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Researchers at Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany have concluded that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is over-diagnosed based on the results of a new... Read More »

Researchers have developed multiple techniques and procedures to detect cancer cells during the earliest stages of the disease or post-treatment. But one of the major ... Read More »

The H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009 underscored weaknesses in methods to diagnose the flu, from frequent false negatives to long wait times for results. Now a four-year... Read More »

Cheap, fast and effective are three words often uttered, especially during recent economic hardships, by manufacturers trying to cost-effectively develop a wide... Read More »

Researchers have identified a genetic signature for a severe, often painful food allergy -- eosinophilic esophagitis -- that could lead to improved diagnosis and... Read More »

Researchers at Oregon State University have tapped into the extraordinary power of carbon nanotubes to increase the speed of biological sensors, a technology that... Read More »

Chemists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a 3-D paper sensor that may be able to test for diseases such as malaria and HIV for less than 10 cents a ... Read More »

An inexpensive new medical sensor has the potential to simplify the diagnosis of diseases ranging from life-threatening immune deficiencies to the common cold... Read More »

Abbott announced today it will collaborate with Genetics Laboratory, Inc. on the development of a molecular diagnostic test that will be designed to rapidly detect... Read More »

Infectious diseases can spread very rapidly, so quickly identifying them can be crucial to stopping an epidemic. However, current testing for such diseases can take... Read More »

In today’s technology driven medical world, disease diagnosis is relying more and more on sophisticated machinery and complex tests. Having received my medical... Read More »

Blood from the human umbilical cord has yet to be fully mined for its vital health information, according to Rolf Halden, a researcher at Arizona State University. In ... Read More »

The future of disease diagnosis may lie in breathalyzer-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. New research demonstrates... Read More »

Scripps researchers have found a way to detect cancer in blood that could be comparable to surgical biopsy. The new technique finds and analyzes circulating tumor... Read More »

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) found that a blood test to diagnose major depression could become a useful tool after a study showed success in... Read More »

“Well, at least they caught it early.” That’s what optimistic people will say about a newly diagnosed cancer patient. The government supports... Read More »

One would hope that, when it comes to developing cancer, lightning doesn’t strike in the same place twice. Yet, unfair as it may seem, scientists have long... Read More »

  GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Intellectual Property Organization launched a consortium on Wednesday that would allow the public and private sector to... Read More »