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Image: The ABI-Prism 3500 genetic analyzer (Photo courtesy of Applied Biosystems).

Lab Evidence Confirms Outbreak of Haff Disease

Haff disease is a syndrome of unexplained rhabdomyolysis following consumption of certain types of fish, and it is caused by an unidentified toxin. Rhabdomyolysis is a clinical syndrome caused by injury to skeletal muscle that results in release of muscle cell contents into the circulation. More...
28 Jun 2017
Image: A colorized negative stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicting influenza virus ultrastructural morphology (Photo courtesy of the CDC).

Novel Immune Biomarker Distinguishes Respiratory Infections

A novel immune biomarker has been identified that discriminates between influenza and bacteria in patients with suspected respiratory infection. More...
27 Jun 2017

Potential Genetic Cause of Cushing Syndrome Found

A recent study suggests that mutations in the gene Cdk5 And Abl Enzyme Substrate 1 (CABLES1) may lead to Cushing syndrome, a rare disorder in which the body overproduces the stress hormone cortisol. More...
22 Jun 2017

Blood Test Predicts Onset of Huntington's Disease

Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal genetic neurological disease. It usually develops in adulthood and causes abnormal involuntary movements, psychiatric symptoms and dementia and approximately 10,000 people in the UK have HD with around 25,000 at risk. More...
21 Jun 2017
Image: A histopathology of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, where the adenocarcinoma has wrapped around a nerve (center) (Photo courtesy of Johns Hopkins Medicine).

Pancreatic Cancer Potentially Diagnosed by ctDNA

Pancreatic cancer remains a devastating disease, with the diagnosis typically being made late. Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) has shown promise as a screening test for various tumor types. More...
21 Jun 2017
Image: Dr. John Lewis, left, who developed the Extracellular Vesicle Fingerprint Predictive Score (EV-FPS) test, works with a graduate student (Photo courtesy of University of Alberta).

Blood Test Predicts Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Current tests such as the prostate specific antigen (PSA) and digital rectal exam (DRE) often lead to unneeded biopsies and more than 50% of men who undergo biopsy do not have prostate cancer, yet suffer the pain and side effects of the procedure such as infection or sepsis. More...
20 Jun 2017
Image: The UrNCollect device is designed for use with the SelectMDx in vitro diagnostic (IVD) PCR test kit for prostate cancer (Photo courtesy of MDxHealth).

New Diagnostic Products Detect Prostate Cancer

A novel sample collection device was designed to support a urine-based non-invasive "liquid biopsy" molecular diagnostic test that determines the risk for developing high-grade prostate cancer. More...
19 Jun 2017
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