SkylineDx said it published new peer-reviewed data where its Merlin CP-GEP Test outperforms the competition and current standards of care for identifying melanoma risk using molecular testing. In ...

CT screening for lung cancer could save countless lives, but low participation rates have led to some eyebrow-raising proposals. Molecular methods, touted by those with a vested interest, promise to ...

Molecular diagnostics are specialized tests doctors use to look at proteins, RNA, and DNA in and on cancer cells. When you have breast cancer, they show your doctors what’s unique about your tumor so ...

When patients develop a narrowing or blockage in the bile ducts – the tubes connecting the liver, gallbladder and intestines – physicians must determine whether the cause is cancer or a benign ...

Testing the molecular profile of prostate tumours identifies which patients with advanced prostate cancer are more likely to benefit from a chemotherapy treatment called docetaxel and live longer, ...

A diagnostic test developed by a startup in Ribeirão Preto, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, helps identify and classify thyroid nodules. The test prevents patients with suspected ...

Researchers at Boston University have discovered an unexpectedly high prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA (TB DNA) in patients hospitalized in Boston, suggesting that tuberculosis disease may ...

Noninvasive surveillance with multitarget stool DNA testing or fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) could potentially match colonoscopy for reducing long-term colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and ...

The fraction, volume and frequency of the patient sample collection; DNA extraction and purification procedures, which greatly influence the performance of the downstream molecular tests. It is worth ...

During the COVID-19 health emergency, two strategies for detecting coronavirus infections were commonly adopted around the world. Part of Nature Outlook: Medical diagnostics Initially, in countries ...

Latest platforms from Indian and Chinese cos eliminate need for sputum and use tongue swabs for testing ...