Abraham Kim[email protected]Lung CancerBlood biomarkers improve early detection of lung cancerThe Early Detection of Cancer of the Lung Scotland (ECLS) study is an ongoing, large-scale lung screening trial intended to evaluate the potential benefits of the combination of a blood test, an x-ray exam, and a computed tomography (CT) exam in the detection and diagnosis of lung cancer. Results from the first two years of the study showed that the blood test and imaging-based lung screening exams offered a better lung cancer detection rate than standard clinical care recommended by the U.K. National Health Service (NHS).September 8, 2019InfectiousBlood test detects concussions not visible on CT scansThe group evaluated 450 patients who had presented to level I trauma centers for suspicion of TBI after a traffic accident or fall. All of the patients underwent an emergency CT scan that turned out to be normal.August 25, 2019Molecular DiagnosticsTopol envisions AI to have wide-scale effect on genomicsBy applying deep learning and new graphics processing unit (GPU) technology to genomics, Topol and colleagues were able to increase the efficiency and precision of gene-analysis tools by a wide margin in the first five months of their ongoing research efforts. Topol is the founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla, CA, and former chair of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic.March 21, 2019Previous PagePage 2 of 2Top StoriesValidationImmunovia announces positive results for next-gen pancreatic cancer testDiagnostics company Immunovia announced positive results for the newest generation of its pancreatic cancer test from a model-development study, announcing that the test achieved both its primary and secondary endpoints.CollaborationVertex to pay $25M upfront to scale cell manufacturing technologyFinancial ResultsBristol Myers Squibb to reduce workforce in restructuring planLawsuitU.K. Patents Court rules Bio-Techne patents invalid in infringement lawsuitSponsor ContentVisit our Molecular Diagnostics Community