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Apple Watch ECG app may detect coronary ischemia

Digitization can do a lot in medicine, even save lives. This is shown by the specific case of an 80-year-old patient in Mainz.

30 Apr 2020

NIH announces new initiative to speed up COVID-19 testing technologies

The National Institutes of Health today announced a new initiative aimed at speeding innovation, development and commercialization of COVID-19 testing technologies, a pivotal component needed to return to normal during this unprecedented global pandemic.

30 Apr 2020

CZI commits $13.6 million for large-scale research collaboration on COVID-19

Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative committed $13.6 million to stand up a large-scale research collaboration between UC San Francisco, Stanford University, and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub that aims to better understand the spread of COVID-19 across the San Francisco Bay Area.

29 Apr 2020

Further evidence 'pooling of samples' for SARS-CoV-2 helps boost testing capacity

One of the problems faced by health officials today is the vast number of asymptomatic carriers of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as they can still transmit the virus. Therefore the testing of as many people as possible is crucial for immediate isolation of cases to prevent the virus from spreading further.

29 Apr 2020

Novel nanoscale bio-probe could detect iron disorders

Chronic iron imbalances - having either too little or too much iron in the blood - can result in medical conditions ranging from anemia and hemochromatosis through to more severe diseases, such as cancer, Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease.

29 Apr 2020

Breakthrough study shows liquid biopsy test can safely detect 26 undiagnosed cancers

Results from a first-of-its-kind study of a multicancer blood test in more than 9,900 women with no evidence or history of cancer showed the liquid biopsy test safely detected 26 undiagnosed cancers, enabling potentially curative treatment.

29 Apr 2020

Horizon Discovery extends coverage of OncoSpan reference standards to FFPE and Liquid Biopsy

Horizon Discovery Group plc, today announced it has added two new sample formats to its cell-based OncoSpan reference standards for cancer diagnostic assays.

From Revvity 29 Apr 2020

BIOTECON Diagnostics releases microproof SARS-CoV-2 Screening/Identification Kits

BIOTECON Diagnostics has developed and launched its own microproof SARS-CoV-2 Screening/Identification Kits, which are available immediately for purchase and can be distributed globally.

29 Apr 2020

'Smart sample pooling' for COVID-19 could solve test kit shortage problem

A new study from Pakistan suggests 'smart sample pooling' using population grouping with algorithms as a solution to the unavailability of test kits for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). SARS-CoV-2 is a virus that causes COVID-19 disease. The paper is published on the preprint server medRxiv on April 28, 2020.

29 Apr 2020

Researchers receive ERC grant to speed up the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis

Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is a disease that affects 2-3 people out of 100,000, in which our immune system attacks our own brain causing neurological and psychiatric symptoms.

28 Apr 2020

New approach for easier detection of SARS-CoV-2 via swabs and saliva

A recent Israeli study points toward Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) as a potentially effective tool for acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on-the-spot detection by using swabs or saliva – addressing the community need for simple surveillance.

28 Apr 2020

Boston Children's Hospital launches two-pronged study of COVID-19 in children

Boston Children's Hospital has launched a two-pronged study of COVID-19 disease among children and youth up to age 25 across the country, with $2.1 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

28 Apr 2020

Study: Nonverbal learning disability is more common than believed

Nonverbal learning disability (NVLD), a poorly understood and often-overlooked disorder that causes problems with visual-spatial processing, may affect nearly 3 million children in the United States, making it one of the most common learning disorders, according to a new study by led by Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

28 Apr 2020

India to deploy homegrown tech against COVID-19

When India's 1.3 billion people come out of a 40-day lockdown on 3 May, imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19, they can hope that a battery of technologies that the government is readying to deploy against the contagious virus could offer them some protection.

28 Apr 2020

COVID-19 Task Force develops "Large Scale Testing Strategy"

As part of its exit strategy, the Luxembourg government can count on the support of Luxembourg research, namely the Research Luxembourg COVID-19 Task Force.

28 Apr 2020

New DNA test will improve tracking of Salmonella food-poisoning outbreaks

Researchers report an assay to detect serotypes of Salmonella, paving the way for rapid serotyping directly from specimens.

28 Apr 2020

Study of nearly 10,000 women explores feasibility and safety of multi-cancer blood test

A study of nearly 10,000 women with no cancer history found that a multi-cancer blood test successfully detected some cancers.

28 Apr 2020

GRAIL to present new data at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting

GRAIL, Inc., a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, today announced that new data for its investigational multi-cancer early detection blood test will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Virtual Annual Meeting I.

From GRAIL, Inc. 28 Apr 2020

Researchers develop new method for remotely stimulating activity in deep brain regions

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed a promising method for remotely stimulating activity in deep brain regions, advancing understanding of how molecules act in the brain and paving the way for better cancer treatments and therapies for other diseases.

27 Apr 2020

Malaria trial in Namibia finds smart interventions reduce disease transmission by 75%

The researchers published their findings in the prestigious journal The Lancet on World Malaria Day on 25 April even as countries the world over battle to contain transmission of the COVID-19.

27 Apr 2020

Diagnostic News and Research

Apple Watch ECG app may detect coronary ischemia

NIH announces new initiative to speed up COVID-19 testing technologies

CZI commits $13.6 million for large-scale research collaboration on COVID-19

Further evidence 'pooling of samples' for SARS-CoV-2 helps boost testing capacity

Novel nanoscale bio-probe could detect iron disorders

Breakthrough study shows liquid biopsy test can safely detect 26 undiagnosed cancers

Horizon Discovery extends coverage of OncoSpan reference standards to FFPE and Liquid Biopsy

BIOTECON Diagnostics releases microproof SARS-CoV-2 Screening/Identification Kits

'Smart sample pooling' for COVID-19 could solve test kit shortage problem

Researchers receive ERC grant to speed up the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis

New approach for easier detection of SARS-CoV-2 via swabs and saliva

Boston Children's Hospital launches two-pronged study of COVID-19 in children

Study: Nonverbal learning disability is more common than believed

India to deploy homegrown tech against COVID-19

COVID-19 Task Force develops "Large Scale Testing Strategy"

New DNA test will improve tracking of Salmonella food-poisoning outbreaks

Study of nearly 10,000 women explores feasibility and safety of multi-cancer blood test

GRAIL to present new data at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting

Researchers develop new method for remotely stimulating activity in deep brain regions

Malaria trial in Namibia finds smart interventions reduce disease transmission by 75%

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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