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Researchers Test New, More Reliable Method to Detect Chagas Disease

The University of Texas at El Paso

The DNA-based method would aid in the detection of Chagas disease, which affects 6 million people worldwide

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Inherited Neurological Conditions Likely Underdiagnosed, Study Finds

Today's Clinical Lab

A new study finds that inherited neurological conditions may be three times more common than previously thought, reshaping genetic testing and diagnostic practices

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AI Promises to Ramp Up PCR Tests for Faster DNA Diagnostics and Forensics

Flinders University

Promising new inroads into critical DNA testing forecast by experts applying machine learning to DNA profiling

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Detecting Cancers Earlier Using ML and Fragmentomics

City of Hope

The innovative approach could help clinicians identify cancer in patients sooner and using smaller blood draws

Blood vacutainers with "Liquid Biopsy Test" printed are arranged on a test tube rack with more vacutainers.

Liquid Biopsy Predicts Immunotherapy Response in Lung Cancer Cases

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Through this work, researchers encourage using liquid biopsies in clinical decision-making

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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

A stock illustration of a doctor examining a uterus.

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

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Nanopore Tech May Control Contamination in Single-Molecule DNA Extraction

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

The PNA–DNA duplex helps differentiate contaminants from pure DNA molecules quickly, efficiently

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Improve Your Germline Testing by Optimizing DNA Fragmentation

Covaris

Adaptive Focused Acoustics® is a cost-effective, non-invasive, scalable, and unbiased method for robust DNA fragmentation from various sample types

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How to Effectively Analyze Cell-Free DNA, from Plasma to Variants

Today's Clinical Lab, Integrated DNA Technologies

Watch this webinar to learn how you can design a workflow for effective analysis of cfDNA occurring with <1 percent variant allele frequency (VAF)

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