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EarlyCDT–Lung™ Test for Detection of Early Stage of Lung Cancer Released
Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation on August 25, 2009
Oncimmune LLC announced the release of EarlyCDT-Lung, a simple blood test with the ability to detect the earliest stages of lung cancer when treatment can be most successful. Categorized as a high-com...
Genetically Modified Salt-Tolerant Cereal Crops
Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation , Food and Agriculture , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics on July 10, 2009
Using a new genetic modification approach, agricultural researchers have developed cereal crops that are able to withstand salinity. Professor Tester says his team used the technique to keep salt - as...
Genome-Wide Karyomapping for Detecting Cystic Fibrosis in Embryos
Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics on June 30, 2009
In the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam, scientists report of an embryo test that can screen for cystic fibrosis as well as aneuploidy. Acc...
Fiber for Nerve Repair Derived from Chitosan and Polyester
Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation on June 19, 2009
Researchers have developed a promising new material that can be used to repair severed nerves by combining chitosan, a compound found in the shells of crabs and shrimp, and polycaprolactone, a strong,...
Blood Test for Aging Protein p16p16INK4a
Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics on June 17, 2009
Previously, researchers haveidentified a key protein, called p16INK4a, that increase in mammalian organs as as cells and tissues age. Recently, they have found out that the protein is also present in ...
OTC Prostate Cancer Test Kit in the Making
Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation on June 5, 2009
Researchers are developing a diagnostic test for prostate cancer wherein gold nanoparticles screen for the same cancer-related protein marker that is screened for by the FDA-approved Prostate-Specific...
P[acman]-Generated Gene Libraries for Drosophila melanogaster
Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation , Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics on May 25, 2009
Using a tool called P[acman], group of researchers has established a library of clones covering most of the genome of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly), an organism widely used in genetics research....
Urine Metabolite Identifies Smokers with Higher Lung Cancer Risk
Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation on April 27, 2009
Researchers have identified a metabolite in urine called NNAL that might predict risk of Lung cancer among smokers. To evaluate the impact of NNAL, researchers identified 246 current smokers who later...
Marker that Predicts Breast Cancer Metastasis
Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation on March 28, 2009
Researchers have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis called TMEM, for Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis. These findings could lead to the first test to predict the likelihood of br...
Prognostic Test for Frontotemporal Dementia
Filed in archive Diagnostics, Methodologies and Instrumentation on March 10, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6952418A blood test has been developed to predict the risks of frontal lobe dementia (Frontotemporal Dementia, FTD), a form of dementia that occurs most frequentl...
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