Pathology

Reliability Reevaluated for Bladder Cancer Test Prognosis
A blood test that had shown promise in predicting how cancer will progress and what treatments will be most effective for a given patient may not be reliable for either, as results from previous studies are threatened by methodological limitations. More...08 Nov 2016

Early Childhood Screening Helps Prevent Heart Attacks
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder characterized by high cholesterol levels and is the main inherited cause of early heart disease and without preventive medication young FH adults has about a 10-fold increased risk of a heart attack before the age of 40. More...08 Nov 2016

Cervical Cancer Screening Could Become Less Frequent
Less-intensive screening is needed among women who have been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, because the risk of these women developing cervical cancer is quite low. More...04 Nov 2016



Ascitic Fluid Lactoferrin Investigated in Liver Cirrhosis Patients
Although elevated levels of lactoferrin provide a biomarker for inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal cancer, the clinical significance of these elevated levels in ascitic fluid of patients with ascites caused by liver cirrhosis is limited. More...03 Nov 2016

Non-Invasive Assay Improves Surveillance of Solid-Organ Transplants
Patients who have received a solid organ transplant require lifelong immunosuppressive therapy. The threat of transplant rejection due to insufficient drug therapy must be balanced against increased risks of infections and cancer from excessive immunosuppression. More...28 Oct 2016
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Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer Recurrence Proves Highly Sensitive
Gene Activity Mapping Points to Two Subtypes of Crohn's Disease
Respiratory Tract Bacterium Triggers Serious Nervous System Disease
Urine Test Could Diagnose Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Novel Device Enables Rapid Identification of Brain Cancer Type
Liquid Biopsy Tests Identified Cell-Free Tumor DNA Mutations
Simple Blood Test Vastly Improves Severe Liver Disease Detection
Unnecessary Endoscopies Could Be Avoided with Fecal Blood Test
Changes in Eye Tissue May Enable Early Detection of Brain Diseases
Automated Test Strongly Predicts Ovarian Cancer Survival
Genomic Fingerprinting Helps Predict Prostate Tumor Aggressiveness
Genetic Cause Deciphered for Inherited Nerve Damage Afflicting Older Adults
Effectiveness of PD-L1 Tests Compared for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
DNA Analysis Clarifies Ancestry of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients
Circulating Tumor Cells Provide Information Leading to Liquid Biopsy Biomarkers
Method Developed Predicts Disease Activity in Multiple Sclerosis
Protein Particle Parameters Help Differentiate Acute Kawasaki Disease
Tumor Analysis Method Identifies High-Risk Prostate Cancer
New Test Could Revolutionize Cancer Diagnosis
Rare Inflammatory Disease Identified in Children
Triage Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Should Reduce Colonoscopy Referral
Sensitive Clinical Marker Defined for Ulcerative Colitis Evolution
Combined Use of Assays Identifies Cancer Patient Response to Crizotinib
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