Tag: Diagnostics

With educational activities representing the entire spectrum of radiology, the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) will host leading radiologists from ...

New CRISPR-powered device detects genetic mutations in minutes

The device could be used to rapidly diagnose genetic diseases or to evaluate the accuracy of gene-editing techniquesCredit: Keck Graduate ...

Type 2 diabetes screening in community pharmacies could increase early diagnosis

Community pharmacies are well placed to screen patients for type 2 diabetes, which could increase early diagnosis and significantly reduce ...

Engineering cellular function without living cells

Credit: Zoe Swank / EPFL Genes in living cells are activated - or not - by proteins called transcription factors. ...

Hears the pitch: Ryerson-led research team invents a new mode of photoacoustic imaging

March 22, 2019

Did you know that music and diagnostic imaging have something in common? Sounds have a lower or higher pitch depending ...

Breast ultrasound and cancer detection rates increased under new laws

New Haven, Conn. -- State breast density notification laws that mandate reporting of mammogram results can prompt further screening and ...

New research shows people with PAD could have an omega-3 deficiency

New research shows that people who have PAD also have a low Omega-3 Index New research published in the March ...

Knowledge of female genital schistosomiasis lacking in Ghana, study finds

Credit: Emmanuel Arthur, 2019 (CC BY 4.0) Urogenital schistosomiasis (US), a chronic parasitic disease, is endemic in Ghana and policymakers ...

Imaging method reveals long-lived patterns in cells of the eye

Technique could aid early detection and treatment of certain eye diseasesCredit: National Eye Institute Cells of the retinal pigment epithelium ...

City of Hope scientists showcase new findings at the 2019 AACR meeting

Researchers will discuss data and ongoing studies involving CAR T cell therapy, advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer, use of natural ...

Sherlock Biosciences licenses Wyss technology to create affordable molecular diagnostics

Synthetic biology-based diagnostic platform enables low-cost, highly sensitive detection of nucleic acids in a wide range of settings Harvard University ...

Solving the ‘Catch 22’ of rectal cancer

Credit: Noam Shemesh, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown. Today's standard procedure to treat rectal cancer includes radical surgery to remove ...

As if by magic: TGen develops program that lights up cancer-causing mutations

LumosVar -- a name inspired by Harry Potter -- could help physicians provide genomic-based treatments for their patients PHOENIX, Ariz. ...

Toilet seat that detects congestive heart failure getting ready to begin commercialization

Researchers developed the seats to measure biometrics during 'natural' processesCredit: A. Sue Weisler/RIT With 1 million new cases of congestive ...

Visualizing better cancer treatment

NYU researchers engineer a protein micelle that can be visualized by MRI as it delivers hemotherapeutics BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, ...

Baby step towards breath-testing for gut disorders

Trials to analyze digestion enzyme in children's breathCredit: Flinders University Small children may one day avoid invasive, painful and often ...

Review of osteoporosis clinical practice guidelines finds majority lack patient values

Review included countries such as Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom and United States Patients' ...

Sniffing out Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that leads to progressive brain cell death and extensive loss of motor function. Despite ...

Researchers develop new method to detect cancerous DNA in lung cancer patients’ blood

An advance in liquid biopsies A new method of determining the sequence of molecules in DNA can be used to ...

UMass Lowell student wins award for cancer research