Israeli Company MeMed Seeks to Provide Fast Bacterial POC Diagnostics
ImmunoXpert has the potential to significantly reduce overprescribing antibiotics by quickly differentiating bacterial and viral infections
Precision Med Team Sets Sights on Rare Disease Therapies
The UnDx Consortium will explore results of novel tests analyzing samples from six patients struggling with undiagnosed diseases.
The Next Next Thing in Sequencing
Though it may seem to be navigating by perceptibly unfixed stars, next-generation sequencing (NGS) is journeying ever more adventurously into the obscure, the rare,...
Dozens of Genetic Links to Sleep Patterns Found
The genome-wide association study found 47 links between our genetic code and the quality, quantity, and timing of how we sleep, including ten linked with sleep duration and 26 with sleep quality.
Cancer Immunotherapy Checkpoint Escapes Identified Through CRISPR/Cas9
Researchers test thousands of tumor genes in mice via CRISPR, seeking targets that could enhance PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor effectiveness
Novel Diagnostic Genomic Analysis Technique Developed
Scientists from McGill University and the Génome Québec Innovation Centre say they have achieved a technical advance that could result in speedier diagnosis of...
![A conceptual rendition of the CRISPR tape recording system. [Source: Wang lab/Columbia University Medical Center]](https://www.clinicalomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1366-218x150.jpeg "Columbia Researchers Use CRISPR as Mini Tape Recorder of In Vivo Biological Changes")
Columbia Researchers Use CRISPR as Mini Tape Recorder of In Vivo Biological Changes
CRISPR/Cas bacteria may one day be swallowed by patients as a diagnostic tool or to record temporal biological changes within the body
Researchers Link Effect of Cancer Drug With Alzheimer’s-Protecting Mutation
Researchers identify a genetic mutation that produces the same effect as Gleevec to protect the elderly from developing Alzheimer's disease.
LabCorp Snaps Up Sequenom in $371M Deal
LabCorp seeks to broaden its neonatal testing offerings and market presence in Europe and Asia via the Sequenom acquisition.
AMP Position Statement Offers Laboratories ‘Best Practices’ for PGx Testing
The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) today published a position statement for pharmacogenomic testing that spells out “best practices” criteria for laboratories to follow.
The...
