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Parents can now determine the gender of their babies in as early as 10 weeks of pregnancy. At the comforts of their homes.
Thanks to the company who made the over-the-counter gender pre...
The genome biomarker data for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) is ready to be shared with scientists world-wide for further analysis. Such were the announcement of the Founda...
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Pathwork Diagnostics announced today the availability of a new version of the Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test, which aids in the diagnosis of tumors with u...
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AlloMap® - developed by XDx Inc. - is a non-invasive test utilizing molecular expression techniques that will help doctors in managing heart transplant pa...
Though STD awareness should be an all-year campaign, April was STD Awareness Month.
When I read and think STD, the first thing that comes to my mind is human papilloma virus (HPV) and cervical cancer...
The FDA has recently cleared for marketing, the very first test that can simultaneously detect and identify 12 specific respiratory viruses in one sample.
The said test, called the xTAG Respiratory...
At least according to a new study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers.
A test for four blood proteins may provide a less-invasive follow-up for patients who have suspicious lesions on...
...because there are new choices for such patients - transfusion-free medicine!
Sometimes I don't understand that if blood transfusion is the only way to save a life, Jehovah's Witnesses wi...
There is a progressive degeneration of brain cells known as dopamine (DA) cells in Parkinson's disease.
What if these cells can be replaced?
Indeed, the replacement of dopamine cells is now c...
Elevated levels of all four compounds - VCAM-1, P-selection, TNFR-1 and CXCL 16 - in the urine have the potential to serve as biomarkers for a potentially life-shortening kidney ailment caused by the ...
Also known as cryotherapy or cryosurgery - cryoablation - is a procedure in which extreme cold is applied to the tumor using a cryoprobe (a hollow needle-like device filled with argon gas) - the gas r...
Speaking of Alzheimer's disease, Duke University Medical Center researchers were able to use imaging technology in the identification of a new marker that may help identify those at greatest risk...
A sensor technology that can detect a single molecule of the human papillomavirus (HPV) have been developed by Iowa State University researchers
We know that HPV is the virus associated with cervic...
The human papilloma virus (HPV) is a common virus that can increase the risk of cervical cancer in women.
We all know that early detection is most beneficial, so is in the case of HPV and cervical ...
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that affects both the brain and the spinal cord.
It (MS) damages the myelin sheath, the material that surrounds and protects your nerve cells. This d...
Invasive procedures are required for prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases and genetic monitoring of fetal development.
If you've been pregnant before, for sure you have heard or at least read...
I am dreading my FBS test tomorrow, not only because I'm scared of needles but because I am scared of what the results will be. Besides, the last time I had FBS taken was when I was seven months p...
A team from Loyola University Medical Center has pioneered a device and a surgical procedure that will bring hearing to ears that can't hear - which could be an alternative for people whose deafne...
And you thought such kinds of stuff are only happening in the movies?
Not anymore.
Actually, an implantable biochip that could relay vital health information if a soldier is wounded in battle or a...
A Mayo Clinic-led collaborative study found that the innovative, non-invasive, outpatient treatment for non-cancerous fibroid uterine tumors -called magnetic resonance imaging guided focused ultrasoun...
The US FDA has just approved the first molecular-based laboratory test for detecting metastasized breast cancer: GeneSearch™ Breast Lymph Node (BLN) Assay.
Manufactured by Veridex (a Johnson & Jo...
Intended for laboratory use only, Binax NOW Malaria Test - the first authorized U.S. rapid test for malaria - has now been cleared by the US FDA for marketing.
The Binax NOW test is significantly fas...
Fetuses that are in a breech presentation -- with their feet, instead of their heads, towards the pelvis - are the case of about one in every 25 to 30 full-term births that though can be delivered by ...
In Denmark, non-invasive screening of pregnant women (early in the pregnancy, 11 to 14 weeks of gestation) with ultrasound combined with maternal blood analysis, has reduced the number of children bor...
Over at Daily Diabetic, I just wrote about sleep apnea's association to increased risk of type 2 diabetes and that sleep apnea is most effectively treated by continuous positive airway pressure (C...
A rare condition of the eyes, suffered by about 1 in 2,000 people - keratoconic eyes - is a rare disabling condition wherein the eyes look more cone-shaped than round from the side.
The sufferer see...
Experiencing unexplainable aches and pains lately? You might think those are signs of an undiagnosed physical illness.
However, those could be signs of an anxiety disorder or depressive illness acco...
As part of an ongoing clinical research trial, medical and surgical endoscopists at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center were able to remove a woman's gall bladder ...
Who among you here have been on some drinking binge sometime during their college life, please raise your hands?
[me raises hand first..] :-D
Well, this is the bad news to those who heavily drank in...
A balloon catheter device is being used by head and neck surgeons at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as a minimally-invasive treatment for chronic sinusitis in order to clear blocked sinus pa...
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