A newly developed open-source tool designed for rigorous reanalysis of genomic data is highly effective at detecting new rare disease diagnoses.

Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO) today announced that studies featuring optical genome mapping (OGM) at the 2026 European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) ...

SAN DIEGO, June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO) today announced that studies featuring optical genome mapping (OGM) at the 2026 European Society of Human Genetics ...

No one looks forward to a colonoscopy, but for the millions of Americans who refuse screening, a simple blood test could help catch colon cancer. For the first time, the American Cancer Society ...

PROVEN TO BE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL, THEY SAY, IN ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY. HEALTH NOW IN PITTSBURGH, RESEARCHERS FIND A WAY TO CATCH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. EARLIER, THE BREAKTHROUGH COULD MEAN BETTER ...

Share on Pinterest Could a midlife blood test help detect subtle and early cognitive decline? Alvaro Lavin/Stocksy Some current research has been focusing on how to identify the earliest signs of ...

For the first time, researchers found blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease that correlated with minor cognitive differences in midlife adults who did not have dementia. The study, led by UC San ...

Shravani Durbhakula is an academic anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician in Nashville. Jeremy C. Kourvelas is a substance-use policy analyst in Knoxville, Tennessee. A new synthetic opioid that ...

Months after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that advocates said could have major implications for intellectual disability and how it is defined, the justices said never mind. The ...

Police on Long Island are now using a roadside saliva test that can detect marijuana use and other drugs. The test system, called SoToxa, takes five minutes and can identify seven types of drugs, ...

Much of the public debate over cancer blood tests has focused on early detection products like the Galleri test from a company called Grail, which promises to screen healthy people for more than 50 ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) announced Friday it will begin a limited pilot program using the Flock Safety Raven audio detection system in select areas of the city ...