People over 50, rejoice! The FDA has approved a non-invasive test for colorectal cancer, and it may not take years to obtain. Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist David Ahlquist co-invented the test, Cologuard, which detects the presence of ...
Rosetta Genomics, a provider of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, has obtained a conditional approval from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) for its Rosetta Kidney Cancer Test for testing on patient samples from the ...
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Preliminary studies identified the presence of breast cancer cells from serum biomarkers indicating a blood test may be possible, U.S. researchers say. Study leader biomedical engineer Tony Hu of Houston Methodist Research Institute in ...
Myriad Genetics, a US-based molecular diagnostic company, has launched a new prognostic test, Myriad myPlan Lung Cancer, for patients diagnosed with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma. myPlan lung cancer test is an RNA expression panel of 31 ...
Molecular diagnostic company Myriad Genetics has launched myRisk Hereditary Cancer, a new multi-gene diagnostic test for hereditary cancer testing. The new test analyses 25 genes that are associated with breast, colorectal, ovarian, ...
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Genetic Technologies has received its clinical laboratory permit from the New York State Department of Health (DoH). Genetic Technologies received a positive Laboratory Evaluation Report with "No significant deficiencies" following an ...
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Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Queen Mary University of London have developed a new breast cancer test, dubbed as PAM50, to help women avoid unnecessary chemotherapy. The ...
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MDxHealth has presented results from two studies of its DNA methylation-based assay at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium 2013, held at Orlando, Florida, US from 14 - 16 February 2013. The epigenetic assay, ConfirmMDx for Prostate ...
Biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company OPKO Health has acquired Brazilian pharmaceutical company Silcon Comércio, Importacao E Exportacao de Produtos Farmaceuticos e Cosmeticos. The acquisition is expected to expand OPKO's ...
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OPKO Health has signed a definite agreement to acquire Sao Paulo, Brazil based pharmaceutical company Silcon Comércio, Importacao E Exportacao de Produtos Farmaceuticos e Cosmeticos. The acquisition is expected to expand OPKO's ...
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Phenogen Sciences, a subsidiary of Genetic Technologies, has unveiled a non-invasive genetic risk assessment test for women with estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer. The BREVAGen uses patients oral-swab samples to calculate patient's ...
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Quest Diagnostics has introduced a molecular cervical cancer test based on National Institutes of Health's TERC gene marker to identify molecular changes to cervical cells that increase the chance of a woman to develop cervical cancer. ...
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National Institutes of Health's National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences has awarded $100,000 small business technology transfer program (STTR) Phase I grant to Transgenomic to develop a genetic test that can detect pancreatic ...
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