The researchers reported that the test detected 98 percent of all cancers A new noninvasive test for colorectal cancer screening demonstrated high sensitivity for detecting colorectal cancer, in particular precancers that are most likely to [...]

The biggest challenge has been quickly examining billions of rapidly moving blood cells in a sample Cells that break away from a cancerous tumor and circulate in the bloodstream are a serious threat to helping [...]

  Princeton scientists fine-tune test for early-stage cancer, Alzheimer’s disease Scientists at Princeton University say they have used nanotechnology to make tests to detect diseases, such as cancer and Alzheimer’s, 3 million times more sensitive. [...]

The new sensor detects both charged and uncharged biomolecules, allowing a broader range of applications   Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that could open up new opportunities for early detection of cancer and “personalized [...]

This invention could give new meaning to the term “bad breath!” It’s the Single Breath Disease Diagnostics Breathalyzer, and when you blow into it, you get tested for a biomarker—a sign of disease. As amazing [...]

A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer. The probe, which is around 20 cm long and 1 cm wide [...]

The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a “breathalyzer“-like technology   The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a “breathalyzer”-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. New research published online [...]

It significantly boosts our ability to monitor, predict, and understand cancer progression Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Health, and collaborating cancer physicians have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of an advanced blood test for [...]

It’s extremely important to catch metastatic melanoma at an early stage   Research at MU has yielded a new tool to aid the fight against metastatic melanoma and that tool is now poised for commercial [...]

A simple cheek swab could show early signs of lung cancer “I went in for a hysterectomy and when I woke up, they told me I had ovarian cancer.” Backman says both technologies are minimally [...]

Worldwide and in the United States, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death When lung cancer strikes, it often spreads silently into more advanced stages before being detected. In a new article [...]

The Challenge is part of a five year global campaign against cancer GE is well known to innovators for the company’s Ecomagination Challenge, which offers significant prize money to winners of various clean energy-related innovation [...]