A NEW centre for disease research has been established at the University of Queensland which will focus on developing early diagnosis for diseases such as cancer.
01/06/2009
CANCER patients in the Auckland region will soon have ready access to leading-edge diagnostic technology to guide life-saving treatments, thanks to a new cancer research, diagnosis and treatment facility.
16/10/2009
The latest evaluation of malaria rapid diagnostic tests will help health care workers to more quickly identify which patients have malaria and need immediate treatment.
10/05/2010
LEICA Microsystems and A. Menarini Diagnostics have signed a five-year agreement to extend their strategic alliance.
04/09/2009
SCIENTISTS at the National Centre for Vermiculite and Asbestos-Related Cancers (NCVAC) in conjunction with the Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine Wayne State University have announced the use of a new technology to aid in the diagnosis of asbestos-related lung disease.
31/03/2009
SCIENTISTS at the University of Edinburgh are using Tecan's LS Reloaded laser scanner to develop multiplex microarray assays to accelerate routine blood typing and diagnosis of infectious diseases.
22/04/2009
ORALDNA Labs has joined forces with the JP institute to provide the dentistry community with diagnostic testing education throughout 2009.
16/01/2009
RESEARCHERS at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the University of Southampton have undertaking the sequencing and analysis of six strains of Chlamydia which they hope will result in improved diagnosis of the sexually transmitted infection.
21/05/2009
RESEARCHERS at Vancouver General Hospital have conducted a study which suggests doctors could use computed tomography (CT) in the future to diagnose gout much more reliably than with the joint puncture method used currently.
27/07/2009
Women with breast cancer who have inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes are more likely to develop breast cancer later in life in the opposite (contralateral) breast. German researchers have estimated the risk of contralateral breast cancer is related to the woman’s age when she was first diagnosed and whether she has inherited a mutation in either BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes.
05/11/2009
A REPORT released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) discusses the importance of early diagnosis and medical intervention when treating rheumatoid arthritis.
06/03/2009
APPLIED Biosystems and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have announced a strategic alliance to research complex diseases and medical conditions.
11/03/2009
BIOHIT has announced it is extending its range of diagnostic tests for gastrointestinal diseases with the release of ColonView quick test which has been developed for early diagnosis and prevention of colorectal cancer.
24/04/2009
DIAGNOSTIC HYBRIDS has announced the FDA clearance of the Thyretain TSI Reporter BioAssay for marketing under the 510(k) pre-notification process.
31/08/2009
INVERNESS Medical Innovations has announced the launch of the rapid HIV diagnostic test Determine HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo which has been developed to detect HIV infection several days earlier than HIV antibody only tests.
22/07/2009
RESEARCHERS at The Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed an innovative non-invasive prenatal diagnostic technology that is able to determine Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) in women in their first or second trimester.
15/01/2009
NEW web resource, Mykidneyinfo.net, will be launched this month with the aim of improving patient care for those suffering kidney diseases.
01/06/2009
A NEW state-of-the-art facility built by Siemens in collaboration with PETNET Solutions Australia and ANSTO has been officially opened by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
11/08/2009
A REPORT on the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) has shown the program is working to save lives.
06/10/2009
AUSTRALIAN cancer experts have agreed women should not undergo testing for ovarian cancer unless they are experiencing signs or symptoms of the disease.
06/10/2009