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New review calls for biologically grounded approach to psychiatric diagnosis

A comprehensive invited review published today in Brain Medicine confronts one of the most persistent paradoxes in modern medicine: psychiatry remains the only major clinical discipline that diagnoses complex illness primarily through conversation and symptom checklists, while fields such as oncology and cardiology long ago embraced laboratory markers, imaging, and molecular profiling.

10 Mar 2026

Researchers develop DNA aptamer to detect Alzheimer's biomarkers

With aging populations on the rise, the need for better tools to diagnose and monitor Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, has never been more urgent.

10 Mar 2026

Long-read whole genome sequencing uncovers new genetic variants linked to autism

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by using long-read whole genome sequencing (LR-WGS), an emerging approach that reads large sections of the genome at once, making it easier for scientists to find new genetic variants and understand how genetic variants affect the function of a gene.

9 Mar 2026

Microbial ecosystems influence success of cancer checkpoint immunotherapy

Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting PD-1 and PD-L1 have revolutionized cancer therapy, delivering long-term survival benefits in several malignancies.

9 Mar 2026

Biomimetic smart insole system enables accurate gait monitoring

With the increasing aging population, high incidence of chronic diseases, and the growing number of congenital or acquired foot deformities, lower limb dysfunction and abnormal gait problems are becoming increasingly common, posing a significant threat to public health and quality of life.

6 Mar 2026

Single dose of CAR-astrocyte therapy halves amyloid levels in mice brains

The new generation of Alzheimer's disease drugs - the first proven to change the course of the disease - typically extend independent living for patients by 10 months.

6 Mar 2026

New report shows primary care readiness for digital cognitive assessment tools

A new Gerontological Society of America (GSA) report summarizes survey findings on the readiness of the primary care workforce to adopt digital cognitive assessments (DCAs) for use in the diagnostic process for cognitive impairment and dementia.

6 Mar 2026

Distinct spatial tumor–immune ecosystems predict lung cancer treatment response

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have identified distinct spatial tumor–immune ecosystems that predict whether patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer will benefit from immunotherapy.

5 Mar 2026

New fragmentome technology can detect early liver fibrosis and cirrhosis

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based liquid biopsy test using genome-wide cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentation patterns and repeat landscapes can detect early liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, and may also reveal signals of broader chronic disease burden.

4 Mar 2026

Restoring cellular vibration reduces aggressiveness of advanced vocal cord cancer

The continuous movement of the vocal cords weakens and eventually stops as laryngeal cancer progresses.

4 Mar 2026

Researchers develop versatile machine learning tool to automate complex clinical diagnostics

A research team funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has developed a versatile machine learning model that could one day greatly expand what medical scans can tell us about disease.

4 Mar 2026

Mursla Bio accelerates US commercial deployment of EvoLiver through ABHI program

Mursla Bio, a leader in Extracellular Vesicle (EV) science on a mission to significantly improve chronic disease outcomes for at-risk patients, today announced it has been selected to join the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) US Accelerator.

4 Mar 2026

New collaboration explores familial inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia

Mount Sinai and King Saud University Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, today announced a three-year collaboration aimed at better understanding why inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) runs in some Saudi families, and how that knowledge can lead to risk ascertainment, earlier diagnosis and more personalized treatment options.

3 Mar 2026

Diagnostics News and Research

New review calls for biologically grounded approach to psychiatric diagnosis

Researchers develop DNA aptamer to detect Alzheimer's biomarkers

Long-read whole genome sequencing uncovers new genetic variants linked to autism

Microbial ecosystems influence success of cancer checkpoint immunotherapy

Biomimetic smart insole system enables accurate gait monitoring

Single dose of CAR-astrocyte therapy halves amyloid levels in mice brains

New report shows primary care readiness for digital cognitive assessment tools

Distinct spatial tumor–immune ecosystems predict lung cancer treatment response

New fragmentome technology can detect early liver fibrosis and cirrhosis

Restoring cellular vibration reduces aggressiveness of advanced vocal cord cancer

Researchers develop versatile machine learning tool to automate complex clinical diagnostics

Mursla Bio accelerates US commercial deployment of EvoLiver through ABHI program

New collaboration explores familial inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia

AI cancer tools may be using visual shortcuts rather than true biology

Wisdom Bioscience establishes Scientific Advisory Board to advance oral cancer diagnostics and screening

Imaging technique can objectively identify a recently recognized type of dementia, LATE

Study highlights systemic forces sustaining tuberculosis transmission

Extra copies of chromosome 1q may play key role in the earliest stages of pancreatic cancer

New laser technique ensures integrity of mRNA therapeutics

New Mandarin cognitive tests improve dementia diagnosis for Chinese older adults

Event guide: 16th Clinical Biomarkers & CDx Summit Europe eBook

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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