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Diagnostics

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The University of Michigan is leading the way to lessen unnecessary pre-surgery testing in hospitals, according to an announcement. Their strategy is published in a study in JAMA...
Oct. 16, 2025
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Bio-Rad Laboratories has improved its Liquichek quality control product portfolio with the launch of an enhanced version of its Liquichek Opiate Control. This enhanced version...
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Roche announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Elecsys pTau181 test, the only blood-based biomarker (BBM) test indicated as an aid in...
Oct. 14, 2025
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Veracyte, Inc. announced that new data from the prospective, randomized integral biomarker BALANCE trial found that the PAM50 molecular signature predicts which patients with ...
Oct. 13, 2025

Disease

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the latest installment of their Global antibiotic resistance surveillance report. Concerning findings are summarized in a press...
Oct. 16, 2025
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The National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) announced a $37.5 million grant initiative, funded by the Administration for Strategic...
Oct. 16, 2025
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The World Health Organization (WHO) posted a call to action for better neurological care around the world after publishing their first Global status report on neurology. According...
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A collaboration between Yale School of Medicine and the Frazer Institute at the University of Queensland has led to the development of a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) personalized...
Oct. 13, 2025

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A recent investigation conducted by KFF sought to find out if and how the public’s opinion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed. Findings ...
Oct. 15, 2025
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Bio-Techne Corporation announced a significant enhancement to its agreement with Oxford Nanopore Technologies. The expanded agreement broadens Bio-Techne’s ability to develop...
Oct. 14, 2025
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A recent study published in JAMA Health Forum analyzed where the United States gets their antibiotics from. The findings are summarized in a CIDRAP article written by Chris Dall...
Oct. 10, 2025
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The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) announced the publication of new best practice recommendations for improving how complex molecular profiling information is presented...
Oct. 9, 2025

Molecular

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To equip users with a complete next generation sequencing (NGS) solution from sample to answer, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), together with Hamilton, are entering into a ...
Oct. 16, 2025
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Waters Corporation unveiled the Waters Xevo Charge Detection Mass Spectrometer (CDMS). With the rapid growth of cell and gene therapies, mRNA, and complex protein therapeutics...
Oct. 14, 2025
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Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has launched the Alt-R HDR Enhancer Protein, a newly developed solution designed to facilitate an up to two-fold increase in HDR efficiency...
Oct. 10, 2025
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N4 Pharma announced further details of its collaboration with SRI on the targeted delivery of RNA into cells using Nuvec. Following detailed additional analysis, the resulting...
Oct. 10, 2025