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  • GE HealthCare, NVIDIA Pursue Autonomous X-Ray, Ultrasound

    Diagnostics World | GE HealthCare announced a collaboration this week with NVIDIA, expanding the existing 16-year relationship between the two companies to focus on pioneering innovation in autonomous imaging, beginning with autonomous X-ray technologies and autonomous applications within ultrasound.

    Mar 20, 2025

  • Device Predicts Metastatic Risk by Measuring Stickiness of Cancer Cells

    Diagnostics World | Based on the discovery that the adhesion strength of cancer cells scales inversely proportional to the invasiveness of a tumor, researchers at University of California, San Diego have built a microfluidic device with the hope that it can be used in the future to diagnose the metastatic potential of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) breast cancer tumors.

    Mar 19, 2025

  • Early Bladder Cancer Detection Just the Beginning for This At-Home Urine Test

    Diagnostics World | The incidence of bladder cancer is rising significantly due to population aging and, while survival rates are relatively high, when diagnosed late patients may need to undergo bladder removal regardless of survival. Early detection and treatment of bladder cancer are therefore crucial to preserving the organ and maintaining the patient’s quality of life.

    Mar 18, 2025

  • Venture Capital Steps in Amid Government Funding Uncertainty

    Diagnostics World | Altitude Lab, a nonprofit established by biotech company Recursion, has launched a pre-seed venture fund aimed at supporting 10 to 15 early-stage startups navigating the current uncertainty surrounding government funding. Executive Director Chandana Haque hopes other private investment groups will follow suit to bridge the gap left by disrupted Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants, which have historically been crucial in launching startups and securing follow-on investments.

    Mar 13, 2025

  • Platelet Function Test Could Help Doctors and Scientists Tackle Heart Disease

    Diagnostics World | A new platelet function test has been developed by researchers in the UK that could help pharmaceutical companies design better, safer drugs for the prevention of heart attacks and strokes and, longer term, to help doctors know which of their high-risk patients should be put on blood thinners. Ultimately, the test could be developed into a point-of-care preventive diagnostic for the general population that’s as simple to use as a blood glucose fingerprick test.

    Mar 11, 2025

  • Personalis ctDNA Test Paves Way for Medicare Reimbursement in Breast Cancer

    Diagnostics World | A retrospective study from Personalis for its NeXT Personal test, an ultra-sensitive circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test for cancer patients and survivors, has been published in Annals of Oncology. The study was conducted with researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research, London and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in the UK.

    Mar 6, 2025