A study by investigators at Mass General Brigham has found that a blood test of plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau217), an Alzheimer’s disease biomarker, can predict the progression of amyloid PET scan changes and cognitive decline in cognitively healthy older adults.
Scientists have taken an important step toward a gene therapy that could one day turn off the extra genetic material that causes Down syndrome (DS)
AUSTIN, Texas, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TOBY, Inc., a biotechnology company developing non-invasive cancer screening technologies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to TOBY’s urine-based Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) test. The designation recognizes the test’s potential to enable earlier detection of multiple cancers through a simple, non-invasive urine sample and address a major unmet need in cancer screening.
PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Scopio Labs, the leader in Full-Field digital cell morphology, today announced it has achieved IVDR certification for its Full-Field Bone Marrow Aspirate (FF-BMA) Application.
SINGAPORE, April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Reach Surgical, the surgical solutions division of Genesis MedTech, has received CE Mark approval for iREACH IRIS, a next-generation powered stapling platform designed to deliver Real-Time Firing CurveTM and up to 90° articulation during surgery.
A new study suggests a simple letter change can reverse sex development, causing a mouse with female chromosomes (XX) to develop male genitalia.
The FDA has greenlit Travere Therapeutics’ Filspari as the only available treatment for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis despite the drug’s loss to Sanofi’s Avapro in a Phase 3 study.
Phase 2 randomized trial shows 38% reduction in risk of death with the drug when combined with chemotherapy
Protaryx Medical announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its proprietary Transseptal Puncture Device.
A research team has developed a “self-regulating OLED wound healing patch” that combines light and drugs to pull up the wound recovery speed by about twice.