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Topic of the Month August: Diagnostics

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Topic of the Month August: Diagnostics

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. In order for the physician to make the right diagnosis he sends samples and smears to the laboratory. From there - like magic - returns the diagnostic findings to the doctor. Good, that there is always something new to learn from the world of diagnistics.

In August, Diagnostics take centre stage at MEDICA.de. Articles about tests and methods from inside the laboratory and examining rooms are shown in the Topic of the Month.

Finding cancer in a tiny drop of body fluid containing relatively few cells now may be possible with a new method of analysing multiple genes in small samples of DNA. The molecular test may be especially helpful in detecting cancer cells in breast fluid. - Detect Cancer in Samples with Few Cells

Researchers have developed an ultra-sensitive testing technique that has shown the ability to detect HIV infection earlier than all current methods. - Detect HIV Earlier and More Effectively

For many years, engineers have worked to efficiently filter valuable bio-process products on an industrial economic scale. The challenge has been to push rates up without incurring high shear rates and resultant cell lysis, which would cause loss of yield. - Safer Method for Filtering Biological Products

Scientists from the Clinical Proteomics Program of the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) have discovered a test that was 100 percent effective for detecting early ovarian cancer in their study. - Ovarian Cancer: New Test Is 100 Percent Effective

New articles (currently added): - Simple Blood Test Will Help Avoid Leg Amputation
- Possible Method: Prevention of Premature Birth
- Diagnosis Using PET - Future Standard of Care?
- Detect Ovarian Cancer with Blood Proteins
- New Mouse Model Helps Research