Disease Areas
News and analysis on disease research and diagnostics.
Updated NCCN Guidelines Adjust Ratings for Prostate Cancer Genetic Tests
The newest version ups its endorsement of somatic genomic testing to "recommended" for advanced cancers and shifts its recommendations on early-stage risk assays.
Cepheid Tuberculosis Assay Receives WHO Prequalification
The WHO noted that Cepheid's test is the first test for tuberculosis and antibiotic susceptibility testing that meets the prequalification standards.
GeneDx Launches Program to Boost Access to Exome Testing for Pediatric Epilepsy Patients
In partnership with Biogen, Praxis Precision Medicines, and Stoke Therapeutics, the program will also contribute to GeneDx's rare disease database.
Point-of-Care Testing Firm 52North Closes $6M Financing Round
The funding will allow 52North to move its products, including its Neutrocheck point-of-care device, toward commercialization.
The McGill University team is advancing a test, dubbed DOvEEgene, which sequences DNA from a uterine brush sample to detect cancer-associated mutations.