Why did my baby die? I'm a pathologist. Here's what I want you to know
Warning: this article is about stillbirth and its investigations, including autopsies and related procedures.
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Laboratory medicine news
Ultrasensitive test detects biomarkers for specific form of dementia
Dementia affects over 57 million people worldwide, a number expected to nearly double in the next 20 years. This permanent loss of cognitive abilities affects daily function and can be caused by multiple brain pathologies, ...
May 10, 2026
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Multiple man-made 'forever chemicals' found in 98.5% of people tested
Man-made "forever chemicals" have been detected in 98.8% of blood tests, in a new study which examined more than 10,500 samples. The findings are the latest indication to suggest that nearly every single person in the US ...
May 8, 2026
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Expanded TB screening in HIV wards fails to speed treatment, clinical trial shows
A clinical trial conducted in Tanzania and Mozambique and published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases concludes that expanding the use of molecular diagnostic tests on urine and stool samples, in addition to sputum, to detect ...
May 8, 2026
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A new map for inflammatory bowel disease: Human DNA in stool reveals disease activity
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), affecting an estimated 6–8 million people worldwide, may soon be monitored with a simple stool test instead of invasive procedures. Researchers have demonstrated that human DNA in fecal matter, ...
May 7, 2026
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Finger-prick blood test may spot active tuberculosis early and predict who develops disease
Household contacts of people with tuberculosis (TB) have a high risk of getting TB themselves, at around 2%. It is currently difficult to detect TB in its early stages, or predict who will go on to have TB, and therefore ...
May 7, 2026
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Blood test reveals nine tumor cell 'neighborhoods' tied to immunotherapy outcomes
A simple blood test can reveal the geographic relationships among healthy cells surrounding a cancerous tumor, researchers at Stanford Medicine and the Mayo Clinic have found. The test is the first noninvasive way to study ...
May 6, 2026
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AI screening tool gives pathologists 'spatial super vision' to detect hidden cancer
QIMR Berghofer scientists have developed an AI screening tool that harnesses the power of cutting-edge spatial biology analysis to give pathologists "super vision" to detect hidden genetic markers of cancer in standard patient ...
May 6, 2026
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RNA blood markers may reveal illness trajectory and treatment success within days
Scientists are developing a test which could one day be used to predict how a patient's illness will progress, and even how well they will respond to treatment. The international team, led by researchers at Imperial College ...
May 6, 2026
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Blood protein study of 78,000 people uncovers disease mechanisms and drug repurposing leads
Involving a collaboration with 118 investigators contributing from 89 institutions, scientists from Queen Mary University of London's Precision Healthcare University Research Institute and Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) ...
May 6, 2026
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