News tagged with diagnostic method


Study examines methods, procedures for improved diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

For women with abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy, patient history and clinical examination alone are insufficient to indicate or eliminate the possibility of ectopic pregnancy, while transvaginal sonography ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Methods to repair kidney cells, assess kidney function on the horizon

Researchers may have found a way to block kidney-destroying inflammation and help damaged kidney cells recover.

Medical research created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

New metabolite-based diagnostic test could help detect pancreatic cancer early

A new diagnostic test that uses a scientific technique known as metabolomic analysis may be a safe and easy screening method that could improve the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer through earlier detection.

Cancer created Mar 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery could lead to faster diagnosis for some chronic fatigue syndrome cases

For the first time, researchers have landed on a potential diagnostic method to identify at least a subset of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a complex disorder with no known definitive cause or cure.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hypertension not so simple

A recently published editorial in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH), "Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Should Be Included in the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES)," re ...

Cardiology created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Biopsies may overlook esophagus disease—Study reveals limitations in detecting allergic disorder

University of Utah engineers mapped white blood cells called eonsinophils and showed an existing diagnostic method may overlook an elusive digestive disorder that causes swelling in the esophagus and painful ...

Immunology created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diagnosing cancer, pregnancy complications

Based on their previous discovery of progesterone-induced blocking factor (PIBF), European scientists have developed a diagnostic assay that could be used to detect pregnancy complications or cancer.

Medical research created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biomarkers for autism discovered

(Medical Xpress) -- An important step towards developing a rapid, inexpensive diagnostic method for autism has been take by Uppsala University, among other universities. Through advanced mass spectrometry the researchers ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Not all tests are created equal: Identifying C. diff in hospital labs

A study from the microbiology lab at the Lifespan hospitals has found that some lab tests are much more accurate in identifying Clostridium difficile Toxin (C. diff) infection (CDI), which causes diarrhea. The findings indi ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New technology fuses MRI, ultrasound to achieve targeted biopsy of prostate cancer

Targeted biopsy, a major advance in prostate cancer diagnostics, was detailed by a UCLA team in the current issue of Urologic Oncology. The new technology fuses MRI with real-time 3D ultrasound, providing an exacting method ...

Cancer created May 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast