So much has changed since the first HIV test was approved 30 years ago
Thirty years ago today, on March 2, 1985, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new HIV test. It was the result of nine months of round-the-clock labor by dozens of scientists. Immediately...
View ArticleUTMB collaboration results in rapid Ebola test
University of Texas Medical Branch researchers who helped assess the effectiveness of a new rapid test kit to diagnose Ebola learned this week it has received emergency use authorization from the Food...
View ArticleResearchers develop first validated method of detecting drugs of abuse in...
Drug testing is most commonly performed using urine samples. The methodology and regulations for reliable urine testing are well developed and can be considered the current gold standard for drug...
View ArticleGenetic test maker 23andMe launches drug R&D effort
Google-backed genetic testing company 23andMe is launching its own drug development unit, betting that it can translate its database of customer DNA information into novel medicines.
View ArticleDetecting cancer cells in blood can give an early warning of treatment failure
A blood test that measures the number of cells shed from prostate tumours into the bloodstream can act as an early warning sign that treatment is not working, a major new study shows.
View ArticleIndiana allows needle exchange program to stem HIV outbreak
Indiana's governor authorized a short-term needle-exchange program and other steps Thursday to help contain the spread of HIV in a county tied to 79 new infections since January, all of them linked to...
View ArticleUS aims to cut antibiotic use
US President Barack Obama on Friday rolled out plans to cut inappropriate antibiotic use by half, in an effort to tackle drug resistance.
View ArticleUS pediatricians remain opposed to random drug tests in schools
(HealthDay)—Random drug testing in schools may sound like a good way to keep kids off drugs, but there is little evidence it works, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
View ArticleTeam develops method to better identify genes involved in diseases
Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have developed a new technique that simplifies the task of identifying the precise DNA mutations that cause disease, which lays the groundwork...
View ArticleNew test helps diagnose delayed stomach emptying
(HealthDay)—A new breath test has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help doctors diagnose a condition called gastroparesis, a delay in emptying of stomach contents to the small...
View ArticleAttending physicians, residents similar in opioid Rx monitoring
(HealthDay)—Both residents and attending physicians are only partly compliant with national opioid prescribing and monitoring guidelines, according to a study published in the March issue of Pain...
View ArticleUN sees uphill malaria fight despite 'phenomenal' success
Malaria still claims nearly 600,000 lives a year, the UN said Thursday, urging further action to boost recent strides in combatting the disease.
View ArticleNew study verifies accuracy of rapid Ebola test
A new finger prick rapid Ebola test co-developed by Tulane University researchers is as accurate as traditional lab testing for the disease, according to an independent study published in the British...
View ArticleGenetic differences may help explain inconsistent effectiveness of anti-HIV drug
Research with human tissue and cells suggests that genetic variations, in addition to failure to comply with treatment regimens, may account for some failures of an anti-HIV drug to treat and prevent...
View ArticleScientists discover potential treatment for Parkinson's disease
Scientists from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the United States have found that existing anti-malaria drugs could be a...
View ArticleResearchers to monitor resistance to HIV drugs in Africa
Infectious diseases researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are leading a five-year, $5 million initiative to monitor drug resistance during the rollout of HIV prevention drugs...
View ArticleNHS England urged to act as patients miss out on cancer drug tests
It's a wonder of modern science that, for at least some types of cancer, doctors are now able to exploit the unique genetic faults in a person's tumour to treat their disease with precision drugs.
View ArticleSupport for fast-tracking new drugs into clinical trials for childhood acute...
Children's Cancer Institute welcomes its inclusion, by the US National Cancer Institute (NCI), in a systematic program of drug evaluation in childhood cancer.
View ArticleBlood test picks out prostate cancer drug resistance
Scientists have developed a blood test that can identify key mutations driving resistance to a widely used prostate cancer drug, and identify in advance patients who will not respond to treatment.
View ArticleNew 'party pill' test could help authorities keep up with trends in drug (ab)use
A new test for club drugs like ketamine can detect low levels of drugs in urine and plasma, making it faster, easier and cheaper to identify them. The authors of the study, published in Journal of...
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