Saliva test offers easier detection of mouth and throat cancer
13 January, 2020A novel non-invasive technique can successfully detect human papilloma virus-16 — the strain associated with oropharyngeal cancer — in saliva samples.
Rapid asthma diagnosis with a drop of blood
12 December, 2019A new rapid test is expected to return a finding after just 60 to 90 min — and all it requires to diagnose asthma is a drop of blood and the immune cells it contains.
Home urine test helps diagnose aggressive prostate cancer
11 December, 2019The urine test diagnoses aggressive prostate cancer and predicts whether patients will require treatment up to five years earlier than standard clinical methods.
Blood test could detect deadly eye melanoma
26 November, 2019Scientists have discovered markers in the blood that can differentiate between a benign mole and a melanoma in the eye, while also identifying if the cancer has spread.
Three new methods for early cancer detection
14 November, 2019The UK's National Cancer Research Institute has announced several promising new methods for detecting cancer early, as detailed at the 2019 NCRI Cancer Conference.
Blood test enables rapid TB diagnosis
05 November, 2019The test procedure is hoped to positively impact tuberculosis diagnosis in adults living in remote areas.
Blood test to detect multiple types of cancer
10 October, 2019In contrast to liquid biopsies, which detect genetic mutations or other cancer-related alterations in DNA, the technology focuses on modifications to DNA known as methyl groups.
Blood test set to reduce late detection of lung cancer
01 October, 2019Oncimmune's EarlyCDT Lung test has been found to reduce the incidence of patients with late-stage lung cancer at diagnosis, compared with standard clinical diagnosis.
Stamping out invasive biopsies
27 September, 2019Researchers have developed a novel technology that could sensitively detect and classify cancer cells, as well as determine disease aggressiveness, from the least invasive biopsies.
New blood test for prostate cancer avoids false positives
19 September, 2019By measuring intact living cancer cells in the patient's blood, rather than the PSA protein, the method potentially provides a more accurate test for prostate cancer.
Eye-tracking tests could predict Alzheimer's development
09 September, 2019Eye-tracking technology could be used in future to predict if people with mild memory and thinking impairments will go on to develop Alzheimer's disease.
Test predicts cervical cancer risk in HPV-positive women
04 September, 2019The 'two-in-one' test not only detects the type of HPV infection but also indicates precancerous markers.
Diagnostic test could end needless chemotherapy
15 August, 2019The test could soon result in tailored treatment for women with invasive lobular breast cancer, in some cases relieving patients from the gruelling process of undergoing chemotherapy.
A smartphone virus scanner with a difference
08 August, 2019A virus scanner for a smartphone might not sound too exciting at first, but the device in question doesn't search for the latest malware; it scans biological samples for real viruses.
'Electronic tongue' could detect bladder cancer early
05 August, 2019Electronic voltammetric tongues could help detect bladder cancer in its earliest stages with a small urine sample.
