Posts by: BNS Staff

BNS Staff

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

Industry leaders seek to advance innovative resources for rare and orphan disease communities amid COVID-19 outbreak

Announcements

FFF Enterprises and BioNews announced today that both rare and orphan disease advocates are joining forces to provide patients with resources to help them connect as a community and continue ... Read more

September 9, 2014September 9, 2014

Geneticist Who Identified Breast, Ovarian Cancer Genes At The Center of Genetic Testing Debate

Breast Cancer News, News

Mary-Claire King, the scientist who identified breast cancer genes and who also co-developed a way to screen for all genes that predispose women to breast and ovarian cancer, was awarded ... Read more

August 18, 2014August 18, 2014

Dogs To Be Used to Sniff Out Breast Cancer in Breath

Breast Cancer News, News

Medical diagnostic tests that test the human breath are becoming increasingly more effective and accurate. Recently, researchers have developed a breath test that can diagnose Cystic Fibrosis, GERD, and IBD. Similarly, ... Read more

August 8, 2014August 8, 2014

OncoPlex Diagnostics’ Androgen Receptor Protein Addition Breast Cancer Proteomic Panel Offers Potential Diagnostic Benefit To Patients

News

Maryland-based OncoPlex Diagnostics, a CAP-accredited, CLIA-certified laboratory that offers a novel solution for solubilizing tumor cell proteins taken from FFPE tissue and offering samples with absolute quantitation measures of unique peptides, recently announced that it ... Read more