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Diagnostics World News | Liquid biopsies based on circulating tumor DNA or tumor cells have remarkably improved our prognostic and diagnostic capabilities in oncology. Now, exosome-based liquid biopsies bring the benefits of non-biopsy approaches to a broader range of medical areas.
Dec 9, 2022
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Diagnostics World News | Researchers have their sights set on creating a first-of-its-kind anatomical map of the vagus nerve. Stavros Zanos of the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research is leading a three-year-long research study called Reconstructing Vagal Anatomy. The NIH-supported project plans to share the map with the greater scientific community in hopes of leading to new breakthroughs in the field of bioelectronic medicine.
Dec 8, 2022
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Diagnostics World News | A research team from The Ohio State University and Foundation Medicine suggests that tumor fraction has the potential to serve as a pragmatic, tumor-agnostic prognostic tool. They published their results in Annals of Oncology last month.
Dec 6, 2022
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Diagnostics World News | A deep learning model that uses a single chest X-ray to predict the 10-year risk of death from a heart attack or stroke; a new blood test to improve early detection and diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer in patients by minimizing unnecessary invasive tissue biopsies; real-time PCR technology to screen for spinal muscular atrophy and severe combined immunodeficiency using a single dried blood spot sample; and more.
Nov 30, 2022
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Diagnostics World News | Funding for chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury genetic testing, minimal residual disease testing for solid tumors, and more.
Nov 29, 2022