Screening Tests - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
PubMed Articles
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. The disease remains a public health concern as recent evidence indicates that the breast cancer burden has increased mainly in developing an...
Laboratory tests during direct oral anticoagulant treatment? Yes.
Laboratory tests during direct oral anticoagulant treatment? No.
Due to the complex chemical compositions and pharmacological effects of traditional Chinese medicines, we developed a strategy based on fishing and knockout of bioactive compounds using a combination...
A simple decision analytic solution to the comparison of two binary diagnostic tests.
One of the most basic biostatistical problems is the comparison of two binary diagnostic tests. Commonly, one test will have greater sensitivity, and the other greater specificity. In this case, the c...
Three times weekly glatiramer acetate in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of glatiramer acetate (GA) 40 mg administered three times weekly (tiw) compared with placebo in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)...
With the general decline of pharmaceutical research productivity, there are concerns that many components of the drug discovery process need to be redesigned and optimized. For example, the human immo...
BACKGROUND: Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) generation test has been introduced for the assessment of growth hormone (GH) sensitivity, however, its significance in predicting growth response to G...
Screening for major diseases in community pharmacies: a systematic review.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this systematic review was to assess the published evidence about the feasibility and acceptability of community pharmacy-based screening for major diseases. METHOD: Studies pub...
Admission CTG: What are the consequences of the current evidence?
I thank Drs. Kessler and Yli for their comments where they ask if there is sufficient evidence to conclude anything about the admission CTG. There is sufficient evidence to state that the reliability...
News Articles
Understanding the practicalities of using innovative therapies on patients Mr Richard Garr, President and Chief Executive Officer, Neuralstem is joining us a speaker at this [...]
Research will utilize KineMed technology KineMed Inc. (www.kinemed.com) today announced an agreement with MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm o...
Cancer Genetics Signs Agreement with MultiPlan
Cancer Genetics, Inc. (OTCQB: CGIX) ("CGI" or the "Company"), a leader in oncology-focused personalized medicine, has entered into an agreement with MultiPlan, Inc. (“MultiPlanâ...
New York Times | Angelina Jolie announced drastic action this week--a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she carries a faulty copy of BRCA1. But this type of action isn't available to a...
Procalcitonin Tests for Identifying Bacterial Infections
How accurate are procalcitonin tests for identifying secondary bacterial infections in patients with influenza? Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
New rice contamination reported in China
Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.
BEDFORD, Mass., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (NASDAQ: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems...
Abaxis, Inc. to Present at the Stifel Annual Dental & Veterinary Conference
UNION CITY, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Abaxis, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ABAX), a medical products company manufacturing point-of-care blood analysis systems, announced today that Martin Mulroy, chief...
New Colonoscope Provides Ground-Breaking View Of Colon
ORLANDO, Fla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A ground-breaking advance in colonoscopy technology signals the future of colorectal care, according to research presented today at Digesti...
3 News Items in One Week With Caveats About Various Screenings
By Gary Schwitzer If you were reading the news in one recent week, you couldn't help but notice a recurring theme. Pap smears Under the headline, “Doctors Too Pap-Happy,” HealthDay rep...
Events
Academic Screening Workshop 2013
Select Bio is pleased to present the 3rd Screening Asia conference, which will take place at the Biopolis, Singapore, on November 12th & 13th
Smithers Viscient has brought together an exciting new event for June 2013, Environmental Science Forum.
Predictive ADME, Screening Approaches, Pre-clinical Screening Approaches, and Predictive Toxicology, emerging issues such as, regulatory changes and Drug-Drug interactions.
Companies
Foundation Medicine is dedicated to the development of comprehensive tests that will help physicians personalize cancer treatment for their patients. Foundation Medicine’s la...
Health Discovery Corporation is a molecular diagnostics company that uses advanced mathematical techniques to analyze large amounts of data to uncover patterns that might otherwis...
The Alliance to Advance Patient Nutrition
The Alliance to Advance Patient Nutrition is an interdisciplinary partnership dedicated to raising awareness about malnutrition and championing for early nutrition screening, asse...
Plasticell is a pioneering biotechnology company that specialises in the differentiation of stem cells to obtain cell types for a range of biomedical applications. Founded in 2002, Plasticell has as...
GenMark, a provider of automated, multiplex molecular diagnostic testing systems, detects and measures DNA and RNA targets to diagnose disease and to optimize the treatment of pat...
