The DiaCarta ColoScape assay detects precancerous colorectal cancer lesionos and colorectal cancer mutations with high sensitivity, according to a new study published by PLOS ONE. DiaCarta Inc. is a precision molecular diagnostics company and developer of novel oncology tests using liquid biopsy. According to the study, the ColoScape Xenonucleic Acid (XNA)-mediated, quantitative, real-time polymerase chain reactions […]

Something comes along every few years that promises to transform healthcare. The newest darling appears to be telehealth, which stepped into the limelight to address a crucial need during the COVID-19 pandemic. But a recent tweet by SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan CEO Dr. Sachin Jain takes a sobering look at telehealth’s effects with this meaningful invitation: […]

In an update presented at the Clinical Trials in Alzheimer Disease meeting in Boston, MA November 9-12, 2021, baseline characteristics from the ACT-AD (NCT04491006) and LIFT-AD (NCT04488419) clinical trials were presented. These trials are evaluating a novel small molecule (ATH-1017; Athira, Bothell, WA) that positively modulates the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-MET receptor neurotrophic system for […]