News tagged with clinical test


Scientists develop a breath test that could detect stomach cancers

A new type of breath test that detects nanoparticles could help diagnose stomach cancers, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.

Cancer created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is it a stroke or benign dizziness? A simple bedside test can tell

A bedside electronic device that measures eye movements can successfully determine whether the cause of severe, continuous, disabling dizziness is a stroke or something benign, according to results of a small study led by ...

Cardiology created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Early antiretroviral treatment reduces viral reservoirs in HIV-infected teens

A study led by University of Massachusetts Medical School professor and immunologist Katherine Luzuriaga, MD, and Johns Hopkins Children's Center virologist Deborah Persaud, MD, highlights the long-term benefits of early ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study identifies biomarkers for early risk assessment of acute kidney injury

Acute kidney injury strikes large numbers of hospitalized patients, including those with no prior kidney-related illness, and is one of the most costly and deadly conditions affecting critically ill patients. Findings published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows no evidence Mediterranean diet helps prevent cognitive decline

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the Sorbonne in France have published the results of a study they carried out to determine if eating a Mediterranean diet helps prevent dementia as people age. They found, ...

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Lupus: Peptide P140/LupuzorTM effectiveness confirmed

A clinical trial with 149 patients suffering from the very disabling autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus, has shown the effectiveness of a synthetic peptide developed by a team of researchers led by CNRS biologist ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New handheld mobile device performs laboratory-quality HIV testing

New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that a handheld mobile device can check patients' HIV status with just a finger prick, and synchronize the results in real time with e ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Discovering a new role for a breast cancer gene

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the School of Biosciences have identified an unexpected role for a tumour-associated gene in breast cancer.

Cancer created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New biomarker may help in detecting gliomas

Researchers using sophisticated genetic testing techniques have identified a promising new biomarker for diagnosis of glioma—the most common type of malignant brain tumor, reports the January issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congres ...

Cancer created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

25 new autism-related gene variants discovered

Genetics researchers have identified 25 additional copy number variations (CNVs)—missing or duplicated stretches of DNA—that occur in some patients with autism. These CNVs, say the researchers, are "high impact": although ...

Genetics created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug trials in India 'causing havoc to human life'

India's Supreme Court said Thursday that unregulated clinical trials of new drugs were causing "havoc" in the country as it ordered the health ministry to monitor any new applications for tests.

Medications created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Speed bumps could be a new way to help diagnose appendicitis

The presence of pain when travelling over speed bumps is associated with an increased likelihood of acute appendicitis, among patients coming into hospital with abdominal pain, finds a study in the BMJ Christmas issue and pu ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two new genetic mutations associated with Cowden syndrome

Cleveland Clinic researchers from the Lerner Research Institute have uncovered two new genes associated with Cowden syndrome (CS) according to a new study, published today in the online version of the American Journal of ...

Genetics created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood levels of immune protein predict risk in Hodgkin disease

Blood levels of an immunity-related protein, galectin-1, in patients with newly diagnosed Hodgkin lymphoma reflected the extent of their cancer and correlated with other predictors of outcome, scientists reported at the American ...

Cancer created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Moderate coffee consumption may reduce risk of diabetes by up to 25 percent

Drinking three to four cups of coffee per day may help to prevent type 2 diabetes according to research highlighted in a session report published by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), a not-for-profit ...

Diabetes created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6 | with audio podcast