Early diagnosis

News • Research on blood proteins

Finding biomarkers for aggressive prostate cancer

Is a prostate cancer slow-growing and harmless, or aggressive and life-threatening? New research shows how blood proteins could reveal clues to prostate cancer risk more than a decade before…

News • Trial investigates combined benefits

Liquid biopsy and mammography: a perfect match for breast cancer detection?

Could a liquid biopsy blood test help detect breast cancer earlier than a mammogram alone? A new clinical trial to evaluate this question has just started.

News • Experimental pathology

Predicting which HPV infections will progress to cancer: are we there yet?

In some cases, an HPV infection persists and can develop into precancerous lesions or even cancer. A new study explores how these high-risk situations can be identified at an early stage.

News • Routine blood test

Haemoglobin count may suggest future dementia risk

A common blood test already carried out during routine health checks may contain clues about a person’s long-term risk of dementia, according to research presented at the ECNP Congress in Munich.

News • Fluidic-shear device

Novel cell-collector to improve early detection of ovarian cancer

Early detection of ovarian cancer is difficult as precursor lesions can be microscopic and hard to sample. To address this, researchers developed a handheld device that can gently collect living…

News • Non-invasive testing

Early diagnosis of lung cancer from breath samples

New research analysed exhaled breath to help doctors distinguish between cancerous and non-cancerous lung nodules, supporting earlier lung cancer diagnosis.

News • Oncology

DNA in blood signals cancer risk years ahead

DNA methylation patterns in blood could identify people at high risk of prostate or breast cancer up to eight years before diagnosis, Oxford Population Health researchers report.

News • Unexpected weight loss

Blood test trends may help identify increased risk of cancer

Monitoring blood test trends alongside unexplained weight loss can provide further clues about a patient’s risk of developing cancer, according to a new study.

News • Urologie

Urine test detects 9 in 10 bladder cancers in NHS study

A non-invasive urine test detected more than 9 in 10 bladder cancers in a large NHS study – and could reduce urgent cystoscopies significantly.

News • Collagen-targeted protein CA

New MRI agent to earlier detect lung cancer, hidden metastases

A research team has developed a new class of protein-based MRI contrast agent that detects invasive lung cancer and metastatic disease at earlier stages than conventional imaging approaches.

Article • Cardiovascular care at a continental scale

The case for imaging in Europe’s Safe Hearts Plan

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death across the EU. Yet prevention and early intervention can have a major impact – and this is precisely the ambition of the EU Safe Hearts Plan. At a high-level event at the European Parliament in Brussels in July, policymakers, clinicians, patients, and industry came together to explore how diagnostic imaging can contribute to this goal.

News • Polygenic risk assessment

Sleep study for early detection of Alzheimer's risk

New research suggests that subtle markers during sleep – such as nocturnal micro-awakenings – may yield early clues to a greater genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

News • Neuroimaging

Alzheimer’s: MRI metric identifies early white matter damage

A diffusion MRI metric can detect changes in white matter tracts not visible on conventional MRI – this could help identify early abnormalities in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

News • Pediatric oncology

"Genomic fingerprints" left by chemotherapy could point to more precise cancer treatments

Chemotherapy of many childhood cancers leaves specific traces in the DNA, a new study finds. These changes could help clinicians spot treatment resistance earlier, before cancer returns or spreads.

News • Prediction model

Building a “calculator” for breast cancer risk

A promising predictive model could help women calculate their personal risk for breast cancer, based on non-genetic, genetic and mammographic risk factors, and greatly improve early detection efforts.

News • Continuous heart rhythm monitoring

Wearable technology reveals hidden heart rhythm disorders and stroke risk

Some arrhythmias, particularly short episodes of atrial fibrillation, may go unnoticed until they cause serious health problems. Novel wearable technology aims to pick up on these hidden signs.

News • Early detection biomarker

Using gut bacteria to predict diabetes risk

The presence of certain bacteria in the gut microbiota, and fluctuations in a person’s metabolism, have been identified as potential biomarkers for type 2 diabetes years before its onset.

News • Longitudinal AI analysis

Deep learning predicts breast cancer risk from changes in mammograms

AI models can now assess breast cancer risk directly from changes in screening mammograms over time, a new study shows. This opens the door to a new era of dynamic breast cancer risk assessment.

Early Detection of Invasive Fungal Infections: The β-D-Glucan Test on the LIMUSAVE MT-7500

Invasive fungal infections are silent, fast-moving, and notoriously hard to catch in time. The FUJIFILM Wako β-D-Glucan Test on the LIMUSAVE MT-7500 gives clinical laboratories a quantitative, LAL-based tool to detect (1→3)-β-D-glucan in serum or plasma – enabling earlier diagnosis where it matters most.

News • Focus on cellular senescence

Urine test could help detect lung cancer years before symptoms occur

A simple, affordable urine test could detect early signs of lung cancer months, or even years, before symptoms appear, as well as monitor whether treatment is working and identify potential relapse.

News • Asynchronous evolution

How early pancreas lesions become cancerous

Pancreas lesions are of diagnostic concern, as they may evolve into pancreatic cancer – but many never do. New research findings help explain how the transformation into a malignant state works.

News • Alternative to conventional tests

Affordable biosensor to early detect pancreatic cancer

Researchers have developed an electrochemical sensor that can detect pancreatic cancer in its early stages. The device offers a simpler, more affordable alternative to conventional tests, which are less accessible.

News • Swiss national study reveals

Colorectal cancer on the rise among people under 50

The incidence of colorectal cancer is rising among younger individuals, sometimes as early as their thirties. The research also shows the challenge of late diagnoses and calls for increased awareness.

News • Improving CVD detection

Data-driven model predicts heart failure risk

New models help identify cardiovascular disease risk even before symptoms appear. The researcher's findings also indicate that the risk of heart failure is not evenly distributed across Europe.

News • Combination of LIE and ECV markers

Cardiac CT scans show "invisible" heart risks

By combining two specific markers from a standard cardiac CT scan, researchers were able to identify patients at the highest risk for future heart failure and death.

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