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New machine learning platform can help spot colorectal cancers, predict disease severity

A new machine learning platform can identify patients with colorectal cancer and helps predict their disease severity and survival, according to a study involving samples from thousands of subjects.

2 Jan 2020

A reality check on artificial intelligence: Are health care claims overblown?

Health products powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, are streaming into our lives, from virtual doctor apps to wearable sensors and drugstore chatbots.

30 Dec 2019

Common cardiac blood test before surgery can predict post-operative complications

A common cardiac blood test done before surgery can predict who will experience adverse outcomes after most types of surgery, says an international study led by Hamilton researchers.

23 Dec 2019

Targeted screening effective in reducing prostate cancer deaths

A new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine shows that the number of prostate cancer deaths could be reduced by a sixth by simply introducing targeted screening, which is directed at detecting cases among men whose genes put them at higher risk of the disease.

22 Dec 2019

Artificial intelligence can detect AML with high reliability

Artificial intelligence can detect one of the most common forms of blood cancer - acute myeloid leukemia (AML) - with high reliability.

20 Dec 2019

Target at-risk patients for prostate cancer screening, say experts

Almost one in six deaths from prostate cancer could be prevented if targeted screening was used for men at a higher genetic risk for the disease.

20 Dec 2019

Severe skin and mucous membrane lesions may occur in children with bacterial pneumonia

Painful inflammatory lesions of the skin and mucous membranes may occur in children who develop bacterial pneumonia.

19 Dec 2019

Paper-based blood test can quickly and sensitively diagnose early-stage Lyme disease

After a day hiking in the forest, the last thing a person wants to discover is a tick burrowing into their skin. Days after plucking off the bloodsucking insect, the hiker might develop a rash resembling a bull's-eye, a tell-tale sign of Lyme disease.

18 Dec 2019

Study shows the effect of obesity on routine blood tests in children

Weight may affect doctors' ability to correctly interpret routine blood tests in children, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

17 Dec 2019

Analysis: In medical billing, fraudulent charges weirdly pass as legal

Much of what we accept as legal in medical billing would be regarded as fraud in any other sector.

16 Dec 2019

Blood test could be a better way of guiding treatment for advanced breast cancer patients

A blood test can help identify rare mutations in advanced breast cancer, which may enable patients to access effective treatments more quickly in the future, Cancer Research UK scientists have found.

11 Dec 2019

ADDF announces new awards through its Diagnostics Accelerator initiative

The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation announced six new investments totaling $6 million through its Diagnostics Accelerator initiative.

4 Dec 2019

The 2019 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for IgG4-Related Disease released

The American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism released the 2019 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for IgG4-Related Disease. It is the first criteria developed specifically for this recently recognized disease.

4 Dec 2019

Movember and Alberta Cancer Foundation campaigns boost prostate cancer screening study

Nanostics Inc. announced today that from the launch of its clinical validation study for ClarityDX Prostate, recruitment of men increased significantly in November, pushing the number of men enrolled over 200.

3 Dec 2019

Blood proteins could help provide a comprehensive 'liquid health check' in future

Proteins in our blood could in future help provide a comprehensive 'liquid health check', assessing our health and predicting the likelihood that we will we will develop a range of diseases, according to research published today in Nature Medicine.

2 Dec 2019

Study estimates the risk of false positives in colon cancer screening

Colorectal cancer can develop for months without producing any symptoms and, as soon as the first ones appear, sometimes the disease is already in an advanced stage.

2 Dec 2019

New 5G-based system reduces time of action and errors during emergency situations

5TONIC, the open research and innovation laboratory on 5G technologies, founded by Telefónica and IMDEA Networks, has presented, together with SAMUR-PC and the Carlos III University of Madrid, a new system for situations 5G-based emergency plan, developed under the European innovation project 5G-TRANSFORMER.

2 Dec 2019

“Liquid health check” could predict disease risk in the future

Measuring proteins in the blood could serve as a “liquid health check” that could predict people’s risk of developing diseases.

2 Dec 2019

One Nucleus reveals finalists of annual BioNewsRound Award

One Nucleus reveals the finalists of its annual BioNewsRound Award, recognizing life science companies that have announced exciting developments for patients and the sector. The finalists will present at Genesis 2019 where the winner will be announced.

29 Nov 2019

Researchers find new way to interpret blood tests to diagnose pulmonary embolism

A study led by Hamilton researchers has found a new way to interpret blood test results in patients who are investigated for blood clots in their lungs, a condition known as pulmonary embolism.

27 Nov 2019

Blood Test News and Research

New machine learning platform can help spot colorectal cancers, predict disease severity

A reality check on artificial intelligence: Are health care claims overblown?

Common cardiac blood test before surgery can predict post-operative complications

Targeted screening effective in reducing prostate cancer deaths

Artificial intelligence can detect AML with high reliability

Target at-risk patients for prostate cancer screening, say experts

Severe skin and mucous membrane lesions may occur in children with bacterial pneumonia

Paper-based blood test can quickly and sensitively diagnose early-stage Lyme disease

Study shows the effect of obesity on routine blood tests in children

Analysis: In medical billing, fraudulent charges weirdly pass as legal

Blood test could be a better way of guiding treatment for advanced breast cancer patients

ADDF announces new awards through its Diagnostics Accelerator initiative

The 2019 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria for IgG4-Related Disease released

Movember and Alberta Cancer Foundation campaigns boost prostate cancer screening study

Blood proteins could help provide a comprehensive 'liquid health check' in future

Study estimates the risk of false positives in colon cancer screening

New 5G-based system reduces time of action and errors during emergency situations

“Liquid health check” could predict disease risk in the future

One Nucleus reveals finalists of annual BioNewsRound Award

Researchers find new way to interpret blood tests to diagnose pulmonary embolism

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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