diagnosis

New blood test to detect inherited heart conditions

Posted in Medicine on 19th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Researchers found that by looking at a specific group of genes they were able to reliably detect underlying problems.

New nanotechnology can detect the biomarkers of cancer and other diseases

Posted in Hardware on 14th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

"We envision this as a potential first-line, noninvasive diagnostic to detect anything from cancer to the Ebola virus"

Artificial Intelligence Offers a Better Way to Diagnose Malaria

Posted in Medicine on 13th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Now an artificial intelligence program can diagnose malaria more reliably than most humans.

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."

Cancer death rates down by 10% in 10 years in the UK

Posted in Medicine on 4th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

The cancer death rate for men fell by 12% and for women 8% between 2003 and 2013.