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Point-of-Care Test Could Improve Access to Cervical Cancer Screening

Engineers have developed a DNA testing platform for HPV infections that can produce clinically relevant results on samples collected at both U.S. clinical sites and at clinical field sites in Mozambique.
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Novel Biomarker Identified for Aging and Chronic Inflammation

High levels of cell free DNA in blood is linked to chronic inflammation, a known risk factor for severe aging symptoms and frailty in older adults.
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Dentures May Play a Role in Causing Pneumonia

New research has identified a possible link between wearing dentures and pneumonia.
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Screening Newborns for SCID Improves Survival Rates of Children With the Disorder

Research funded and jointly led by NIH may prompt more countries to screen for SCID.
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New Discovery Could Help To Detect Brain Tumors

Folate-based radiopharmaceuticals can be used in positron emission tomography imaging to detect folate receptors in brain tumors.
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Tiny Nanopores Can Find Specific Proteins in Complex Biological Fluids

Researchers discover a new, fast and precise method for detecting indicators of COVID-19 and breast cancer in a blood sample.
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How Different Cells Age at Different Paces

An atlas of aging cells in a fruit fly has characterized the aging process in 163 distinct cell types, revealing how different cell types age differently.
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New Sequencing Method May Enable Earlier Cancer Detection

Researchers have developed a technique that allows for scientists to profile DNA and clearly identify 5-methylcytosine without damaging the sample.
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Reducing Meals Could Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

When intermittent fasting became all the rage among Hollywood celebrities, skeptics balked at the idea of skipping meals. But new research suggests the celebs might not have been that far off.
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Personalized Cancer Treatments Using Genome Sequencing Are Only Useful in 5% of Patients

Genomic sequencing panels are tests that analyse the DNA of the patient's tumour to look for genetic variants for which there are effective drugs. If the tumour has these variants, treatment can be personalised.
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