Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that is present in tens of thousands of Americans, but is often difficult to diagnose accurately. Now in a study published this week online ahead of print in Neurology, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found evidence that a simple eye...
Category: <span>Diagnostic</span>
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Breakthrough: Diagnosing Alzheimer’s with diamonds
Diamonds: An Alzheimer patient’s best friend? One of the most confounding aspects of Alzheimer’s Disease is our inability to diagnose the condition with certainty until after death. Now, researchers at Lancaster University (LU) in England are claiming a breakthrough in identifying the disease, even in its early stages, using a sensor embedded with a diamond....
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Study: Biomarkers as predictive of sepsis as lengthy patient monitoring
Researchers at the University of Illinois worked with physicians at Carle Foundation Hospital in a new study that found one measurement of biomarkers in the blood can predict a patient’s sepsis status as well as monitoring the patient for hours. Pictured, from left: Professors Rashid Bashir and Ruoqing Zhu, Prenosis Inc. employee Ishan Taneja and...
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Meningitis test with a diagnosis in just one hour: Swab will reveal if a patient has blood poisoning form of the disease at their bedside
The test has been developed by Dr James McKenna at Queens University, Belfast Traditional meningitis tests can take up to 48 hours to come back from a lab Medics currently take a spinal or blood sample from a patient and send it to a lab This new test which involves a mouth swab can return...
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Scientists launch virtual reality game to detect Alzheimer’s
Sea Quest Hero is more than just the usual computer game in which players find their way through mazes, shoot and chase creatures—it also doubles as scientists’ latest tool for studying Alzheimer’s disease. The game—downloadable from Tuesday in its virtual reality version—seeks to stimulate players’ brains through a series of tasks based on memory and...
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New technology could predict the risk of type 2 diabetes
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have announced a new technology-based approach that could lead to a more accurate identification of people at high risk of type 2 diabetes. It is hoped the findings, published in PLOS ONE, could one day help tackle the global increase of type 2 diabetes, which currently affects 415 million people worldwide...
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Biosensor could help diagnose illnesses directly in serum
In this age of fast fashion and fast food, people want things immediately. The same holds true when they get sick and want to know what’s wrong. But performing rapid, accurate diagnostics on a serum sample without complex and time-consuming manipulations is a tall order. Now, a team reports in ACS Sensorsthat they have developed a...
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Using DNA to predict schizophrenia and autism
Huntington’s disease, cystic fibrosis, and muscular dystrophy are all diseases that can be traced to a single mutation. Diagnosis in asymptomatic patients for these diseases is relatively easy—you have the mutation? Then you are at risk. Complex diseases, on the other hand, do not have a clear mutational footprint. A new multi-institutional study by Japanese...
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New blood test reveals risk of coronary artery disease
A study led by researchers at Uppsala University, which included more than 13,000 patients, has resulted in a new tool that will facilitate the treatment of patients with stable coronary artery disease. “This tool could make it possible to give patients with coronary artery disease a more precise and tailor-made treatment. The tool makes it possible to...
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Blood test for PTSD on horizon as scientists find genetic changes in traumatised soldiers
Post traumatic stress disorder could soon be diagnosed with simple blood test after scientists found crucial genetic changes in soldiers suffering from trauma after serving in Afghanistan. PTSD is an anxiety disorder caused by stressful or frightening events which can cause flashbacks, nightmares, depression, sleep problems and guilt. Until now it could only be diagnosed through self-reported...