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NIAID awards grants for 10 projects to enhance diagnostic tools for syphilis

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health has awarded grants to 10 projects to enhance diagnostic tools for congenital and adult syphilis—conditions currently diagnosed with a battery of tests, each with limited accuracy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that cases of adult syphilis […]

AmoyDx® Pan Lung Cancer PCR Panel approved in Japan as companion diagnostic for Haiyitan® tablets (gumarontinib)

Riken Genesis Co., Ltd., Amoy Diagnostics Co., Ltd. (“AmoyDx”) and Precision Medicine Asia Co., Ltd. (“PREMIA”) today announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the AmoyDx® Pan Lung Cancer PCR Panel (the “AmoyDx PLC Panel”) as a companion diagnostic for Haiyitan® (Gumarontinib), a product of Haihe Biopharma KK Haiyitan® […]

Study presents latest diagnostic model for bladder cancer based on key mitochondrial genes

With tens of millions of cases of bladder cancer (BC) around the globe, the necessity for tools to make sure timely diagnosis of this disease is concerning. Scientists recently used mitochondrial genes (MRGs), known to be involved in disease progression, to develop a novel diagnostic model using machine learning (ML). The outcomes were published in […]