Medical research
New urine test could reduce need for blood samples
If you've been to the doctor, you probably know what to do when you're handed a plastic cup and shown to the bathroom.
May 26, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify methylated DNA markers—noninvasive cancer screen
A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has succeeded in identifying the source of cancer in patients' gastrointestinal tracts by analyzing DNA markers from tumors. The results open the possibility that doctors could one day be ...
Apr 21, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
High sugar consumption linked to obesity, research finds
People who eat more sugar are much more likely to be obese than those who eat less, according to a landmark finding by University of Reading scientists.
Mar 17, 2015
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Medications
Researchers develop first validated method of detecting drugs of abuse in exhaled breath
Drug testing is most commonly performed using urine samples. The methodology and regulations for reliable urine testing are well developed and can be considered the current gold standard for drug testing. However, one problem ...
Mar 6, 2015
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Other
Noninvasive test that identifies patients at risk of kidney transplant rejection
Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and doctors at University Hospital of Bellvitge, together with a team of researchers from the University of California, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, ...
Nov 18, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
New blood test determines whether you have or are likely to get cancer
A new research report published in the October 2014 issue of The FASEB Journal may make the early detection of cancer as easy as a simple blood test. This test, called the "lymphocyte genome sensitivity" (LGS) test, could ...
Sep 30, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop improved means of detecting mismatched DNA
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified a highly sensitive means of analyzing very tiny amounts of DNA. The discovery, they say, could increase the ability of forensic scientists to match genetic material in some criminal ...
Sep 15, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Mayo Clinic offers at-home colon cancer test
Mayo Clinic is taking another step toward making detection of colorectal cancer as convenient as possible, announcing Monday an at-home kit that arrives and is sent back in the mail, stool sample included.
Aug 26, 2014
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Medical research
Pfizer, 23andMe team up to study bowel disease
Pfizer Inc. is teaming up with DNA testing company 23andMe to study the possible genetic underpinnings of inflammatory bowel disease, a hard-to-treat ailment that affects an estimated 1.4 million Americans.
Aug 12, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA approves first DNA-based test for colon cancer (Update)
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first screening test for colon cancer that uses patients' DNA to help spot potentially deadly tumors and growths.
Aug 11, 2014
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