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ICD market has hit bottom, rebound to follow
With the wrap-up of the Heart Rhythm Society meeting in Boston last week, one of the major investment bank's came away with an encouraging message: The market for implantable cardioverter defibrillators has hit bottom.
OraSure's OTC HIV test obtains crucial FDA panel backing
There isn't an approved over-the-counter home HIV diagnostic test yet. But OraSure stepped even closer to that milestone on Tuesday, when the FDA's Blood Products Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend approving the company's product.
Genes tag schizophrenia risk
An international team has tracked down a group of genes to create a profile that could predict the risk of developing schizophrenia.
Proteins in a drop of fluid mark osteoarthritis risk
Levels of proteins in a single drop of the fluid surrounding the damaged joint can be used to detect whether the patient is developing arthritis, as well as to predict the potential severity of the disease.
Gene IDs fast-onset Parkinson's disease
Some people with Parkinson's disease worsen more quickly, and picking out these would help physicians target early treatment and offer support to the patients and their families. A small study has pinpointed some genetic changes that could help to identify these patients and perhaps create targeted treatments.
Biomarkers support lung cancer diagnosis, treatment
Early diagnosis of lung cancer is important for good outcomes for patients, as is tailoring the treatment to the patient, and new biomarkers could support both of these routes.
Blood test could spot when 'baby blues' run too deep
A blood test could pick out the women who are most at risk of postnatal depression, meaning that they and their families could get the support and treatment they need at a very vulnerable time.
Genetic test can predict whether eye cancer will spread
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a genetic test that can accurately determine whether eye cancer will spread.
Finland's ArcDia grabs $3.5M to fuel diagnostic test use
ArcDia has raised nearly $3.5 million (2.7 million euros) to fuel expanded use of its mariPOC diagnostic test for respiratory tract infections.
Given Imaging revenue jumps overall, due to Americas PillCam sales
The Israeli company, perhaps best known for its PillCam camera capsules used for GI procedures, generated close to $42 million in revenue during the quarter, which it considered to be a record.
