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  • Monitoring Pregnancy Progress With RNA Profiling

    Diagnostics World | A global collaborative of researchers has used a novel platform based on cell-free RNA (cfRNA) to monitor patterns of gene expression as pregnancy progresses—including, surprisingly, genes that appear to originate with the developing fetus. They recently demonstrated the platform’s potential as a pregnancy screening tool, using preeclampsia as a test case, but it might logically also be brought to bear in the future treatment and prevention of any number of pregnancy-related complications.

    Jan 5, 2022
  • Skin Cholesterol Testing Could Play Role In Lipid Screening and Management

    Diagnostics World | Researchers in China have developed a noninvasive skin cholesterol detection system that could be useful in the long-term lipid management of cardiovascular diseases, meeting a critical unmet need.

    Jan 4, 2022
  • Follow the Money: Blood Collection Technology, SPR-Based Proteomics, Maternal Health, Immune Organoids, More

    Diagnostics World News | Technologies for blood collection and testing, immune-competent organoids, flow cytometry for cell therapies, and SPR-based proteomics

    Dec 28, 2021
  • Top Stories of 2021: Scratch-and-Sniff COVID-19 Tests, Outlook for EUA Products, New Approaches for Assessing Biological Age

    Diagnostics World News | With vaccines becoming widely available, there was still a need to expand testing capabilities, bringing these efforts right into the home with over-the-counter tests and thinking outside of the box with cheap smell-based testing. We also learned more about the process for various tests and interventions to transition from EUA to full approval, or why they might be abandoned.

    Dec 27, 2021
  • PacBio’s Precision Health Partnership, AI-Powered Diagnostics, New Patents, More

    Diagnostics World | Diagnostics partnerships on scalp-sensing electrodes, AI-powered pathology, and devices in China. Plus new products from Leica Microsystems, Foundation Medicine, PerkinElmer, more.

    Dec 22, 2021
  • DIY Artificial Pancreas Gaining Widespread Clinical Support

    Diagnostics World News | People with type 1 diabetes face unique challenges in managing their disease, including, for many decades, the need to review their blood sugar levels and adjust insulin dosing by hand. Creation of an artificial pancreas system connecting glucose sensors and insulin pumps introduced automation, the technology has not been routinely available. Online peer communities filled this gap by engineering sophisticated, do-it-yourself solutions.

    Dec 21, 2021