New Sepsis Test Could Save Lives and Costs in Hospitals
Penn State
The test may prevent clinicians from relying solely on their judgement to treat a patient presenting sepsis symptoms
Pathology
Are Risk-Based MCED Tests the Future of Cancer Screening?
Swathi Kodaikal, MSc
Done early enough, personalized, patient data-driven multi-cancer screening will save lives. But are we there yet?
Deep Learning Unlocks Valuable Cancer Biology Clues
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
AI models uncover patterns across two-dimensional images of tumor samples that could help predict response to immunotherapy
Novel Blood Biomarker Identifies Parkinsonian Diseases Early On
Lund University
DOPA decarboxylase was found elevated many years before individuals developed Parkinson’s symptoms
Genetic Sequencing Could Augment Newborn Screening
BGI Genomics
Approximately 1 in 500 newborns benefited from gene panel sequencing integration into first-tier screening tests
Is Immunohistochemistry an Assay Or a Stain?
Steven Bogen, MD, PhD
Interlaboratory inconsistency in IHC adversely affects the quality and standard of patient care
New Prediction Model Aids in Early Detection of Preeclampsia
Swathi Kodaikal, MSc
The model analyzes methylation changes in the cell-free DNA of pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia
Novel Model Could Make IBD Tests Less Invasive
American Chemical Society
Glycosylation on antibodies may accurately detect and differentiate Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis
Novel Test Helps Detect Often-Missed Cervical Adenocarcinoma
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Women with a high DNA methylation score would be prone to HPV infection, AIS, and ADC
What’s New in Histology?
Michael Schubert, PhD
Recent news from the world of tissue-based diagnostics
Plasma Test Screens for Alzheimer’s with Very High Accuracy
University of Gothenburg
The new test employs a two-step workflow to accurately identify or exclude brain amyloidosis in patients with MCI
New Blood Biomarker Aids Early Detection of Parkinson’s
Duke Health
Blood test accurately detects certain genetic mutations in the mitochondrial DNA of patients with Parkinson’s
Comprehensive Management Service for HALO® Software
Indica Labs
Indica Labs offers AWS-hosted deployments of life science HALO software, including HALO, HALO AI, and HALO Link
New, Simple Blood Test to Diagnose De Vivo Disease
Institut Du Cerveau (Paris Brain Institute)
If used at an early stage, METAglut1 can accurately identify 80 percent of patients with Glut1 deficiency syndrome
ImmunoCAP™ Test for Allergies Made More Accessible Across US
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Research-backed, low-cost testing supporting allergy diagnosis is now easily available to more people in more communities
AAV2 Virus Thought to Underlie 2022 Hepatitis Outbreak in Children
Zahraa Chorghay, PhD
Researchers use metagenomics and targeted sequencing to identify non-A–E hepatitis cases in the US and Scotland/UK
Pharmacoscopy: Novel Screening Method for Multiple Myeloma
ETH Zurich
Automated screening helps identify and test hundreds of new, effective, customized treatment options
Metagenomic Sequencing: New Tool for AMR Prediction in Bloodstream Infections
European Society of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Accurate results produced by rapid metagenomics help initiate treatment 18–42 hours earlier than conventional tests
Benefits of Digitized Pathology for Clinical Trial Sponsors and Pathology Teams
Monika Lamba, MD, PhD
Can advances in tech-enabled solutions and workflows optimize diagnostic analysis while reducing the burden on pathologists?
More Than Spit: The Untapped Potential of Saliva Collection and Testing
Suparna Mundodi, PhD, MBA
Saliva is easy to handle, inexpensive, and robust as a sample type