Interleukin Genetics, Inc. (OTCQB: ILIU) develops and markets a line of genetic tests under the Inherent Health® brand. The products empower individuals to prevent ce...
Cellmid is an Australian biotechnology company developing innovative novel therapies and diagnostic tests for inflammatory diseases, heart attack and cancer. Cellmid holds the lar...
Proventys is a healthcare technology company developing advanced decision support solutions that help clinicians optimize treatment decisions at the point of care in oncology, car...
Founded in 2006, Matrix-Bio, Inc., is an Indiana-based life science company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced metabolite profiling-based blood tests for...
RTI Biologics Inc. [OBJECT OMITTED]
RTI Biologics Inc. is a leading provider of sterile biologic implants for surgeries around the world with a commitment to advancing science, safety and innovation. RTI prep...
Clinical Trials
Screening Evaluation for Women With Postpartum Depression
This study evaluates the relationship between mood changes and hormones in women with postpartum depression (PPD). This is an observational study; volunteers who participate will not rece...
Brain Peripheral Benzodiazepine Receptors in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
This study will use positron emission tomography (PET) to measure a brain protein called peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) in patients with multiple sclerosis. PBR is created during...
This study will evaluate whether the drug mifepristone can improve the symptoms of Cushing's syndrome in people with ectopic adrenal corticotrophin hormone (ACTH) secretion. Cushing's synd...
A Type 2 Diabetes Study of the Longer-Term Glycemic Effect of AVANDAMET vs. Metformin
This study will evaluate the longer-term glycemic effect of two medicines approved for initial treatment of type 2 diabetes. The study consists of a 2 week screening period (2 study visits...
Randomized Trial of Imaging Versus Risk Factor-Based Therapy for Plaque Regression
Background: - Atherosclerosis (thickening of the artery walls caused by cholesterol and other deposits) commonly occurs in the heart vessels and carotid (neck) arteries of adults. This i...
Improving the Immune System With Human IL-7 Vaccine in Older Subjects Who Have Had Chemotherapy
Background: - Drugs given to treat cancer (chemotherapy) can weaken the human immune system. But it can also become weaker because of aging. Interleukin (IL)-7, a molecule produced natura...
patients who had failed previous H. pylori eradication on standard triple therapy were randomized into two regimens: 1, esomeprazole (20 mg b.i.d), tripotassium dicitrate bismuthate (300 m...
Our long-term working hypothesis is that if 3-D radiation is combined with the effect of capecitabine one hopes to see improved and durable tumor response and survival with acceptable toxi...
Can Screening People Registering With Primary Care Improve the Detection of Tuberculosis?
This randomised controlled trial tests whether screening people registering with general practices cost-effectively increases the detection of tuberculosis. The study objectives are to:...
Study Protocol Evaluating Transient Tachypnoea of the Newborn in Term and Near Term Neonates
Transient tachypnoea of the newborn (TTN) is a common cause of hospitalisation in the neonatal period, complicating 1 to 1,5 per cent life birth. Predisposing factors are prematurity, birt...
Videos
What is a screening test?
Karen Lynch, midwifery deputy antenatal screening co-ordinator at Warwick Hospital maternity unit, explains what is involved in a screening test for pregnant...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Toxicity Tests, Chronic
Experiments designed to determine the potential toxic effects of a long-term exposure to a chemical or chemicals.
Microbubbles
Very small encapsulated gas bubbles (diameters of micrometers) that can be used as CONTRAST MEDIA, and in other diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Upon exposure to sufficiently intense ultrasound, microbubbles will cavitate, rupture, disappear, release gas content, etc. Such characteristics of the microbubbles can be used to enhance diagnostic tests, dissolve blood clots, and deliver drugs or genes for therapy.
Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests
A method where a culturing surface inoculated with microbe is exposed to small disks containing known amounts of a chemical agent resulting in a zone of inhibition (usually in millimeters) of growth of the microbe corresponding to the susceptibility of the strain to the agent.
Small Molecule Libraries
Large collections of small molecules (molecular weight about 600 or less), of similar or diverse nature which are used for high-throughput screening analysis of the gene function, protein interaction, cellular processing, biochemical pathways, or other chemical interactions.
High-throughput Screening Assays
Rapid methods of measuring the effects of an agent in a biological or chemical assay. The assay usually involves some form of automation or a way to conduct multiple assays at the same time using sample arrays.
