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GeneBalls: barcoding DNA
Millions of genetic tests using just one drop of blood. view more (2004-09-10)
Genes and disease - prospects and risks of predictive diagnostics. DFG Senate Commission presents new statement
Rapid progress made in genome research over the last few years, including in particular the de-coding of the human genome, is promising considerable advance at the level of medical applica-tion. This aspect also comprises the area of predictive genetic diagnostics, i.e. the possibility to recognise a susceptibility to a disease before the clinical... view more... (2003-09-02)
Emergency Physicians Don't Follow Established Clinical Guidelines for Diagnosing Patients with Possible Pulmonary Emboli
The number of MDCT examinations for suspected pulmonary emboli (PE) is rapidly increasing amongst ER patients, with a decrease in the number of positive studies. view more (2009-05-26)
Researchers propose new ultrasound screening criteria for diagnosing polycystic kidney disease
Modification of the current screening criteria are needed for diagnosing patients with autosomal dominant polycystic disease (ADPKD), according to a study appearing in the January 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that some patients with a milder form of the disease may otherwise be... view more... (2008-10-22)
Professors to develop hand-held pathogen testing device
Testing for deadly food, air and water pathogens may get a lot easier and cheaper thanks to the work of a Michigan State University researcher and his team. view more (2006-12-19)
Prostate specific antigen: A review of PSA use in screening for prostate cancer
Screening for prostate cancer using prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing continues to be problematic. Even though it is unproven whether population-wide screening with PSA can reduce death, illness or disability from prostate cancer, testing has become common in North America. view more (2007-06-19)
New study warns against linking ethnic identity to breast cancer genes
Genetic research over the past decade has linked Ashkenazi Jewish ethnicity to an increased risk for hereditary breast cancer, so much so that certain gene mutations have become known as "Jewish ancestral mutations." view more (2006-10-27)
Genetic factors in smoking also increase risk of chronic bronchitis
Smoking is a known risk factor for respiratory diseases like chronic bronchitis, but genes also play a significant role in its development, according to researchers in Sweden, who studied more than 40,000 Swedish twins to determine the extent to which behavior, environment and genes each play a role ion the development of chronic bronchitis. view more (2008-02-29)
H Pylori tests not always useful for diagnosing ulcers
Routine testing for H pylori infection in patients consulting their general practitioner with indigestion (dyspepsia) does not aid the diagnosis of peptic ulcers, concludes a study from the Netherlands in this week's BMJ. Testing is useful only in patients at high risk of peptic ulcer disease, and these patients can be identified by asking three... view more... (2001-07-11)
Live skin substitute to unlock new products
Many long-established skin products, such as shampoos and soaps, contain harmful or ineffective ingredients because effective testing methods were unavailable when they were developed. The first ever model of live skin with a full ecosystem of micro-organisms - created at the University of Leeds - has the potential to help develop dozens of new... view more... (2004-07-06)
Clinical judgement still counts strongly alongside genetic testing
Suggestions that genetic tests are taken more into account than a doctor's clinical judgement are dismissed in new research sponsored by the ESRC and published as part of Social Science week. And clinicians do not adopt a 'blunderbuss' or 'grape-shot' approach. Appropriate tests are ordered in the light of clinical decisions and differing... view more... (2004-06-22)
Study reveals gap in HIV testing knowledge among college students
Most college students understand how they can prevent the transmission of HIV but are less knowledgeable about HIV testing, according to a new University of Georgia study. view more (2008-08-28)
Study calls for end to age thresholds for prenatal genetic testing (pp 258, 276)
US research in this week's issue of THE LANCET challenges the health policies common in many countries in relation to maternal age and prenatal testing for chromosomal abnormalities such as Down's syndrome. Authors of the research conclude that current evidence does not support the conventional view that the balance between health risks and cost... view more... (2004-01-21)
Violent patients most likely to be removed from GPs' lists
Violent, threatening or abusive behaviour by patients is the most common reason for removing a patient from their lists, report general practitioners in this week's BMJ. In April 2000, researchers at the University of Sheffield surveyed 1,000 general practitioners in England and Wales about the current scale of, and reasons for, removal of... view more... (2001-05-09)
Gene test determines risk of heart surgery complications
Genetic differences can explain why some patients undergoing heart surgery later experience shock and kidney complications. view more (2009-05-01)
Human genetic databases - Publication of evidence
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has today published the written evidence received in its new Inquiry into Human Genetic Databases. Lord Oxburgh, who chairs the Sub-Committee undertaking the Inquiry, said: "This is a unique and invaluable description of current activities in human genetic databases, mainly in the words of... view more... (2000-11-08)
Commercial BSE testing now a reality in the UK
The announcement today (Jan 16, 2002) by Reading Scientific Services Ltd, that it has been granted UKAS accreditation by the Government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to conduct commercial BSE testing, is a first for the UK. view more (2002-01-16)
ROYAL SOCIETY MEDAL FOR REVOLUTIONARY GENETIC RESEARCH AT THE JOHN INNES CENTRE
The research group headed by Professor Gale and Dr Moore was the first to produce a map which described in detail the organisation of the genetic information in wheat. They were surprised to find that modern-day bread-wheat and its ancient ancestors, although separated by about a million years of evolution, had remained almost identical in terms... view more... (1998-09-01)
A genetic link to premature ejaculation
Premature ejaculation can be embarrassing, but a new study suggests that it might be a genetic disorder. view more (2009-05-28)
Self-collection of specimens for HPV testing
n this Research letter, Dr. Gina Ogilvie and colleagues investigate the feasibility of self-collection of specimens for HPV testing among women who may not make full use of cytology screening programs (e.g., women who are homeless or who are involved in the sex trade) and are thus at increased risk of cervical cancer. view more (2007-08-28)
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