Dear Dr. Roach: I am 85 and healthy apart from polycythemia vera, for which I take aspirin. I was interested in the new blood test for cancer. Is it worthwhile? Dear M.N.: When screening patients for ...

Researchers found that maternal plasma cell-free DNA methylation patterns in late pregnancy were associated with later autism ...

A novel, blood-based test developed using fragmentomic features of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) detects colorectal cancer (CRC) with a 90.4% sensitivity and shows consistent performance across stages and ...

A noninvasive blood test to detect genetic material shed by tumors may help clinicians identify adverse events related to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs, investigators at the Johns ...

Recent studies in this field have indicated microbial cell-free DNA (mcfDNA) testing as a viable assay capable of identifying pathogens from the bloodstream. However, this technique has not been ...

Study: Toward the simultaneous detection of multiple diseases with a highly cost-effective cell-free DNA methylome test. Image Credit: 3dMediSphere / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the ...

Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is continuously shed by all cells in the body, but the regulation of this process and its physiological functions are still largely unknown. Previous research has demonstrated ...

Plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is a promising biomarker for liquid biopsy, essential for diagnosing and monitoring diseases. Current methods for estimating tissue contributions primarily rely on ...

Pediatric ENT infections are prevalent and one of the most common reasons for antibiotic prescriptions. Turnaround times of conventional culturing assays are long leading to poor clinical management ...