Molecular Diagnostics

Rapid Ovarian Cancer Test Cuts Surgical Procedure Time and Infection Risk
A first of its kind point-of-care (POCT) test discriminates benign from malignant ovarian cysts in an operating theater setting and significantly reduces surgical procedure time by providing results in 15 minutes. More...12 May 2022



RNA-Based Liquid Biopsy Strategy Enables Early Detection of Multiple Cancers
Scientists have discovered and validated tumor-specific, orphan non-coding RNAs (oncRNAs), as well as AI profiling of the oncRNAs to accurately detect cancers of diverse tissue origins, thus paving the way for the development of blood tests for early detection and monitoring of residual disease of many commonly seen cancers. More...10 May 2022

New Method Identifies Viruses in Tumors in Routine Clinical Genomic Sequencing Assay
Researchers have developed a method to accurately detect viruses from clinical next-generation sequencing and describe novel associations between specific tumors and viruses that warrant further investigation. This information makes it more feasible to consider viral status in treatment protocols. More...09 May 2022


Biohit's GastroPanel Blood Test Accurately Diagnoses Hp Infection and AG Before Endoscopy
The latest study to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a unique blood test for the diagnosis of both Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection and atrophic gastritis (AG) infection in patients referred for gastroscopy from primary care with different indications has confirmed its high accuracy. More...09 May 2022
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Newly Launched Blood Test Detects Early Signs of Colorectal Cancer
Genetic Changes Identified in Patients Who Progress to Esophageal Cancer
Troponin Blood Test Offers Quick Method for Monitoring Patients after Cardiac Surgery
Lipid Profiling of Blood Samples Reveals Biomarkers for Cardiometabolic Disease Risk
Blood Biomarker Test Can Predict Dementia Before Symptoms Develop
Duplex ddPCR Assay Evaluated for Salmonella and Shigella
Glycosylated Serum Proteins Are Biomarkers for Severity of Liver Fibrosis
Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction/Superfast PCR Platform to Enable Analysis of POC PCR Tests in Minutes
Seegene Unveils World's First Commercialized '3 Ct' PCR Assay
Paper-Based Sensor Could Pave Way for Bedside Therapeutic Drug Monitoring System
Immunohistochemistry-Guided Sequencing Finds Mutations in Most Cortisol-Producing Adenomas
Blood Test Differentiates Severe COVID-19 from Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women
Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Monitored by DNA Sequencing
Positive Blood Culture Processing Technology Accelerates Infection Identification and AST
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Rapid Virus Test Delivers Lab Quality Results within 30 Minutes
Blood Test Identifies Those at High Risk of Developing Human Tuberculosis
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