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Blood Test Detects Early Colorectal Adenomas
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olonoscopies are the gold standard for screening but have low compliance rates due to the invasiveness of the procedure. Stool-based tests have poor compliance and low sensitivity for advanced adenomas (AA), at about 24% to 42%.
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New Control Mechanism Discovered in Innate Immune System
roteases are enzymes that cleave other proteins. Most often, proteases occur in cascade networks, where a particular event triggers a chain reaction in which several proteases cleave and thereby activate each other. Most well-known is probably
the coagulation cascade, which causes clotting of our blood when a vessel is punctured. Inter-α-inhibitor heavy chain 4 (ITIH4) is a liver-produced plasma protein belonging to the inter–α-inhibitor/ITIH family of proteins that consists of bikunin
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Liquid Biopsy Monitors COVID -19 Damage to Cells, Tissues and Organs
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lzheimer’s disease (AD) is the predominant form of dementia and the most common neurodegenerative disorder. Advanced age and the presence of the ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) are the most relevant late-onset sporadic ADpromoting factors as they interact with the core mechanisms of this neurologic disorder. ApoE is essential to modulate
pilepsy is a central nervous system disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations, and sometimes loss of awareness. Epilepsy affects both males and females of all races, ethnic backgrounds and ages. Epilepsy affects over 70 million people worldwide. This common brain condition has multiple risk
Automated Urine Microscope Serves Regional Laboratories
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hile COVID-19 primarily affects the lungs, the virus can also lead to systemic disease with multi-organ involvement, a failure that can now be diagnosed with a newly-developed blood test. LabMedica’s COVID -19 Diagnostics Update section starts on page 5.
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COVID-19 Testing to Boost Global IVD Sector To Nearly USD 120 Billion By 2027
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he global in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) market is projected to register a CAGR of 7% from 2020 to 2027 to reach USD 118.5 billion by 2027, driven mainly by the increased demand for diagnostic testing for understanding and managing infectious diseases,
such as COVID-19. These are the latest findings of Meticulous Research (Pune, Maharashtra, India), a market intelligence provider. The epidemiological burden of infectious diseases worldwide has increased in the past few years. Cont’d on page 18
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