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DNA sequencing identifies fungal bloodstream infections before cultures turn positive
Bloodstream infections are a persistent threat to hospitalized patients, and those caused by fungi are particularly dangerous. Candida species are responsible for most invasive fungal infections worldwide and rank among the ...
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RNA urine test outperforms standard bladder cancer tests and could help guide treatment
A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose bladder cancer more accurately than current standard methods. The test also allows physicians not only to ...
Oct 2, 2026
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Mass spectrometry offers faster look at the edges of brain tumors
Glioma brain tumors are diffuse, so surgeons usually cannot excise all of the cancer during surgery. Currently, surgeons remove as much of the tumor as they can and then analyze the tumor's borders after surgery.
Oct 2, 2026
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Chemistry professors' patent detects amino acid linked to M.S., rheumatoid arthritis, cancer
More than a decade of work by two University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic faculty members and their student researchers has led to a newly patented process that allows for the easy detection of an amino acid linked to multiple ...
Oct 1, 2026
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Possible new target for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia treatment identified
Harvard Medical School researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a new pathway that regulates the production of fetal hemoglobin, a form of hemoglobin that normally gets replaced ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Detecting diseases through body odor? New laser technology shows potential for non-invasive diagnostics
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and the Technical University of Dresden have tested a new approach for investigating disease-related changes in body odor. Using laser-based photoacoustic ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Low-cost platform maps gene activity and metabolites in the same tissue sample
Spatial transcriptomics (ST) shows which genes are being expressed and where within a tissue. Spatial metabolomics (SM), on the other hand, maps the location of metabolites—small molecules produced or used by cells—within ...
Sep 29, 2026
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New genetic testing guidance could improve patient diagnosis worldwide
New guidance co-led by University of Otago researchers could help more people with suspected inherited diseases receive a clear genetic diagnosis.
Sep 29, 2026
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Global survey reveals major variation in the measurement of bone and mineral metabolism biomarkers
Researchers from the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) Joint Committee on Bone Metabolism published a study examining self-reported ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Bedside blood test can deliver results in under 10 minutes to guide urgent stroke care
Minutes count when a patient with a stroke arrives at a hospital emergency room. Doctors stand ready to treat the patient, but whether medication can dissolve the blood clot depends on what the patient is already taking. ...
Sep 28, 2026
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AI detects signs of aging in blood stem cells from nuclear images
Aging progressively affects how our bodies function. Among other effects, it reduces the ability of the hematopoietic system—the organs and tissues responsible for producing blood cells—to maintain adequate blood cell production. ...
Sep 28, 2026
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Routine newborn screening could catch cytomegalovirus infections before problems appear
A newborn can look perfectly healthy, pass a hearing test and still carry an infection that may affect hearing or development later in childhood. That is the challenge posed by congenital cytomegalovirus, or cCMV, one of ...
Sep 27, 2026
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Blood test shows whether newborns with fever have bacterial or viral infection
A test that compares the levels of two molecules in the blood can accurately distinguish between bacterial and viral infections in newborn babies with fever, according to a small study presented at the European Emergency ...
Sep 26, 2026
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DNA sequencing test finds answers for patients with inherited muscle disease
A test developed by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has identified the genetic cause of inherited muscle disease in people who remained without answers after years, sometimes decades, of standard testing. ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Portable device delivers rapid testing for mosquito-borne viruses
With a lot of ingenuity, some creative engineering and a few off-the-shelf items, a University of Florida team led by a virologist and an engineer has created an inexpensive, quick and accurate handheld device that can detect ...
Sep 25, 2026
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Targeted HIV drug resistance testing moves into routine care in South Africa
Researchers at Wits University, South Africa's National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) and University Medical Center Utrecht have developed a new way to help people whose HIV viral load increased while they were taking ...
Sep 25, 2026
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New brain tumor test could transform diagnosis and treatment
Scientists and doctors at Newcastle are among the first in the U.K. to use a pioneering brain tumor test with the potential to speed up diagnosis for patients—from weeks to hours.
Sep 25, 2026
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Blood proteins shift during Alzheimer's treatment and may help monitor the effects of the medication
Patients with early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may be prescribed anti-amyloid therapy, which can help clear the sticky clumps of amyloid protein in the brain that characterize Alzheimer's. While these treatments cannot ...
Sep 24, 2026
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New filters help genetic sequencing flag possible causes of meningitis and encephalitis
New research led by Aston University's Dr. Ghaniah Hassan-Smith has found a new way to diagnose infections of the central nervous system, such as meningitis and encephalitis, that can be difficult to identify using conventional ...
Sep 23, 2026
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Blood tests could identify early signs of cancer years before diagnosis
A study of blood samples collected up to nine years before a cancer diagnosis found changes in the DNA that captured the body's response to early traces of cancer development.
Sep 23, 2026
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Simple test could take the pain out of uterine cancer check
A new test using cells collected from urine and vaginal fluid could help rule out uterine and other cancers in most women who experience bleeding after menopause, University of Manchester researchers have found. Their study, ...
Sep 23, 2026
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More than a third of positive tests for mpox may have been false diagnoses
In August 2024, the World Health Organization declared the mpox upsurge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its spread to neighboring countries a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The emergence ...
Sep 22, 2026
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Portable test could help distinguish Ebola, Lassa where lab testing is limited
Cornell researchers have developed a portable diagnostic test that can simultaneously detect and distinguish Ebola and Lassa, two serious viruses whose early symptoms can be difficult to tell apart. The research could potentially ...
Sep 21, 2026
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West African scientists warn of weakening health systems and urge stronger outbreak detection
West African laboratory scientists called on governments Friday to strengthen capacity to detect disease outbreaks to avoid another major outbreak, saying health systems across the region are becoming weaker.
Sep 19, 2026
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