail and sending it back in a postage paid envelope (Photo courtesy of Monash University)

World-First Preventative DNA Screening for Cancer and Heart Disease Risk

A world-first DNA screening study will provide young Australians with access to a free DNA saliva test in order to learn whether they face increased risk of some cancers and heart disease, which can be prevented or treated early if detected. More...
02 Sep 2022
Image: DotEndo measures biomarkers in the blood and applies biostatistics to identify endometriosis (Photo courtesy of Dot Laboratories)

First-of-Its-Kind Blood Test Aids in Diagnosis of Endometriosis

A breakthrough, non-invasive, blood test that aids in the diagnosis of active endometriosis is filling a diagnostic gap which is over a century old. More...
02 Sep 2022
Image: The QX200 System ddPCR Data digital PCR provides absolute quantification of target DNA or RNA molecules (Photo courtesy of Bio-Rad).

Novel Blood Test Evaluates Severity In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a rare form of pulmonary hypertension that can cause difficulty breathing, chest pain, and fatigue. The disease, whose exact cause is unknown, is estimated to affect less than 50,000 people in the USA. More...
01 Sep 2022
About a third of the PTSD subjects had never been diagnosed with post-trauma. (Credit: www.123rf.com)

Non-invasive Saliva Test Detects Patients with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

A recent paper described a noninvasive saliva-based test that uses RNA sequencing to detect changes in the oral microbiome that can identify individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). More...
01 Sep 2022
Abnormal accumulation of tau protein in neuronal cell bodies (arrow) and neuronal extensions (arrowhead) in the neocortex of a patient who had died with Alzheimer\'s disease. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

A Phosphorylated Tau Protein Is Diagnostic for Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease in Down Syndrome Patients

A blood test that determines circulating levels of the Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarker protein phospho-tau217 (p-tau217) was found to distinguish AD from other neurodegenerative diseases in persons with Down syndrome. More...
01 Sep 2022
Image: In vivo tracheobronchial biopsy from patient with COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) and invasive Aspergillus tracheobronchitis (Photo courtesy of The Lancet Respiratory Medicine).

Mechanism Behind Deadly Fungal Infection with Influenza or Covid-19 Deciphered

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people worldwide end up in intensive care with influenza or Covid-19. About 15% of them develop an additional lung infection with the common fungus Aspergillus (aspergillosis). More...
31 Aug 2022
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