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Viral short RNAs detected in SARS-CoV-2 RNA transcriptome

Researchers analyzed the ribonucleic acid (RNA) transcriptome associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and SARS-CoV-1-infected human cells.

3 Jan 2023

What is the global state of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in children?

Researchers conducted a systematic review to assess global pediatric SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence.

3 Jan 2023

Predictive models using serum miRNAs may offer objective criteria for referral to early palliative care services

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 13 on December 17, 2022, entitled, "Serum microRNAs as new criteria for referral to early palliative care services in treatment-naïve advanced cancer patients."

29 Dec 2022

AI won't replace radiologists, yet!

A recent study published in The British Medical Journal tested whether artificial intelligence (AI) could pass the examination for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR).

28 Dec 2022

World Health Organization reports insufficient evidence to support syndromic screening for COVID-19

According to a scientific brief by the World Health Organization (WHO), there is insufficient information to implement syndromic COVID-19 testing for SARS-CoV-2 transmission prevention across land borders.

28 Dec 2022

AI can improve the effectiveness of colonoscopy in the presence of Lynch syndrome

First study of AI-assisted colonoscopy for colorectal cancer surveillance in patients with genetic predisposition - People with Lynch syndrome have a higher hereditary risk of colon cancer.

28 Dec 2022

Model provides new insights into how autism arises

The development of autism may now become easier to understand, thanks to an explanatory model presented in a thesis from University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

28 Dec 2022

New test detects biomarker of Alzheimer's disease neurodegeneration in blood samples

A group of neuroscientists led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researcher developed a test to detect a novel marker of Alzheimer's disease neurodegeneration in a blood sample. A study on their results was published today in Brain.

28 Dec 2022

SHEA advises against COVID screening of asymptomatic patients

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America says layers of protection are more effective and have fewer unintended harms

27 Dec 2022

AI method can make time-sensitive, critical diagnosis easier and more accessible to pathologists

When a patient undergoes a surgical operation to remove a tumor or treat a disease, the course of surgery is often not predetermined.

23 Dec 2022

Diagnostic technologies in Asia Pacific are key to progress toward health-related SDGs

We are at the halfway point from when we set our ambitious sustainable development goal 3 (SDG3) for good health and well-being by 2030.

23 Dec 2022

Study compares two non-invasive interventions for spine pain on disability and health care spending

Pain in the back or the neck is extremely common and accounts for more healthcare spending than any other health condition.

23 Dec 2022

EKF launches handheld veterinary lactate analyzer

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Centene, under siege in America, moved into Britain’s National Health Service

In the final days of 2020, the U.S. health insurer Centene made a swift incursion into Britain's prized National Health Service, one of the world's largest employers.

22 Dec 2022

T-cell immunity remains effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Omicron subvariants effectively escape B-cell immune responses by modifying neutralizing antibody epitopes.

21 Dec 2022

New methods can advance the development of rapid diagnostics for many infectious diseases

Two companion studies report new artificial intelligence approaches for identification of molecular "fingerprints" for specific infections. The methods, used here to derive a fingerprint for COVID-19, can advance the development of rapid diagnostics for many infectious diseases.

21 Dec 2022

Machine learning used to generate a new holistic model for coronary artery disease

A recent study published in the Lancet journal investigated whether a quantitative in-silico score for coronary artery disease (ISCAD), based on a machine learning model, can be used as a clinical marker to detect coronary artery disease.

21 Dec 2022

History of COVID-19 increases risk of fatigue and other long COVID symptoms in adults and children

Researchers observe that COVID-19 patients were at an increased risk of developing certain conditions.

21 Dec 2022

Research could pave way for designing more strategically engineered transplants to treat cartilage damage in the joints

A collaborative team, which includes scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, University of Illinois Chicago, and Pohang University of Science and Technology has elucidated some key points on how the generation of cartilage in the joints is facilitated and how alternative bone formation can be avoided.

21 Dec 2022

Study explores cellular alterations in six distinct neurodegenerative diseases

A perplexing range of neurodegenerative diseases are known to attack distinct regions of the brain, causing severe cognitive and motor deficit.

21 Dec 2022

Diagnostic News and Research

Viral short RNAs detected in SARS-CoV-2 RNA transcriptome

What is the global state of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in children?

Predictive models using serum miRNAs may offer objective criteria for referral to early palliative care services

AI won't replace radiologists, yet!

World Health Organization reports insufficient evidence to support syndromic screening for COVID-19

AI can improve the effectiveness of colonoscopy in the presence of Lynch syndrome

Model provides new insights into how autism arises

New test detects biomarker of Alzheimer's disease neurodegeneration in blood samples

SHEA advises against COVID screening of asymptomatic patients

AI method can make time-sensitive, critical diagnosis easier and more accessible to pathologists

Diagnostic technologies in Asia Pacific are key to progress toward health-related SDGs

Study compares two non-invasive interventions for spine pain on disability and health care spending

EKF launches handheld veterinary lactate analyzer

Centene, under siege in America, moved into Britain’s National Health Service

T-cell immunity remains effective against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

New methods can advance the development of rapid diagnostics for many infectious diseases

Machine learning used to generate a new holistic model for coronary artery disease

History of COVID-19 increases risk of fatigue and other long COVID symptoms in adults and children

Research could pave way for designing more strategically engineered transplants to treat cartilage damage in the joints

Study explores cellular alterations in six distinct neurodegenerative diseases

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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