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Ten-fold reduced risk of workplace SARS-CoV-2 infection in seropositive essential workers

A reassuring new study supports the opening of workplaces to seropositive workers in view of the extremely low risk of reinfection observed in this cohort.

11 Aug 2021

Researchers aim to identify gene-lifestyle interactions that contribute to cardiometabolic disease risk

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a four-year, $8.8 million grant to ramp up research aimed at unraveling how an individual's risks of cardiometabolic diseases, such as heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, are influenced by the interaction of specific genes with demographic and lifestyle factors.

11 Aug 2021

UC San Diego’s wastewater surveillance system enables early detection of most COVID-19 cases

People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are known to shed it in their stool, even if they aren't experiencing any symptoms.

11 Aug 2021

Emerging biosensing technologies could revolutionize the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis

Sepsis in newborn infants can be fatal. Early diagnosis is thus key to effectively manage the infection. Conventional diagnostic methods are, however, time-consuming.

11 Aug 2021

Researchers employ artificial intelligence models for image-based detection of COVID-19

Medical imaging has long been a vital tool for the diagnosis and prognostic assessments of many diseases. In recent years, the use of artificial intelligence models has been used in conjunction with this imaging to augment their diagnostic capabilities.

11 Aug 2021

Genosensors enable low-cost and rapid SARS-CoV-2 detection

The challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic have stimulated innovation on several fronts. One is the development of low-cost methods of clinical diagnosis.

10 Aug 2021

Novel model describes the coordination of beating cilia

A new model describes the coordination of beating cilia allowing to predict their functional behavior.

10 Aug 2021

Surgeons cash in on stakes in private medical device companies

Several orthopedic surgeons who invested in Renovis Surgical Technologies made big money when a Japanese technology giant snatched up the small California medical device company.

10 Aug 2021

New technique can be used to directly image atherosclerotic plaques

If heart attacks blared a warning signal, patients would have a better chance of avoiding them. That's the idea behind a new imaging technique developed by a Spartan-led team of researchers.

9 Aug 2021

Quanterix Simoa® Technology Powers Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Disease Research Presented by Eli Lilly and Company at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2021

Ultra-sensitive Simoa® HD-X technology powers new findings that detect rapid reduction of plasma P-tau217 from donanemab, Lilly’s investigational antibody therapy for Alzheimer's disease at 12 weeks

From Quanterix 9 Aug 2021

New tabletop device can quickly detect SARS-CoV-2 from saliva samples

Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a small tabletop device that can detect SARS-CoV-2 from a saliva sample in about an hour.

6 Aug 2021

New CRISPR-based diagnostic test detects COVID-19 variants from saliva samples

With the Delta variant wreaking havoc on unvaccinated populations and COVID-19 cases spiking around the world, the pandemic is far from over.

6 Aug 2021

Specific and sensitive biomarker in the blood predicts symptomatic COVID-19 infection

Researchers remain perplexed as to why some patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, remain asymptomatic while other patients develop severe disease symptoms.

5 Aug 2021

Using two different CRISPR enzymes to develop a faster and easier COVID-19 diagnostic test

Frequent, rapid testing for COVID-19 is critical to controlling the spread of outbreaks, especially as new, more transmissible variants emerge.

5 Aug 2021

Digital technology may become a standard tool for neuropsychological evaluations after COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered the delivery of health care including neuropsychological evaluations.

5 Aug 2021

RIZE’s XRIZE Full-Color Printer Now Compatible with Synopsys Simpleware for 3D Medical Printing

RIZE, Inc. today announced that its XRIZE® 3D printing platform is compatible with Synopsys’ FDA 510(k)-cleared Simpleware™ software.

From Synopsys Simpleware™ Software 5 Aug 2021

Women voice frustration over antibiotic use and limited treatment options for UTIs

Women with frequent urinary tract infections say they're unhappy with what they perceive as their doctors' overuse of antibiotics and with the limited treatment options available to them, according to a study led by researchers from UCLA and Cedars-Sinai.

4 Aug 2021

Large catheters, small veins raise thrombosis risk for cancer patients

A world-first study led by the University of South Australia has found that cancer patients receiving chemotherapy intravenously have more than double the risk of developing a blood clot or thrombosis if the vein is too small and the catheter occupies more than 45 per cent of the vein.

4 Aug 2021

Next-Generation Sequencing and the Diagnosis of Disease

In this interview, Professor John Rossen talks about next-generation sequencing and it's implications for the diagnosis of disease.

From Tecan 4 Aug 2021

NIH-funded study examines most effective treatment option for pregnancy of unknown location

Preemptive treatment for a nonviable pregnancy of unknown location—a situation in which there is a positive pregnancy test result but the location of the pregnancy cannot be confirmed within or outside the uterus with other diagnostic tests—resolves the condition more rapidly than treating symptoms as they arise, suggests a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

3 Aug 2021

Diagnostic News and Research

Ten-fold reduced risk of workplace SARS-CoV-2 infection in seropositive essential workers

Researchers aim to identify gene-lifestyle interactions that contribute to cardiometabolic disease risk

UC San Diego’s wastewater surveillance system enables early detection of most COVID-19 cases

Emerging biosensing technologies could revolutionize the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis

Researchers employ artificial intelligence models for image-based detection of COVID-19

Genosensors enable low-cost and rapid SARS-CoV-2 detection

Novel model describes the coordination of beating cilia

Surgeons cash in on stakes in private medical device companies

New technique can be used to directly image atherosclerotic plaques

Quanterix Simoa® Technology Powers Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Disease Research Presented by Eli Lilly and Company at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2021

New tabletop device can quickly detect SARS-CoV-2 from saliva samples

New CRISPR-based diagnostic test detects COVID-19 variants from saliva samples

Specific and sensitive biomarker in the blood predicts symptomatic COVID-19 infection

Using two different CRISPR enzymes to develop a faster and easier COVID-19 diagnostic test

Digital technology may become a standard tool for neuropsychological evaluations after COVID-19

RIZE’s XRIZE Full-Color Printer Now Compatible with Synopsys Simpleware for 3D Medical Printing

Women voice frustration over antibiotic use and limited treatment options for UTIs

Large catheters, small veins raise thrombosis risk for cancer patients

Next-Generation Sequencing and the Diagnosis of Disease

NIH-funded study examines most effective treatment option for pregnancy of unknown location

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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