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SKY92 genetic subtyping signature better than current markers in predicting progress of multiple myeloma

Article in Blood shows the reliability of SKY92 genetic subtyping signature for prediction of disease progress for multiple myeloma patient.

9 Sep 2015

Antibiotic resistance awareness: an interview with Professor Colin Garner

The threat of antibiotic resistance is very real. It is estimated that 700,000 people die each from resistant infections. In Europe the figure is 25,000 deaths and a similar number in the USA.

7 Sep 2015

UCLA study questions value of BRCA genetic testing in general population

Women who are carriers of mutated BRCA genes are known to have a significantly higher risk for developing breast and ovarian cancers than those who don't have the mutations.

4 Sep 2015

New treatments under development for adults with coeliac disease may also benefit children

A new study has revealed childhood coeliac disease mirrors the condition in adults, increasing the possibility a coeliac disease therapy that could enable patients to eat gluten again will work in children.

4 Sep 2015

Quest Diagnostics receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 Direct molecular test

Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that its Focus Diagnostics products business has received FDA 510(k) clearance to add the genital swab claim to its Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 Direct molecular test on the Integrated Cycler.

From Quest Diagnostics 4 Sep 2015

Elsevier survey highlights challenges faced by physicians in finding trusted clinical search engines

Nine out of 10 physicians in Asia-Pacific use some form of online search to aid clinical decision-making, with Google being the most popular and frequently used non-evidence based search engine.

3 Sep 2015

New computational method reveals links between bacterial growth rates and type II diabetes, IBD

It is increasingly clear that the thousands of different bacteria living in our intestinal tract - our microbiome - have a major impact on our health. But the details of the microbiome's effects are still fairly murky.

3 Sep 2015

University of Maryland Medicine offers MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment to Parkinson's patients

University of Maryland Medicine (the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine) and its Center for Metabolic Imaging and Image-Guided Therapeutics (CMIT) has begun to use MRI-guided focused ultrasound on a deep structure within the brain related to Parkinson's disease - the globus pallidus.

2 Sep 2015

UC San Diego-led research team awarded $1.89 million to carry out research on leptospirosis

An international research team, headed by Joseph Vinetz, MD, professor of medicine at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and director of the UC San Diego Center for Tropical Medicine and Travelers Health, has been awarded a 5-year, $1.89 million cooperative agreement to carry out translational research studies of leptospirosis, an infectious and sometimes fatal bacterial disease endemic in much of the world.

2 Sep 2015

Treatment with life-saving medications increases in IHD but levels still suboptimal

Treatment with life-saving medications has increased over the past ten years in ischaemic heart disease but levels are still suboptimal, according to the first results of the Chronic Ischaemic Cardiovascular Disease (CICD) Pilot Registry presented today at ESC Congress 2015 and published in European Heart Journal.

2 Sep 2015

Available cognitive information has no impact on patient's cognitive decline

Does knowing whether older adults are cognitively impaired affect the treatment they receive from their primary care physician? Does it impact the rate of the patient's cognitive decline?

2 Sep 2015

European cardiomyopathies registry shows higher than expected use of defibrillators, genetic testing

The most representative snapshot of real world practice in cardiomyopathies in Europe has shown a higher than expected use of defibrillators and genetic testing. The baseline results of the ESC's EORP Cardiomyopathy Registry Pilot are presented for the first time today at ESC Congress 2015.

2 Sep 2015

New testing methods may help identify genetic mutations potentially linked to autism among children

The use of two newer genetic testing technologies (chromosomal microarray analysis and whole-exome sequencing) among children with autism spectrum disorder may help identify genetic mutations potentially linked to the disorder, according to a study in the September 1 issue of JAMA.

2 Sep 2015

Dementia brain imaging is helpful but not definitive, shows new research

MRI scans and other tools to detect and diagnose dementia are helpful but not definitive - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

2 Sep 2015

Bacterial litmus test provides low-cost method to measure blood micronutrients

A bacterium engineered to produce different pigments in response to varying levels of a micronutrient in blood samples could give health officials an inexpensive way to detect nutritional deficiencies in resource-limited areas of the world.

2 Sep 2015

BioLight Life Sciences Investments reports operational and financial results for Q2 2015

BioLight Life Sciences Investments, a firm that invests in, manages and commercializes biomedical innovations in ophthalmology and cancer diagnostics, today reported operational and financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.

1 Sep 2015

Researchers find genetic cause of previously unknown disease

Researchers at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital have found the genetic cause of a previously undescribed disease. With this, they have solved an over ten year old medical conundrum.

1 Sep 2015

Autism Speaks launches web-based portal for MSSNG database

Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today launched the web-based portal for its MSSNG database, making the resource available to researchers worldwide.

1 Sep 2015

After acute myocardial infarction, respiratory infection associated with increased risk of mortality

Respiratory infection is associated with a four-fold increased risk of in-hospital cardiovascular mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Catarina Quina-Rodrigues, a cardiologist at Hospital de Braga in Portugal. The findings highlight the importance of diagnostic alertness for respiratory infections in AMI patients so that therapeutic measures can be promptly taken.

31 Aug 2015

Patients with suggestive AMI can be triaged more quickly and safely using rapid, sensitive assay

Patients arriving at the emergency department with chest pain suggestive of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can be triaged more quickly and more safely using a new rapid assay with refined cut-offs, German research suggests.

31 Aug 2015

Diagnostic News and Research

SKY92 genetic subtyping signature better than current markers in predicting progress of multiple myeloma

Antibiotic resistance awareness: an interview with Professor Colin Garner

UCLA study questions value of BRCA genetic testing in general population

New treatments under development for adults with coeliac disease may also benefit children

Quest Diagnostics receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 Direct molecular test

Elsevier survey highlights challenges faced by physicians in finding trusted clinical search engines

New computational method reveals links between bacterial growth rates and type II diabetes, IBD

University of Maryland Medicine offers MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment to Parkinson's patients

UC San Diego-led research team awarded $1.89 million to carry out research on leptospirosis

Treatment with life-saving medications increases in IHD but levels still suboptimal

Available cognitive information has no impact on patient's cognitive decline

European cardiomyopathies registry shows higher than expected use of defibrillators, genetic testing

New testing methods may help identify genetic mutations potentially linked to autism among children

Dementia brain imaging is helpful but not definitive, shows new research

Bacterial litmus test provides low-cost method to measure blood micronutrients

BioLight Life Sciences Investments reports operational and financial results for Q2 2015

Researchers find genetic cause of previously unknown disease

Autism Speaks launches web-based portal for MSSNG database

After acute myocardial infarction, respiratory infection associated with increased risk of mortality

Patients with suggestive AMI can be triaged more quickly and safely using rapid, sensitive assay

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