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Emphasizing the need to educate future medical professionals on concept of machine learning

Artificial intelligence driven by machine learning algorithms is a branch in the field of computer science that is rapidly gaining popularity within the healthcare sector.

27 Sep 2018

GARDP partners with Novartis to accelerate development of generic antibiotic treatments for children

The Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership and Novartis are joining forces to accelerate the development and availability of generic antibiotic treatments for children in low- and middle-income countries.

27 Sep 2018

NIAID releases strategic plan to expand knowledge of TB by using modern tools

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, killing roughly 1.6 million people in 2017. In the past 200 years, TB claimed the lives of more than one billion people--more deaths than from malaria, influenza, smallpox, HIV/AIDS, cholera and plague combined.

27 Sep 2018

NorthShore and Ambry announce launch of new test to assess prostate cancer risk

NorthShore University HealthSystem's Center for Personalized Medicine and Ambry Genetics Corporation, announced today the launch of AmbryScore for prostate cancer risk.

26 Sep 2018

Driver gene mutations found to be common for cancer metastases

Driver genes in different metastases from the same patient are remarkably similar, providing optimism for the success of future targeted therapies, according to a published study by Science.

25 Sep 2018

New technology helps detect smallest magnetic fields produced in neuronal networks

The scientists in Freiburg will produce and optimize NV centers in diamond in order to achieve highly sensitive magnet field detectors working at room temperature, and by those means develop the world's first laser threshold magnetometer.

25 Sep 2018

IQWiG recommends update in health care aspects of DMP ‘type 1 diabetes’

Disease management programmes should be regularly updated to adapt them to the current state of medical knowledge.

25 Sep 2018

New test speeds up diagnosis of multi-resistant pathogens

Researchers at the University of Cologne and the German Center for Infection Research have made an important step towards speeding up the diagnosis of multi-resistant pathogens.

24 Sep 2018

TINY cancer detection device shows promise as point-of-care detector of KSHV

Its name is an acronym used to convey its size, but researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine are hoping their hand-held cancer detection device's impact in the developing world is anything but small.

21 Sep 2018

Scientists achieve breakthrough in accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens

A team of researchers at the University of Cologne's Faculty of Medicine and the German Center for Infection Research has achieved a scientific breakthrough in the accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens.

20 Sep 2018

Scientists predict how well the body will fight lung cancer by analyzing immune cell shapes

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered how to quickly and accurately predict which lung cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy by analyzing how immune cells the body sends out to fight the disease are arranged.

20 Sep 2018

Finding epigenetic signature appears to predict inflammation risk in serious type of IBD

With an estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. dealing with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), physicians can have a hard time telling which newly diagnosed patients have a high risk of severe inflammation or what therapies will be most effective.

20 Sep 2018

LineaRx signs agreement with Takis/Evvivax to develop linear-DNA based anti-cancer vaccines

Applied DNA Sciences Inc. announced today that LineaRx, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary focused on next-generation biotherapeutics, has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Takis S.R.L. and Evvivax S.R.L., biotechnology companies focused on the discovery and development of DNA based anti-cancer vaccines for the human and animal markets, respectively.

20 Sep 2018

LSTM partners with TB Alliance to develop novel TB drug regimens

LSTM and TB Alliance are collaborating to investigate novel combination drug therapies that could help the fight against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), following an award of £1 million from the Medical Research Council.

19 Sep 2018

UGR to coordinate the European H2020 project focused on Smart Personalized Nutrition

The University of Granada will coordinate the European H2020 project "Smart Technologies for personAlised Nutrition and Consumer Engagement", a landmark initiative that was recently approved for €6.5 million in funding by the European Commission.

19 Sep 2018

Researchers acquire new insights into DNA polymerases

Complex biological systems can be described as a network of chemical processes that take place in molecules. The scientists of the "ChemLife" research initiative at the University of Konstanz are working together in an equally active network with dynamic interconnections - both subject-specific and interdisciplinary.

19 Sep 2018

World’s most advanced real-time patient monitoring platform receives key US patent

Isansys Lifecare, a digital healthcare company which has created and developed the world’s most advanced real-time patient data collection and analysis platform, has been granted a US patent covering a key feature of its Lifetouch cardiac sensor.

18 Sep 2018

PAREXEL partners with Datavant to enhance clinical study design and generate real-world evidence

PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading innovator of global biopharmaceutical services, and Datavant, Inc., a healthcare technology company focused on enabling the secure de-identification and linking of healthcare datasets, today announced they are partnering to enhance clinical study design and operations, as well as the generation of real-world evidence.

18 Sep 2018

NUS researchers develop new device for quick and accurate screening of diseases

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the National University of Singapore has developed a portable, easy-to-use device for quick and accurate screening of diseases.

18 Sep 2018

New fiber laser-based ultrasound sensor may have potential applications in medical diagnostics

By creating a new twist on fiber optic sensors, researchers in China have developed a smart, flexible photoacoustic imaging technique that may have potential applications in wearable devices, instrumentation and medical diagnostics.

18 Sep 2018

Diagnostics News and Research

Emphasizing the need to educate future medical professionals on concept of machine learning

GARDP partners with Novartis to accelerate development of generic antibiotic treatments for children

NIAID releases strategic plan to expand knowledge of TB by using modern tools

NorthShore and Ambry announce launch of new test to assess prostate cancer risk

Driver gene mutations found to be common for cancer metastases

New technology helps detect smallest magnetic fields produced in neuronal networks

IQWiG recommends update in health care aspects of DMP ‘type 1 diabetes’

New test speeds up diagnosis of multi-resistant pathogens

TINY cancer detection device shows promise as point-of-care detector of KSHV

Scientists achieve breakthrough in accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens

Scientists predict how well the body will fight lung cancer by analyzing immune cell shapes

Finding epigenetic signature appears to predict inflammation risk in serious type of IBD

LineaRx signs agreement with Takis/Evvivax to develop linear-DNA based anti-cancer vaccines

LSTM partners with TB Alliance to develop novel TB drug regimens

UGR to coordinate the European H2020 project focused on Smart Personalized Nutrition

Researchers acquire new insights into DNA polymerases

World’s most advanced real-time patient monitoring platform receives key US patent

PAREXEL partners with Datavant to enhance clinical study design and generate real-world evidence

NUS researchers develop new device for quick and accurate screening of diseases

New fiber laser-based ultrasound sensor may have potential applications in medical diagnostics

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

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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