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Diagnostics World Brief Foundation Medicine today announced the launch of its precision medicine partner program, Precision Medicine Exchange Consortium (PMEC), to facilitate data exchange, advance research, and support education and applications of precision medicine in oncology and molecular pathology.
Sep 15, 2015
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National Human Genome Research Institute |
In a new analysis, a working group of the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies, interpreting results, and, especially, disclosing findings. The study was posted online today.
Sep 14, 2015
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Diagnostics World Brief | This morning, Pathway Genomics of San Diego announced the launch of two liquid biopsy tests to detect cancer-related DNA mutations, including one that the company claims is the first liquid biopsy on the market for early detection of cancer in healthy patients.
Sep 9, 2015
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Diagnostics World | In a large pilot initiative with little precedent, HudsonAlpha and its genetic testing spinoff Kailos plan to offer free or steeply discounted genetic screens for susceptibility to breast cancer to thousands of women in the area of Huntsville, Alabama, including women with no known risk factors for the disease.
Sep 9, 2015
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National Geographic Phenomena |
The Longitude Prize, brought to American shores at an event in Boston last night, is promising over $12 million for the first individual or organization to create a 30-minute, point-of-care diagnostic to detect antibiotic resistance across multiple species and strains of disease-causing bacteria.
Sep 9, 2015
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WIRED |
The St. Louis company has pulled up roots and moved to San Francisco to join the Y Combinator tech accelerator, on a hunch that catching circular RNA could make for a multi-purpose diagnostic further upstream than traditional protein- and antibody-based tests.
Sep 8, 2015
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MedPage Today | Authors of a new paper in JAMA Oncology argue that universal testing for breast cancer-related BRCA mutations offers vanishingly low benefit for the cost — but with several providers finding ways to offer these tests for just a few hundred dollars, that calculation may quickly be due for a revision.
Sep 4, 2015
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MIT Technology Review | Doctors and genetic counselors question the need for blood tests during pregnancy that are expanding from conditions like Down syndrome to extremely rare and poorly understood microdeletions.
Sep 1, 2015
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Boston Business Journal |
A new Cambridge diagnostic-maker with a test aimed at identifying genetic markers of cancer is taking a different tack from Foundation Medicine in hopes of an easier path to getting insurance reimbursement.
Aug 28, 2015
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MIT Technology Review |
Quanterix and Banyan Biomarkers both say they've identified proteins that could lead to a blood test to quickly diagnose concussions. The proteins seem to increase in blood corresponding with the severity of brain injury. Banyan is in the midst of a clinical trial now.
Aug 28, 2015
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New Scientist | As academics and commercial companies design machine learning programs to diagnose disease based on analysis of medical images, doctors and patients may have to learn to trust "black boxes" that can give medical answers but can't explain their reasoning.
Aug 26, 2015
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Diagnostics World | The idea is beautiful: read the text of DNA and understand the workings of the body. Brendan Frey isn’t claiming it’s simple, but with advanced machine learning and expertise in cell and genome biology, Deep Genomics is chasing the vision. And the first application will be the clinical genetic testing market.
Aug 24, 2015
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Diagnostics World | Now you can get genomics test results with an easy in-app purchase. Pathway Genomics is offering its Pathway Fit genetic test for purchase through the Pathway app, further lowering the barrier to test access.
Aug 21, 2015
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Diagnostics World | As the FDA moves forward with its plan to regulate laboratory developed tests, Roger Klein, Chair of the Association for Molecular Pathology's Professional Relations Committee, tells Diagnostics World about his organization's alternative plan to modernize the way these tests are regulated while keeping their oversight under the current CLIA program.
Aug 20, 2015
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AJMC | Myriad Genetics' new CEO, Mark Capone, is shifting the company's futures in molecular diagnostics, and competing with a broad new field of companies like Color Genomics and more.
Aug 14, 2015
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Computerworld The handheld Scanadu Scout measures vital signs by placing the device at your temple for about 30 seconds, then sends the results to your smartphone.
Aug 12, 2015
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MD+DI | Dexcom, a manufacturer of continuous glucose monitors, has announced that UnitedHealthcare and Anthem will both allow patients enrolled in their plans to pick up continuous glucose monitors at pharmacies with their other prescriptions, rather than ordering them from third-party distributors.
Aug 7, 2015
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Xconomy | The overdiagnosis of cancer, thanks to routine screenings that pick up false positives, is starting to get attention as a major health concern — but while most people addressing the problem want to reduce screenings, some are interested in the technological approach of creating new tests that can reliably rule out a diagnosis of cancer.
Aug 6, 2015
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Diagnostics World | Fluoresentric, creator of a rapid DNA amplification technique for handheld diagnostics, won a unanimous vote from the judges at the Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference Swimming With The Sharks event this February. As the deadline for submissions to the 2016 competition approaches, CEO William Olson shares his latest plans for the company and his advice for winning over investors.
Aug 4, 2015
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WIRED | At Achira Labs in India, researchers are
spinning diagnostic sensors out of silk.
Jul 28, 2015