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Cataract surgery associated with lower risk of dementia

Cataracts affect most older adults at risk for dementia, and now researchers are finding strong evidence that cataract surgery is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia.

6 Dec 2021

Colorimetric detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA by an in vitro transcription/translation assay

This work has emphasized the clinical and translational potential of paper-based biosensors.

6 Dec 2021

Sino Biological Launches A Panel of Research Reagents for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529)

Sino Biological, Inc. (https://www.sinobiological.com; SHE: 301047) announced today that it has launched a panel of research reagents for the newly identified Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus

From Sino Biological Inc. 6 Dec 2021

Equipment-free handheld microfluidic injection provides visible readout of SARS-CoV-2 detection

In this paper, a group of researchers from Harvard Medical School, McGill University, and Tianjin University describes an on-chip diagnostic technology for the direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 N protein in nasal samples that combines the advantages of hydrodynamic microfluidic filtration and sandwich immunoassay.

5 Dec 2021

Review: Diagnostic radiologists at higher risk of burnout

A review co-authored by Dr. Bradley Spieler, Vice-Chair of Scholarly Activity and Research in the Department of Radiology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Dr. Neil Baum, of Tulane's Department of Urology, reports that although burnout affects more than 50% of health care workers, diagnostic radiologists are at even higher risk.

4 Dec 2021

Febrile seizures in children: Key things to know

When a child has a fever, their body can ache, they are restless and they just don't feel well. While a fever is a part of our natural response to infection, the fever itself can lead to complications. One rare complication is a febrile seizure.

3 Dec 2021

CRISPR-based DETECTR® assay for faster SARS-CoV-2 surveillance

Researchers from the USA discuss the development and validation of CRISPR-Cas12-based COVID-19 variant DETECTR® assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.

3 Dec 2021

Study reports increase in autism prevalence among 8-year-old Utah children

Autism prevalence among 8-year-old Utah children has risen by nearly 30% in less than a decade, according to a study of 11 communities nationwide, including Salt Lake City and surrounding counties, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

2 Dec 2021

£700 million will help hospitals across England tackle waiting lists and improve care

Hospitals across the country will benefit from a share of £700 million to expand wards, install modular operating theaters, upgrade outpatient spaces and MRI and screening technology, to help reduce waiting lists.

2 Dec 2021

New blood test provides more accurate, faster diagnosis of HPV-associated head and neck cancer

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Hospital have developed a blood test, or liquid biopsy, for head and neck cancer associated with the human papilloma virus (HPV) that was shown in a new study to be more accurate, faster and cheaper than conventional testing methods.

2 Dec 2021

New NCCN patient guideline explains when and how to screen for colorectal cancer

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network today announced the publication of new NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Colorectal Cancer Screening.

1 Dec 2021

Researchers genetically map cell types that make up the mouse iris

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report they have genetically mapped the cell types that make up the mouse iris — the thin disc of pigmented tissue that, in humans, gives eyes their distinct colors.

30 Nov 2021

Northwestern researchers continue to tackle every facet of COVID-19 pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic nears the two-year mark, Northwestern Medicine scientists continue to tackle every facet of the disease, from investigating coronavirus vaccines' potential for providing immunity against similar coronaviruses to developing novel rapid antigen-based tests and examining disparities in COVID-19 case and mortality rates in Chicago.

30 Nov 2021

First standardized Russian-language test developed for aphasia-related disorders

Researchers from the HSE University Centre for Language and Brain have created and standardized a new test battery for diagnosing language disorders in people with brain damage.

30 Nov 2021

New safe, painless diagnostic tool for detecting breast cancer

Mammograms are a safe, effective way to detect the presence of breast cancer in women. But doctors recommend most females should start getting mammograms after the age of 40 in part because the procedure involves small doses of ionizing radiation.

30 Nov 2021

First-of-its-kind PET imaging-based tool developed to detect liver inflammation in NAFLD patients

A UC Davis Health team has developed a first-of-its-kind positron emission tomography (PET) scan imaging-based tool to detect liver inflammation in patients affected with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

30 Nov 2021

Imaging drug that illuminates ovarian cancer tissue when exposed to fluorescent light gets FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved an imaging drug known as Cytalux (pafolacianine), which is attracted to ovarian cancer tissue and illuminates it when exposed to fluorescent light, allowing surgeons to more easily find and more precisely remove the cancer.

30 Nov 2021

Virginia Tech researchers discover potential target for diagnosing and treating Lyme disease

You don't have to go far to find ticks. Just step outside and look for some grass. Look to the top of the shiny, green blade – usually ankle high. A tick might be there, waiting.

30 Nov 2021

Research finds low global HIV viral suppression rates among children and adolescents

Globally, less than two thirds of children living with HIV who are taking treatment are 'virally suppressed', according to new research from UNSW Sydney's Kirby Institute and the global IeDEA consortium, published today in The Lancet HIV.

30 Nov 2021

Research provides key insights into how the brain processes borders

In the classic "Rubin's vase" optical illusion, you can see either an elaborate, curvy vase or two faces, noses nearly touching. At any given moment, which scene you perceive depends on whether your brain is viewing the central vase shape to be the foreground or background of the picture.

29 Nov 2021

Diagnostic News and Research

Cataract surgery associated with lower risk of dementia

Colorimetric detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA by an in vitro transcription/translation assay

Sino Biological Launches A Panel of Research Reagents for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529)

Equipment-free handheld microfluidic injection provides visible readout of SARS-CoV-2 detection

Review: Diagnostic radiologists at higher risk of burnout

Febrile seizures in children: Key things to know

CRISPR-based DETECTR® assay for faster SARS-CoV-2 surveillance

Study reports increase in autism prevalence among 8-year-old Utah children

£700 million will help hospitals across England tackle waiting lists and improve care

New blood test provides more accurate, faster diagnosis of HPV-associated head and neck cancer

New NCCN patient guideline explains when and how to screen for colorectal cancer

Researchers genetically map cell types that make up the mouse iris

Northwestern researchers continue to tackle every facet of COVID-19 pandemic

First standardized Russian-language test developed for aphasia-related disorders

New safe, painless diagnostic tool for detecting breast cancer

First-of-its-kind PET imaging-based tool developed to detect liver inflammation in NAFLD patients

Imaging drug that illuminates ovarian cancer tissue when exposed to fluorescent light gets FDA approval

Virginia Tech researchers discover potential target for diagnosing and treating Lyme disease

Research finds low global HIV viral suppression rates among children and adolescents

Research provides key insights into how the brain processes borders

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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