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A technique developed in consultation with NASA was initially intended to detect early bone loss in astronauts confined to zero gravity. But, it is also proving... Read More »

Diagnosing diseases such as HIV and leukemia could soon be as simple as screening cells using an inexpensive, portable device. The new chip can focus cells into a... Read More »

A new study led by University of Kentucky researchers shows a new way to precisely detect a single chemical at extremely low concentrations. The study shows that the... Read More »

With the successful completion of the Human Genome Project, research attention is increasingly focusing on proteins -- the versatile products produced from genetic... Read More »

A tiny filter could have a big impact against tuberculosis (TB). Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida... Read More »

The strategy Google uses to decide which pages are relevant to a search is being used to determine which proteins in cancer are relevant for the progression of the... Read More »

Epidemics of Type 2 diabetes are looming in rural India, China and other areas where poverty limits the availability of health care. But researchers are reporting a... Read More »

As researchers aim to shrink diagnostic tools, one question is how to easily move and mix small samples of liquid. But, University of Washington researchers have now... Read More »

University of California, Los Angeles bioengineering researchers have taken advantage of cells' physical properties to develop a new instrument that slams... Read More »

The “Domino,” developed by a University of Alberta research team, has the capability to perform the same genetic tests as most fully equipped laboratories ... Read More »

A PhD student in bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is developing a new imaging technique that could improve the way breast cancer is... Read More »

New techniques for identifying lung cancer earlier are showing promise, according to presentations at the 3rd European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) in Geneva. A fast ... Read More »

Resistant malaria spreads as research funding challenges continue Resistant malaria strains have recently been reported in Cambodia, Thailand and parts of... Read More »

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have significantly reduced the time it takes to diagnose autism, completing a process that now takes hours in a matter of... Read More »

Scientists have developed a new tool, endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO), to diagnose tuberculosis (TB). Up to 30 percent of the world’s population ... Read More »

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a radioactive diagnostic agent that can be used to evaluate a patient for Alzheimer’s disease and other... Read More »

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 »