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How could emerging technologies impact cancer care?

The major innovations in cancer diagnosis, therapy/palliative care and surgical intervention are too numerous to list here. But enormous strides have taken place in stem cell therapy, monoclonal antibody therapy and genetic screening.

17 Oct 2016

WHO: Countries need to move much faster to prevent, detect and treat TB to meet global targets

New data published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its 2016 Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report show that countries need to move much faster to prevent, detect and treat the disease if they are to meet global targets.

14 Oct 2016

PCL Alverno to highlight successful partnership with Beckman Coulter Diagnostics at Lab Quality Confab 2016

PCL Alverno (Hammond, Ind.), recipient of the prestigious ADVANCE Laboratory of the Year award for 2016, will share its strategies for implementing a culture of continuous improvement and lab efficiency at the 10th Anniversary Lab Quality Confab, held October 18-19, 2016, in New Orleans.

From Beckman Coulter Diagnostics 14 Oct 2016

IPC PAS researchers develop new polymer that may detect early stages of kidney disease

The advanced phase of acute kidney injury can be fatal in even one in two patients. Fortunately, now it will be possible to detect the disease in its initial stages, when treatment is still relatively simple and the prognosis good.

13 Oct 2016

UVA physicists develop new imaging method with potential for high-resolution medical diagnostics

A unique new imaging method, called "polarized nuclear imaging" - combining powerful aspects of both magnetic resonance imaging and gamma-ray imaging and developed by two physicists in the University of Virginia's departments of Physics and Radiology- has potential for new types of high-resolution medical diagnostics as well as industrial and physics research applications.

12 Oct 2016

Six innovations win $250,000 grants at Pediatric Surgical Innovation Symposium

Six pediatric medical device innovations that address a significant unmet need were awarded a total of $250,000 in grant money at the 4th annual Pediatric Surgical Innovation Symposium organized by the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Health System.

12 Oct 2016

Biomedical researchers develop new RNA ligase for laboratory use

Ligases are enzymes that serve critical functions in cells, helping to fuse together broken strands of DNA and RNA. These enzymes are also important bioengineering tools, useful in genetic sequencing, mutation detection and other applications.

12 Oct 2016

New method allows early detection of tooth decay using long-wavelength infrared imaging

Dental caries-- tooth decay -- is the most prevalent dental disease among children and adults around the world. Left too long before treatment, the disease results in difficulty eating, infection, and even tooth loss.

6 Oct 2016

IDRI awarded two-year NIH grant to develop novel RNA-based Zika virus vaccine

As Zika cases continue to rise around the world -- and in the United States -- with associated increases in Guillain-Barre syndrome and congenital birth defects, the need for a safe and effective vaccine to protect against Zika virus is greater than ever.

6 Oct 2016

TUM scientists develop bioinformatics tool that allows worldwide bacterial analysis

Sequencing data from biological samples such as the skin, intestinal tissues, or soil and water are usually archived in public databases.

6 Oct 2016

Women may have better verbal memory skills than men during early stages of Alzheimer's disease

Women may have better verbal memory skills than men even when their brains show the same level of problems metabolizing glucose, which occurs in people with Alzheimer's disease, according to research published in the October 5, 2016, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

5 Oct 2016

Structural instability in myelin membranes may instigate multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is one of the most devastating neurodegenerative diseases. It affects some 2.5 million people worldwide. It has no known cure.

5 Oct 2016

Biofortuna achieves key milestones in development of new blood group genotyping product family

Biofortuna Ltd, a UK-based diagnostics company offering molecular diagnostic products and contract manufacturing services, has successfully achieved key milestones in the development of its new blood group genotyping product family – ReadyPlex™.

5 Oct 2016

Culex mosquitoes not involved in transmission of Zika virus, study finds

A Biosecurity Research Institute study has found important results in the fight against Zika virus: Culex mosquitoes do not appear to transmit Zika virus.

5 Oct 2016

Renishaw launches unique healthcare facility at Miskin site in South Wales

Global precision engineering company Renishaw plc has announced a new Healthcare Centre of Excellence at its Miskin site, located close to Cardiff, South Wales.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 5 Oct 2016

HDAC inhibitors show potential to eliminate breast and ovarian cancer stem cells

A group of researchers, led by scientists at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has shown that histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have the potential to eliminate stubborn reservoirs of breast and ovarian cancer stem cells (CSCs).

4 Oct 2016

Mayo Clinic's biorepository earns CAP accreditation for high-quality operations

The Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine's biorepository has earned the College of American Pathologists biorepository accreditation, an internationally recognized gold standard of operational excellence.

30 Sep 2016

Astronaut Kate Rubins transmits unique message to organizers of World Extreme Medicine Exposition

Kate Rubins, one of three astronauts aboard the International Space Station, has transmitted a message of support to the organisers of the World Extreme Medicine Conference and Expo, which will be held at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on Friday 18 to Monday 21 November.

30 Sep 2016

HPV vaccine can decrease incidence of cervical pre-cancers among young women, research shows

Every 20 minutes, someone in the United States receives a cancer diagnosis related to human papillomavirus. HPV causes cancer of the cervix, anus and throat.

29 Sep 2016

FDA approves Medtronic's ‘artificial pancreas’ for type 1 diabetes patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Medtronic's MiniMed 670G hybrid closed looped system, the first FDA-approved device that is intended to automatically monitor glucose (sugar) and provide appropriate basal insulin doses in people 14 years of age and older with type 1 diabetes.

28 Sep 2016

Diagnostics News and Research

How could emerging technologies impact cancer care?

WHO: Countries need to move much faster to prevent, detect and treat TB to meet global targets

PCL Alverno to highlight successful partnership with Beckman Coulter Diagnostics at Lab Quality Confab 2016

IPC PAS researchers develop new polymer that may detect early stages of kidney disease

UVA physicists develop new imaging method with potential for high-resolution medical diagnostics

Six innovations win $250,000 grants at Pediatric Surgical Innovation Symposium

Biomedical researchers develop new RNA ligase for laboratory use

New method allows early detection of tooth decay using long-wavelength infrared imaging

IDRI awarded two-year NIH grant to develop novel RNA-based Zika virus vaccine

TUM scientists develop bioinformatics tool that allows worldwide bacterial analysis

Women may have better verbal memory skills than men during early stages of Alzheimer's disease

Structural instability in myelin membranes may instigate multiple sclerosis

Biofortuna achieves key milestones in development of new blood group genotyping product family

Culex mosquitoes not involved in transmission of Zika virus, study finds

Renishaw launches unique healthcare facility at Miskin site in South Wales

HDAC inhibitors show potential to eliminate breast and ovarian cancer stem cells

Mayo Clinic's biorepository earns CAP accreditation for high-quality operations

Astronaut Kate Rubins transmits unique message to organizers of World Extreme Medicine Exposition

HPV vaccine can decrease incidence of cervical pre-cancers among young women, research shows

FDA approves Medtronic's ‘artificial pancreas’ for type 1 diabetes patients

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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