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Diagnostics World | Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified early biomarkers linked to preeclampsia that could help OB/GYNs better understand which of their patients are at risk of developing the potentially deadly pregnancy complication and perhaps help get at why the condition occurs in the first place.
Aug 15, 2023
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Diagnostics World | Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a novel biosensing tool combining multiple advanced technologies that shows promise in detecting misfolded proteins indicative of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Aug 10, 2023
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Diagnostics World | The liver carries out a variety of complex roles ranging from secretion and storage to metabolism and detoxification, and researchers across the globe see the potential of using liver-on-a-chip and liver organoid technologies to improve our understanding of this organ and find better ways of diagnosing and treating the diseases and conditions that hinder its normal operation.
Aug 9, 2023
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Diagnostics World | A point-of-care (POC) diagnostic test for long COVID is under development that would be a godsend to the millions of Americans still suffering the health consequences of SARS-CoV-2 months after being infected.
Aug 8, 2023
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Diagnostics World | A team of researchers from North America and Europe have identified a panel of 83 markers in the blood of children genetically predisposed to develop type 1 diabetes that looks promising as a predictor of which individuals will progress to islet autoimmunity six months prior to its onset.
Aug 3, 2023
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Diagnostics World | Carenostics is a healthcare AI startup founded with the mission of addressing the underdiagnosis, undertreatment, and health inequities of chronic disease using AI and ML on existing healthcare data.
Aug 2, 2023
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Diagnostics World | Quest Diagnostics has launched its first consumer-initiated genetic test, the Allen Institute for Immunology and Eli Lilly and Company will collaborate to better understand disease molecules, and Cleveland Diagnostics opened a new facility for further prostate cancer testing. Plus, new partnerships and products from Lifebit, Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, Critical Path Institute, and more.
Jul 27, 2023
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Diagnostics World | AI platform used for acute immune states, acquisitions, solutions portfolio expansion, and more.
Jul 26, 2023
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Diagnostics World | The prognosis of lung carcinoma has changed since the discovery of molecular targets and their specific drugs. Somatic EGFR mutations have been reported in lung carcinoma, and these mutant proteins act as substrates for targeted therapies.
Jul 25, 2023
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Diagnostics World | The dynamics of hormone secretion over the course of a day have largely been a mystery, and at the cost of delayed disease detection that often translates into bad odds for optimal recovery.
Jul 20, 2023
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Diagnostics World | Capturing tuberculosis (TB) bacilli in a sputum sample can be like finding a needle in a haystack, unless the bacterial load is high. That’s when most cases are currently detected in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) around the world.
Jul 18, 2023
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Diagnostics World | The European Commission announced this morning that it has fined Illumina and GRAIL approximately €432 million and €1,000 respectively—both record fines—for implementing their proposed merger before approval by the Commission, in breach of EU merger control rules.
Jul 12, 2023
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Diagnostics World | Researchers at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (Tulsa, Oklahoma) are repurposing a vibrating capsule that is FDA-cleared for treating chronic constipation to study how people sense the hidden signals originating in their gastrointestinal (GI) system.
Jul 12, 2023
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Diagnostics World | Recent research is harnessing the potential of placenta, brain, ovarian, and heart organoids and organ-on-a-chip devices to glean valuable insights about reproductive health, the processes involved in pregnancy, and early growth and development.
Jul 11, 2023
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Diagnostics World | Florida State University chemists are leading the development of a sensing platform based on the concept of energy transfer quenching, which makes dye-labeled peptides glow when mixed with a patient sample containing a cancer biomarker known as MMP-14 (matrix metalloproteinase-14).
Jul 6, 2023
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Diagnostics World | Walgreens and Freenome team up for clinical studies, Illumina launches new disease-predicting AI tool, and Seqera Labs has partnered with Genomics England. Plus, new products from Thermo Fisher, Revvity, more.
Jun 29, 2023
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Diagnostics World | Leveraging AI for drug treatments, stock investments, revolutionizing metabolic MRIs with polarizers, and more.
Jun 27, 2023
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Diagnostics WorldAs anyone who has ever needed a sleep study is aware, it’s neither convenient nor fun and can easily cost several thousand dollars. Polysomnography (PSG), the gold standard for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea, typically requires an overnight stay at a sleep disorders unit within a hospital or at a sleep center with a long wait to even get scheduled.
Jun 22, 2023
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Diagnostics World | At the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo last month, members of the Genomics England team shared about the organization’s history, vision, and what it’s working on now.
Jun 21, 2023