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Researchers find a genomic signature shared by 5 types of cancer

Posted in Medicine on 6th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

"These findings could be an important step in developing a blood test to identify early cancers."

Using sound waves to detect rare circulating cancer cells

Posted in Medicine on 9th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller

A team of engineers is developing a novel way to isolate cancer cells that circulate in the bloodstream: using sound waves to separate them from blood cells.

A new fifteen-minute Ebola diagnostic test approved

Posted in Medicine on 20th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller

The first rapid blood test for Ebola has been approved for use by the World Health Organization.