Medscape

Non-Invasive Test May Transform Infant Meningitis Screening

A high-resolution ultrasound-based device demonstrated excellent accuracy in detecting elevated white blood cell (WBC) counts in cerebrospinal fluids, showing promise as a non-invasive screening tool ...
Medscape

Simple Molecular Test May Detect Pneumocystis Pneumonia

A simple PCR of mouth rinse may serve as a useful non-invasive test in diagnosing Pneumocystis pneumonia compared with ...
News Medical

Genomics advances in non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) research

In December 2022, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics made a recommendation that all expectant mothers should be offered non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) instead of traditional ...
EurekAlert!

New non-invasive prenatal testing technique gives results comparable to invasive methods, with advantages in both safety and cost

Gothenburg, Sweden: While non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has revolutionised prenatal diagnostics by allowing the detection of a number of genetic problems in a foetus, it is currently limited ...
Medical Xpress

Results of non-invasive prenatal testing compare well to those from invasive methods, with better safety and cost

While noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has revolutionized prenatal diagnostics by allowing the detection of a number of genetic problems in a fetus, it is currently limited and thus misses many ...
Nature

Significance of noninvasive prenatal testing using massively parallel sequencing in women with twin or vanishing twin pregnancies

Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to detect fetal chromosomal abnormalities by analyzing cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (cfDNA) in the maternal plasma has been performed worldwide. The first ...
Business Wire

InterVenn Receives AMA PLA Code for Non-Invasive Ovarian Cancer Diagnostic

First women’s health test marks a new chapter for InterVenn, providing access to non-invasive testing that differentiates between cancerous and benign pelvic masses for improved treatment planning ...
UPI

New coronary scan reduces need for invasive, artery-opening procedures, study finds

April 11 (UPI) --A newly developed, non-invasive imaging test can help identify which patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing need angioplasty or a bypass procedure, a U.S. study published ...
News Medical

Non-invasive FeNO testing for asthma care

When your airways become inflamed, breathing often becomes difficult. Recent research conducted by Asthma + Lung UK showed over 42,000 people ended up in emergency care in 2023/ 2024, having visited ...
Medical Xpress

Genetic background of pregnant women can influence non-invasive prenatal test results

Non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPTs) are increasingly an integral part of screening during pregnancies across the world. Research from Amsterdam UMC shows that a pregnant woman's genetic background ...
AOL

'Non-invasive' womb cancer test could be rolled out

A non-invasive test for womb cancer could be rolled out nationwide after encouraging trial results in Leicester. The ECctDNA test, which looks for fragments of cancer in blood, has been developed at ...