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Improved accuracy when testing cancer drugs

Method to more accurately test anti-cancer drugs have now been developed at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. The method paves the way to much earlier assessment of who benefits from a specific drug and who does not. “It is common for cancer patients to be prescribed drugs that fail to help them, often with […]

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Colon cancer: APC protein affects immunity by preventing precancerous inflammation

Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is a gene whose mutations are associated with a rare, hereditary form of colorectal cancer known as familial adenomatous polyposis. Research led by scientists at the Institut Pasteur and Inserm have recently demonstrated that mutations to this gene do not only lead to the emergence of colon polyps; they also harm […]

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Rapid diagnostic test distinguish between severe and uncomplicated malaria

Malaria is a leading cause of death for children living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Many children in rural areas seek care at local community health clinics, but these clinics lack reliable tests to distinguish severe and uncomplicated malaria. Working at a health centre in rural Uganda, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill […]

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MMA Fighters, boxers may have signs of long-term brain injury in blood

Boxers and mixed martial arts fighters may have markers of long-term brain injury in their blood, according to a study. “This study is part of a larger study to detect not just individual concussions but permanent brain injury overall at its earliest stages and to determine which fighters are at greatest risk of long-term complications,” […]

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Fasting glucose as a marker for greater weight loss on a high-fibre, low-glycemic diet

Researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, together with colleagues from Gelesis and the University of Copenhagen, presented preliminary data demonstrating that study participants with high fasting plasma glucose lost more weight than those with low fasting plasma glucose when following a high-fibre, low-glycemic load diet. The […]

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Acquisition of DIAsource ImmunoAssays by Biovendor

Effective 5 September 2017, Biovendor – Laboratorní medicína a.s. (BioVendor) acquired 100% of the shares of DIAsource ImmunoAssays SA from the Australian stock listed company Anteo Diagnostics (ASX: ADO). Anteo Diagnostics had acquired DIAsource in January 2016. DIAsource ImmunoAssays is a Belgian company specialized for 30 years in the development, manufacturing, and sales and distribution […]

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Altered bacterial communities in the gut could be an indicator for Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease is an insidious disease: by the time it manifests as the typical motor dysfunctions such as tremors or muscle rigidity, portions of the brain have already been irreversibly destroyed. By this stage, the disease will have often begun already decades earlier. In search of an early portent of the disease, researchers led by […]

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Quick test finds signs of sepsis in a single drop of blood

A new portable device can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis infection from a single drop of blood. A team of researchers from the University of Illinois and Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois, completed a clinical study of the device, which is the first to provide rapid, point-of-care measurement of the immune system’s […]

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Siemens Healthineers has announced new strategic relationship in molecular testing with Fast-track Diagnostics

In an effort to provide customers with expanded, more comprehensive solutions for molecular testing, Siemens Healthineers has announced a new strategic relationship with Fast-track Diagnostics (FTD) that includes the addition of FTD’s broad range of CE-marked kits and multisyndromic panels to the menu of the Siemens Healthineers VERSANT kPCR Molecular System. The addition of FTD’s […]

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Test uses nanotechnology to quickly diagnose Zika virus

Currently, testing for Zika requires that a blood sample be refrigerated and shipped to a medical centre or laboratory, delaying diagnosis and possible treatment. Although the new proof-of-concept technology has yet to be produced for use in medical situations, the test’s results can be determined in minutes. Further, the materials required for the test do […]