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Wiley launches Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced the launch of Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences (JMRS), combining The Radiographer (now in its 60th volume) from the Australian Institute of Radiography (AIR) and Shadows (in its 56th Volume) from the New Zealand Institute of Medical Radiation Technology (NZIMRT).

24 Feb 2013

Dako, Panagene sign supply agreement for PNA oligomer component

Panagene announced it has signed a supply agreement with Dako Denmark A/S to supply PNA oligomer key component for incorporation into Dako's diagnostic or research products. Dako, an Agilent Technologies Company since June 2012, is a leading global provider of tissue-based cancer diagnostic solutions.

22 Feb 2013

New leprosy test, experimental vaccine might hasten disease elimination, Slate reports

Slate examines a new rapid diagnostic test and an experimental vaccine for leprosy, both developed by the Infectious Disease Research Institute in Seattle, writing, "The two tools together could finally free humans from the vicious cycle of a disease that has afflicted the population for at least 4,000 years."

22 Feb 2013

IntegraGen, Lab21 collaborate to develop new microRNA assay for colorectal cancer

Lab21 Limited, the global specialist in personalised medicine and clinical diagnostics, has entered into an agreement with IntegraGen, a leading player in the development and marketing of molecular diagnostic testing in autism and oncology, to develop a microRNA assay for colorectal cancer designed to further improve patient outcomes.

22 Feb 2013

Pre-war vulnerability important in predicting persistence of veterans' PTSD over the long run

Pre-war vulnerability is just as important as combat-related trauma in predicting whether veterans' symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be long-lasting, according to new research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

22 Feb 2013

Quest Diagnostics offers access to a new non-invasive prenatal test developed by Natera

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX), the world’s leading diagnostic information services company, and Natera, a leading innovator in prenatal genetic testing, today announced that Quest Diagnostics will offer physicians access to Panorama™, a new non-invasive prenatal test developed by Natera.

From Quest Diagnostics 21 Feb 2013

Microbubble-ultrasound method improves cardiac output after heart attack

Scientists from the Bonn University Hospital successfully tested a method in mice allowing the morphological and functional sequelae of a myocardial infarction to be reduced. Tiny gas bubbles are made to oscillate within the heart via focused ultrasound - this improves microcirculation and decreases the size of the scar tissue. The results show that the mice, following myocardial infarction, have improved cardiac output as a result of this method, as compared to untreated animals.

21 Feb 2013

New test for leprosy gives results in less than 10 minutes, New York Times reports

"A simple, fast and inexpensive new test for leprosy offers hope that, even in the poorest countries, victims can be found and cured before they become permanently disabled or disfigured like the shunned lepers of yore," the New York Times reports.

21 Feb 2013

Possible alternative to biopsy discovered for renal cancer diagnosis

Combining positron emission tomography scanning with iodine-124 (124I)–girentuximab may offer an effective noninvasive method of diagnosing clear cell renal cell carcinoma in patients who present with a renal mass, US study results suggest.

20 Feb 2013

Researchers suggest that fibromyalgia is a spectrum disorder

20 Feb 2013

NeuroMetrix fourth quarter total revenues decrease to $1.5 million

NeuroMetrix, Inc., a medical device company focused on the diagnosis and treatment of the neurological complications of diabetes, today reported business and financial highlights for the quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2012.

19 Feb 2013

Optimal lung cancer screening nodule size questioned

Researchers challenge the definition of a positive result in first-round lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

19 Feb 2013

Fibromyalgia prevalence is 2.1% of the general population in Germany

Researchers have determined that fibromyalgia prevalence is 2.1% of the general population in Germany. Results appearing in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), suggest that fibromyalgia is a spectrum disorder rather than a categorical illness. Additionally, a number of fibromyalgia cases in the general population satisfy proposed criteria for physical symptom disorder—the presence of one or more physical symptoms that impair function, which cannot be explained by another clinical or psychiatric illness.

19 Feb 2013

Real-time PCR reproducibility improved by handheld electronic pipette

INTEGRA has reported how a leading US clinical diagnostic laboratory has, using a VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette, significantly improved the reproducibility and productivity with which it carries out Real-time PCR assays.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 19 Feb 2013

MILabs VECTor/CT installed by Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA) in Belgium

MILabs B.V. is pleased to announce that the Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA) in Belgium has installed a MILabs VECTor/CT to enhance their portfolio of pre-clinical nuclear oncology and neurology imaging and research capabilities.

18 Feb 2013

Government of Québec announces $10M investment in Personalized Medicine Partnership for Cancer

The Government of Québec announced today a $10 million investment in the Personalized Medicine Partnership for Cancer (PMPC).

16 Feb 2013

Emory receives NINDS grant for biomarker research on Parkinson's

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), awarded a three-year, $900,000 grant to the Center for Biomedical Imaging Statistics at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health.

16 Feb 2013

New confirmatory diagnostic test highly accurate in distinguishing mothers with preeclampsia

Carmenta Bioscience, Inc., in collaboration with researchers at Stanford University, today announced presentation of results from a retrospective clinical study at the 2013 Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine national meeting.

16 Feb 2013

Canine Pompe disease can now be diagnosed with genetic test

Pompe disease, a severe glycogen storage disease appearing in Lapphunds is caused by a genetic defect in acid α-glucosidase gene. The same genetic mutation also causes the equivalent disease in humans. Based on this finding, canine Pompe disease can now be diagnosed with a genetic test.

16 Feb 2013

Substance use common in young mental health patients

Young people using mental healthcare services have a high frequency of alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis use, Australian study results show.

15 Feb 2013

Diagnostic News and Research

Wiley launches Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

Dako, Panagene sign supply agreement for PNA oligomer component

New leprosy test, experimental vaccine might hasten disease elimination, Slate reports

IntegraGen, Lab21 collaborate to develop new microRNA assay for colorectal cancer

Pre-war vulnerability important in predicting persistence of veterans' PTSD over the long run

Quest Diagnostics offers access to a new non-invasive prenatal test developed by Natera

Microbubble-ultrasound method improves cardiac output after heart attack

New test for leprosy gives results in less than 10 minutes, New York Times reports

Possible alternative to biopsy discovered for renal cancer diagnosis

Researchers suggest that fibromyalgia is a spectrum disorder

NeuroMetrix fourth quarter total revenues decrease to $1.5 million

Optimal lung cancer screening nodule size questioned

Fibromyalgia prevalence is 2.1% of the general population in Germany

Real-time PCR reproducibility improved by handheld electronic pipette

MILabs VECTor/CT installed by Molecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA) in Belgium

Government of Québec announces $10M investment in Personalized Medicine Partnership for Cancer

Emory receives NINDS grant for biomarker research on Parkinson's

New confirmatory diagnostic test highly accurate in distinguishing mothers with preeclampsia

Canine Pompe disease can now be diagnosed with genetic test

Substance use common in young mental health patients

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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