Nick Paul TaylorArtificial IntelligenceAI concurs with humans in heart failure test, suggesting scalable approach to clinical trialsArtificial intelligence (AI) may make clinical trials more efficient by accurately identifying events at scale, a retrospective analysis has found.November 21, 2023Regulatory ApprovalFDA plans to increase oversight of LDTs garner strong responsePlans to increase U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) have drawn a strong response from trade groups, individuals, and organizations.November 17, 2023BiosensorsNetworks of wearable sensors capture body sounds to improve patient monitoringResearchers have developed soft, miniaturized wearable devices to continuously capture the sounds of breathing and other bodily functions.November 16, 2023Breast CancerFragment of C. diff toxin shows preclinical promise as breast cancer treatmentA fragment of a Clostridium difficile toxin could improve outcomes in patients with hard-to-treat forms of breast cancer, according to a paper published in PLOS Biology.November 13, 2023SequencingBlood test for biomarker offers route to affordable cancer screeningResearchers have developed a sensitive blood test for a highly specific biomarker of multiple common tumors, laying the groundwork for a product that could improve cancer screening.November 6, 2023SequencingOxford Nanopore partners with Fabric Genomics on assessment of genetic disease in childrenOxford Nanopore Technologies and Fabric Genomics have teamed up to provide a sequencing analysis platform for neonatal and pediatric intensive care units.November 1, 2023Gene silencing and gene editingSoftware reduces DANGER of CRISPR-Cas9 by shedding light on off-target editsA new software can improve the safety and utility of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing by detecting off-target changes and eliminating the need for reference genomes, according to a paper published in Bioinformatics Advances.October 27, 2023SequencingPharma companies back project to create largest African ancestry genomics research databaseAstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, Regeneron, and Roche have backed a project to create the largest African ancestry genomics research database.October 25, 2023SequencingSanger Institute starts program to make biology as easy to engineer as softwareThe Wellcome Sanger Institute has begun a research program to empower scientists to engineer biology as easily as software, electronics, and cars.October 23, 2023Lawsuit23andMe accused of ‘reckless’ practices as data leak triggers class action lawsuit23andMe faces a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to use “adequate and reasonable cyber-security procedures” that could have prevented a data leak.October 16, 2023Previous PagePage 3 of 17Next PageTop StoriesCollaborationAstellas and Poseida to collaborate on oncology cell therapiesPoseida Therapeutics and Astellas, under its Xyphos Biosciences subsidiary, have initiated a research collaboration and licensing agreement to develop allogeneic cell therapy programs by combining their innovative cell therapy platforms and technologies.Diagnostic TechnologiesFDA said no to proficiency testing for LDT qualityFDA ClearanceLeica Biosystems, Sectra receive FDA 510(k) clearance for digital pathology systemPolicy and RegulationFDA releases LDT final ruleSponsor ContentVisit our Molecular Diagnostics Community