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by ruth on January 24, 2010
According to a report published recently in the Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, a diagnostic blood test for schizophrenia might be available ...
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by Gloria Gamat on January 12, 2010
A multigene test (21 gene-test) is having an impact to both doctors and patients alike. The test predicts whether a patient will benefit from chemotherapy or not, thereby avoiding chemotherapy altoget...
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by ruth on December 15, 2009
Scientists have developed a urine test to provide rapid diagnosis of the cause of pneumonia.
In the new study, Slupsky and colleagues applied "metabolomics" - the study of the chemicals pro...
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by ruth on September 20, 2009
Sequenom has launched the SensiGene Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Carrier Screening Test, a carrier screening genetic test that helps to identify individuals who may have an increased risk of having a baby wit...
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by ruth 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...
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, Food and Agriculture
, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics
by ruth 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...
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by ruth 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...
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by ruth 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,...
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by ruth 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 ...
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by ruth 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...
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by ruth 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....
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by ruth 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...
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by ruth 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...
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by ruth on March 10, 2009
A blood test has been developed to predict the risks of frontal lobe dementia (Frontotemporal Dementia, FTD), a form of dementia that occurs most frequently in patients younger than 65. The test is ba...
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by ruth on March 5, 2009
Researchers have identified three specific biomarkers which can provide an accurate indication of the severity of Chikungunya fever (CHIKF), a viral illness that, like dengue fever, is transmitted by ...
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by ruth on February 10, 2009
In the 4th Cultural Heritage Conservation Forum held this week in Caracas, Venezuela, curators will be collaborating with biotech scientists to find ways to restore and prevent the decay of art and cu...
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by ruth on February 7, 2009
The Food and Drug Authority has approved ATryn, the first ever transgenically produced therapeutic protein and the first recombinant antithrombin approved in the U.S.
ATryn is indicated for the treat...
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by ruth on January 30, 2009
Researchers from Draper Laboratories have developed an injectable nanosensor that can be injected into the skin to monitor an individual's blood-sugar level.
The material consists of 120-nanomete...
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by ruth on December 16, 2008
Researchers have developed new fluorescent probes called hydrocyanines that can be used to detect and measure the presence of reactive oxygen species - molecules implicated in a variety of inflammator...
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by Gloria Gamat on December 10, 2008
Pathwork Diagnostics announced a collaboration with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London to conduct the first research study on the Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test in the UK.
T...
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by ruth on December 3, 2008
A preliminary "proof-of-principle" trial demonstrated the feasibility of a genetic blood test to demonstrate cystic fibrosis patients' response to therapy.
Using microarray gene analysis...
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by ruth on December 1, 2008
In a clinical trial involving 144 post-vasectomy semen samples, researchers have confirmed the accuracy and reliability of SpermCheck Vasectomy, the first FDA approved at-home immunodiagnostic test fo...
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by ruth on October 31, 2008
A new animal study indicates that the degree of change in blood triglyceride levels following a fatty meal may indicate susceptibility to diet-induced obesity. The researchers suggest that based on th...
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by ruth on October 13, 2008
deCoODE Genetics launched deCODE BreastCancer™, a new non-invasive tool for assessing risk of the common forms of breast cancer.
The deCODE BreastCancer™ test measures seven widely replicated single-...
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by ruth on October 12, 2008
Researchers have developed a new prenatal blood test that accurately detected Down syndrome and two other serious chromosomal defects in a small study of 18 pregnant women. The test scan fetal DNA pre...
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by ruth on September 30, 2008
Researchers have identified five protein biomarkers for oral squamous cell carcinoma, a form of oral cancer,found in the saliva.
Researchers collected saliva samples from 64 patients with oral squamo...
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by ruth on August 26, 2008
Researchers have designed a nano-sized "trojan horse" particle to aid in the absorption of antioxidants in the gut by protectin antioxidants from enzyme and acid breakdown.
The solution is t...
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, Stem Cells
by ruth on August 26, 2008
Scientists have developed an alternative to animal-based materials such as Matrigel-coated plates for culturing the stem cells, which produce cells that are cells unsuitable for medical use. First, th...
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by ruth on July 28, 2008
Phase 1 trials of the the first human tests of a vaccine grown in tobacco plants proved that the vaccine against against follicular B-cell lymphoma were safe for patients. If further trials demonstrat...
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by ruth on July 23, 2008
A video has been submitted as part of a manuscript published the open access journal BMC Neurology, documenting the rapid language improvement within minutes of using a novel immune-based treatment fo...
