Markus Moser, CEO of Prionics, a BSE test manufacturer in Zurich, Switzerland, says his company and the National Institutes of Health in the US have developed the eQuIC assay, which detects prions at low enough levels that «in hamster and sheep, it works as a blood test». (newscientist.com)
Last week's announcement that a foundation named in honor of the late Chicago Bear Dave Duerson had donated a King - Devick test kit to each of Chicago Public School's 80 high school football programs for use in assessing athletes for suspected concussion on the sports sideline, and that the foundation will work with CPS and the K - D Test manufacturer to implement system - wide testing, was welcome news. (MomsTeam.com)
«CfDNA testing has been marketed heavily by test manufacturers and rapidly adopted by clinicians, despite lingering concerns about inappropriate use and confusion about the interpretation of test results and how they should be communicated to patients,» added Michael J. Dougherty, PhD, ASHG Director of Education. (ashg.org)