When a cell dies in a tumor, a growing fetus or elsewhere in the body, bits and pieces of its DNA enter the bloodstream. A new test that identifies the source of such DNA could make it easier to find ...

A blood test could help doctors decide which patients with colon cancer should receive anti-inflammatory medication along with chemotherapy after ...

UK-based AI and machine learning firm PinPoint has raised more than £1 million to develop a test designed to rule out cancer in the early stages and save millions for the NHS in unnecessary testing.

A business behind AI-driven cancer diagnostic software which is designed to "enhance diagnostic accuracy and speed" has raised funds to expand its team and accelerate development. PinPoint's test has ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announced the acquisition of Pinpoint Genomics, Inc., and its early-stage non-small cell lung cancer ...

An inexpensive blood test may identify which heart disease patients are at the highest risk of a stroke or heart attack, allowing doctors to move more aggressively to help them, a study said Tuesday. ...

An inexpensive, fast accurate DNA test that reveals a person's risk of developing certain diseases is expected to become a reality, thanks to new technology. An inexpensive, fast, accurate DNA test ...

Dear Tom and Ray: I've been driving for more years than I care to say, but this is the first I've heard of something called a smoke test. Recently, I noticed a gas odor coming from somewhere around ...

For centuries, scientists have sought a biological method for tracing a person's geographic origin. Now, a group of researchers has developed such a genetic ancestry test that can pinpoint the ...

Colon cancer is one of the top three deadliest forms of cancer - in part because it's often diagnosed so late. Now a groundbreaking study could pinpoint the disease easier, and earlier. The ...