British company launches 20-second COVID-19 test

British start-up company iAbra said it had developed a 20-second saliva COVID-19 test which had 99.8% sensitivity and 96.7% specificity.
Healio

Next-generation Cologuard demonstrates improved colorectal cancer sensitivity, specificity

Next-generation Cologuard exhibited improved colorectal cancer specificity and sensitivity compared with results of the FDA registrational trial that led to approval of the noninvasive screening test, ...
TMCnet

Alamar Biosciences Launches NULISAqpcr™ BD-pTau217 Assay: A Breakthrough in Non-Invasive, Brain-Specific Biomarker Detection for Alzheimer's Disease Research

New Blood-Based Assay Delivers Unparalleled Sensitivity and Specificity to enable the next generation of assay development.
MedPage Today

Blood-Based Test for CRC Screening Hits Sensitivity, Specificity Endpoints

WASHINGTON -- A blood-based test for the early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) met its prespecified sensitivity and specificity endpoints, according to results from the PREEMPT CRC study. Using ...
The Scientist

Insights into qPCR: Protocol, Detection Methods, and Analysis

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is a molecular technique that has reshaped the landscape of biological research and medicine due to its high sensitivity and specificity. qPCR, also known ...
Medscape

Apple Watch Hypertension Alert Moves BP Clues From Clinic to Wrist

A new Apple Watch feature passively analyzes optical heart sensor data during waking hours to flag 'possible hypertension' ...
ascopubs.org

Improving the Sensitivity-Specificity Balance of Human Papillomavirus Testing on Self- and Clinician-Collected Samples in South Africa

Use of Thermal Ablation in Low-Resource Settings: Experience From Three Multicenter Noninferiority Randomized Clinical Trials Women living with and without HIV, age 30-65 years, were recruited in ...