New Genetic Test Targets Rare X-Linked Movement Disorder
December 3, 2025
A targeted assay, presented at AMP 2025, identifies disease-specific TAF1 variants that standard panels often miss.
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Discoveries and technologies powering the future of laboratory medicine
Reaching Everyone, Everywhere: Breaking Barriers in Hepatitis C Testing
December 1, 2025
As global funding declines, decentralized testing, telehealth, and community-based care are helping expand access to HCV diagnosis and treatment
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New ddPCR Test Detects Lyme Disease More Accurately
December 1, 2025
The droplet digital PCR assays, developed at Dartmouth, could improve diagnosis of Lyme disease.
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Whole-Genome Sequencing Assay Detects HPV
November 28, 2025
By Jim Gallagher
HPV-DeepSeek identifies circulating HPV DNA, PIK3CA mutations, and integration events in pretreatment blood samples with high sensitivity and specificity.
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Researchers Unveil Multiplex PCR for Endemic Fungi
November 27, 2025
At AMP 2025, scientists from Indiana University presented data on a rapid, highly specific PCR assay for histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and coccidioidomycosis.
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Why do Alzheimer's Patients Forget Their Loved Ones?
November 21, 2025
Study suggests a mechanism for recognition loss in Alzheimer’s Disease
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RCPath Showcases Pathology Solutions
November 20, 2025
By Helen Bristow
Health sector leaders learn about the pivotal role of pathology in the next generation of health care
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How Reliable is the Minimally Invasive Autopsy?
November 12, 2025
By Kathryn Wighton
Researchers assessed the reliability of minimally invasisve tissue sampling for determining cause of death up to 72 hours postmortem
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PAM50 Finds New Purpose in the Prostate
November 11, 2025
By Jessica Allerton
Researchers adapt a breast cancer gene signature to prostate tumors – ushering in a new era of transcriptome-based diagnostics
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What Causes Long COVID Brain Fog?
November 11, 2025
By Kathryn Wighton
Researchers found increased α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor density across the brain in patients with cognitive long COVID.
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