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Jackson-based lab is developing a blood test to help diagnose ALS

According to Brain Chemistry Labs, the in-the-works test can identify an ALS patient with 97% accuracy. The next step is to ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Blood test for Alzheimer’s has 91% accuracy rate: Study

Swedish researchers found a blood test can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease with a 91% accuracy — about 20% higher than dementia specialists. The study, published July 28 in JAMA, used data from 1,213 ...
Business Wire

Quanterix Launches High Accuracy p-Tau 217 Blood Biomarker Test to Aid Physician Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lucent Diagnostics, a diagnostics brand of Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), today announced expansion of its LucentAD product line with the addition of a high ...
Ars Technica

Swab, test, repeat: A 2nd rapid COVID test more than doubled result accuracy

To quickly confirm an asymptomatic case of COVID-19, a second rapid test within an hour of a positive result can boost the accuracy of the result from 38 percent to 92 percent, according to a new ...
Gizmochina

Xiaomi builds 5,000-square-meter sports and health lab to improve its smartbands accuracy

Xiaomi says it has completed the construction of a new Sports and Health Lab, a large research facility meant to improve the accuracy and reliability of its wearable devices. The lab spans more than 5 ...
PharmiWeb

Visby Engages Quest and Labcorp to Broaden Consumer Access to First At-Home, FDA-Authorized PCR Test for STIs

Consumers Now Have More Choices to Purchase the Visby Device Featuring 30-Minute, Lab-Quality ResultsSAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Visby Medical announced two new relationships that will ...