Category: Biomarker

August 12, 2022

Abbott has announced that data from a new study has shown that two blood-based biomarkers measured using its tests were able to predict a patient’s recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI). The company stated that testing for these two biomarkers […]

August 11, 2022

Researchers at the US University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine have developed a new blood test to measure the body’s immune system response to the Covid-19 vaccine. The first-of-its-kind test can assess antibody and T-cell responses to the Covid-19 […]

August 5, 2022

The University of Birmingham in the UK has entered a licensing agreement with Covid-19 test provider Innova Medical Group for commercialising its new testing technology in the global markets. The new reverse transcription-free exponential amplification reaction (RTF-EXPAR) technology provides detection […]

August 5, 2022

Brykyta Shelton found herself standing in a checkout line of a big-box retailer, uncomfortably aware as a woman ahead of her stared at her sandaled feet. Shelton had been taking medication for months for what her doctor said was toenail […]

August 1, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has re-authorised the emergency use authorization (EUA) for Meridian Bioscience’s Revogene SARS-CoV-2 molecular assay. The regulator initially granted EUA for the Covid-19 molecular diagnostic test last November. However, the company decided to delay […]

July 27, 2022

The published research, “Proficiency Testing of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutations Detection in Saliva Using Spectrum Saliva Collector (SDNA-1000) and Preservative Solution Detected by Electric Field-Induced Release and Measurement,” Feng Li et al, is an unprecedented feat in modern medicine. […]

July 22, 2022

Cancer cells produce small amounts of their own form of collagen, creating a unique extracellular matrix that affects the tumor microbiome and protects against immune responses, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson […]

July 20, 2022

Researchers at the Vancouver Prostate Centre have developed a new blood test that provides unprecedented insight into a patient’s cancer make-up, potentially allowing doctors to better select treatment options that will improve patient outcomes. The technology was outlined in a […]

July 18, 2022

UCF researchers have found a new way to track metastatic cancer cells in the body, which in the future could help identify cancer earlier and give patients more treatment options. In the latest issue of PLOS ONE, Dr. Annette Khaled’s […]

July 14, 2022

Labcorp has introduced a new blood test that can help detect neurodegeneration and neuronal injury. The new Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) blood test is developed to enable healthcare professionals to identify and verify neurodegenerative disease signs, thereby accelerating diagnosis and […]

July 12, 2022

New research has identified the child cancer patients at greatest risk of developing life-threatening infections, in a crucial step towards the development of an early diagnostic test. There is currently no clinical test to identify which children are likely to […]

July 6, 2022

The thousands of cells in a biological sample are all different and can be analyzed individually, cell by cell. Based on their gene activity, they can be sorted into clusters. But which genes are particularly characteristic of a given cluster, […]

July 5, 2022

A study of 11,000 cancer patients reveals 42 hereditary genes which predispose individuals to a higher number of mutations that correlate with a greater probability of developing cancer. The research may lead to new personalized prevention and/or early detection strategies […]

July 1, 2022

The experts agree — the pandemic is not over. Infections are ticking up again, fueled by the new variants our immune systems are ill prepared for. That’s according to a study by Canadian and US researchers who found that the […]

June 30, 2022

Researchers from Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered potential new drugs that work in concert with other drugs to deliver a deadly one-two punch to leukemia. The potential drugs are still years away […]

June 29, 2022

Women who have gone through menopause may have more of a brain biomarker called white matter hyperintensities than premenopausal women or men of the same age, according to a new study published in the June 29, 2022, online issue of […]

June 23, 2022

Having recently raised $6.1m in a funding round, Biotech company Pictor has now obtained CE mark for its PictArray SARS-CoV-2 IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) antibody test. The approval will enable the firm to market the antibody test in Europe […]

June 22, 2022

Biomarkers that could be targets for novel drugs to treat glioblastoma brain tumors have been identified by investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, providing hope for a cancer that is highly lethal. Currently, the drug most often used to […]

June 22, 2022

An estimated one-quarter of adults in the U.S. have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), an excess of fat in liver cells that can cause chronic inflammation and liver damage, increasing the risk of liver cancer. Now, UT Southwestern researchers have […]

June 21, 2022

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease of the nervous system. It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons. Motor neurons control muscle movement and ALS causes them to deteriorate and eventually die. The […]