Researchers find a gene linked to pancreatic cancer growth
A mutant protein found in nearly all pancreatic cancers plays a role both in the cancer's development and in its continued growth, according to a new study from University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers...  Read More

Idaho Technology delivers BioThreat detection kits to military
Idaho Technology, Inc...  Read More

Thermo Fisher, Abbott agree to make PCT assay available with Abbott analyzers
Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced an agreement with Abbott to make its Procalcitonin (PCT) assay available with Abbott's immunochemistry analyzers...  Read More

Saf-T-Pak launches compliance training suite for biohazards
Saf-T-Pak announced today the release of its 2012 Compliance Training Suite for Shipping of Infectious Substances and Related Biological Materials (Division 6...  Read More

Why Avastin and Sutent may not work against breast cancer
Last year, the FDA revoked its approval of Avastin (bevacizumab) as a breast cancer treatment, citing clinical trials that showed its benefit was short-lived and that after patients experienced relapse the cancer became more aggressive...  Read More

Phosphorylation of RNA polymersase is uniform across all genes
Dr...  Read More

The Alzheimer's Challenge 2012 creates a forum for new ideas
Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy, together with its collaborator on the Alzheimer's Immunotherapy Program (AIP), Pfizer Inc...  Read More

Anatomic Pathology Conference
Brought to you by FSP (Florida Society of Pathologists), the 38th Annual Anatomic Pathology Conference is being held February 17-19, 2012, at the Disney Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando, Florida...  Read More

Siemens offers the largest automated immunoassay test menu
Siemens' new IMMULITE 2000 XPi system offers the largest automated immunoassay test menu of routine, specialty and allergy assays while featuring several innovative hardware and software solutions to enhance productivity and efficiency for medium- to high-volume clinical laboratories...  Read More

FDA testing laboratories to install Abbott STARLIMS LIMS technology
Abbott has announced that the U...  Read More

Study suggests bone density retesting is not always indicated
A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that clinicians may be overtesting women who show no signs of osteoporosis at age 65...  Read More

Genomic Health study shows positive result of new colon cancer RS test
Genomic Health, Inc...  Read More

Patent issued for serum separator blood collection card
Advance Dx, Inc...  Read More

New test can aid in colon cancer relapse prognosis
Signal Genetics presented a paper, "Guanylyl Cyclase C (GCC) Lymph Nodes (LN) Classification as a Prognostic Marker in Patients with Stage II Colon Cancer: A Pooled Analysis" at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium this month...  Read More

Results in 10 minutes: Alere rapid flu test receives CLIA waiver
Alere Inc...  Read More