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Is cerebrospinal fluid cytology a useful test?

IDH mutation status impact on in vivo hypoxia biomarkers expression: New insights from a clinical, nuclear imaging, and immunohistochemical study in 34 patients with glioma. Background: Cerebrospinal ...
Medscape

Does CSF Antibody Testing Confirm Coronavirus in the Brain?

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Testing for antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may confirm that COVID-19 has invaded the ...
Science Daily

Rapid test of cerebrospinal fluid decreases time to diagnosis for brain tumors

A test that looks for genetic hallmarks of brain cancers in samples of cerebrospinal fluid can decrease the time to diagnosis and eliminate the need for invasive brain biopsies for some patients.
ALZFORUM

FDA Approves Fujirebio’s CSF Test for AD—Quest Diagnostic Offers Plasma Test

Despite extensive use of biomarkers in research studies, most Alzheimer’s disease diagnoses in the United States are determined by clinical examination. That may be about to change. The Food and Drug ...
Medical Xpress

Investigators devise test to identify brain tumors from cerebrospinal fluid

Researchers with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and four other institutions have developed a molecular test to identify the presence of brain ...
Yahoo Finance

Plus Therapeutics and Genomic Testing Cooperative Partner to Integrate Next-Generation Sequencing Into the CNSide® CSF Assay Platform

HOUSTON and LAKE FOREST, Calif., July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plus Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSTV) ("Plus" or the "Company") and Genomic Testing Cooperative, LCA ("GTC") today announced a ...
Infection control

FDA Allows Marketing of the First Nucleic Acid-Based Test to Detect Multiple Pathogens from CSF

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today allowed marketing of the first cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) nucleic acid-based test for simultaneous detection of multiple pathogens that can cause central ...
Medical Dialogues

Blood Test Accurately Detects Alzheimer's Amyloid Pathology in Symptomatic Adults: Latest 2026 Study Findings

Blood-based biomarker test combining plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217) and amyloid beta 1-42 (Aβ1-42) can accurately ...
NJBIZ

Pipeline Bio, NeuroPro Team for Cerebrospinal Fluid Test Process

The two firms are teaming to develop and commercialize a rapid test for detecting cerebrospinal fluid.NeuroPro Technologies Inc., a 5-year-old firm promoted by neurosurgeons in Modesto, Calif., today ...
Medscape

First Report of CSF Leak After COVID-19 Nasal Swab Testing

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A rare case of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak occurred after a healthcare worker inadvertently ...
Forbes

Covid-19 Nasal Swab Test Led To Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak

Many who’ve had a nasal Covid-19 test performed on themselves have described it as feeling like that swab got as far back as their brains. If done correctly, the swab is angled parallel to the floor, ...