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Rapid Test for COVID-19 Shows Improved Sensitivity
A CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute can detect nearly as many cases as the standard COVID-19 diagnostic.
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CRISPR-Based Method Enables Ultrasensitive Visual Detection of SARS-CoV-2
In March, UConn researchers began to develop a new, low-cost, CRISPR-based diagnostic platform to detect infectious diseases such as SARS-CoV-2. Today, the method is one step closer to being a cutting-edge diagnostics technology for rapid detection of infectious diseases.
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Algorithms Uncover Cancers’ Unseen Genetic Losses and Gains
Scientists have created new mathematical tools that allow scientists to search the vast collection of DNA snippets and uncover whether there are either missing pieces or duplicates. These algorithms, dubbed HATCHet and CHISEL, could help to improve diagnosis and treatment.
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Portable 90-Minute COVID-19 Test CovidNudge Matches Labs for Accuracy
Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, scientists, physicians and key workers have all been calling for more rapid diagnostic testing. A new study from Imperial College London details a device that can give test results in just 90 minutes.
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Not All Genes Linked to Diseases Are As "Bad" as They Seem
From Alzheimer’s to obesity, life can change dramatically if you discover you have a genetic risk of disease. Now, a new study from the Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia is challenging these predispositions, showing that some of the genes traditionally labelled as ‘bad’ are not always what they seem.
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How the Hormones You're Born With Influence Disease Risk
Differences in biological sex can dictate lifelong disease patterns, says a new study by Michigan State University researchers that links connections between specific hormones present before and after birth with immune response and lifelong immunological disease development.
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A New Approach to Understanding the Biology of Wound Healing
Researchers use discarded wound dressings as a novel and non-invasive way to study the mechanisms that promote healing.
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NIH Facilitates Large-Scale Study of Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers
To meet the pressing need to better understand the prevalence, progression, and clinical impact of Alzheimer’s disease among Mexican Americans, the National Institutes of Health has added funding for more biomarker measures, including positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, to the ongoing Health and Aging Brain Among Latino Elders (HABLE) Study.
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Chronic vs Episodic Migraine: The Influence of Genetics
A research team at KFU looked for genetic markers of migraine in 46 patients with migraine and 50 patients without.
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GWAS Pinpoints Gene Linked to Decreased Alcohol Cirrhosis Risk
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are learning more about how a person’s genes play a role in the possibility they’ll suffer from alcoholic cirrhosis with the discovery of a gene that could make the disease less likely.
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