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Image: The QIAamp FFPE DNA tissue kit (Photo courtesy of Qiagen).

Blood Marker Determines Response To Colorectal Cancer Drug

A marker has been identified that shows up in a blood test that determines which patients with colorectal cancer that has metastasized would benefit from receiving the drug cetuximab. More...
26 May 2016
Image: Clinical manifestation of Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia, interdigital xanthoma (Photo courtesy of the National Organization for Rare Disorders).

New Gene Associated With Familial High Cholesterol

The gene that explains one quarter of all familial hypercholesterolemia with very high blood cholesterol has been revealed. Familial hypercholesterolemia is the most common genetic disorder leading to premature death, found in 1 in 200 people. More...
26 May 2016
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Image: The SD Bioline Dengue Duo Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) (Photo courtesy of Standard Diagnostics).

Dengue Rapid Diagnostic Tests Recycled For Serotyping

Dengue virus infection causes major public health problems in tropical and subtropical areas, but in many endemic areas, inadequate access to laboratory facilities is a major obstacle to surveillance and study of dengue epidemiology. More...
25 May 2016
Image: The Xpert Norovirus assay cartridge (Photo courtesy of Cepheid).

Norovirus Assays Compared In Acute Gastroenteritis Patients

Noroviruses (NoVs) are the most common cause of acute viral gastroenteritis worldwide and they affect all age group and are frequently involved in outbreaks in communal facilities, such as hospitals, schools, prisons, cruise ships. More...
24 May 2016
Image: The BioMek FXP automation workstation (Photo courtesy of Beckman Coulter).

Innovative Gene Testing Technology Finds Cancer Risks

A new method has been developed for identifying mutations and prioritizing variants in breast and ovarian cancer genes, which will not only reduce the number of possible variants for doctors to investigate, but also increase the number of patients that are properly diagnosed. More...
19 May 2016
Image: The Xpert HPV assay is a qualitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) test for automated and rapid detection of Human Papillomaviruses (Photo courtesy of Cepheid).

HPV Infection Identified In Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs

High risk, potentially cancer causing human papillomavirus infections (HPV) are common among women in the developing world, but self-sampling with vaginal swabs may provide materials that screen as accurately as the more labor-intensive approach using cervical samples obtained by clinicians. More...
19 May 2016
Image: The handheld device that can detect Ebola Virus Ribonucleic Acid (Photo courtesy of KIST Europe).

Palm-Sized Device Quickly Detects Ebola Virus

The gold standard method for identifying the Ebola virus in a blood sample requires packaging samples in cooled containers and sending them to specialized laboratories, often far away from where patients live. More...
18 May 2016
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