Discussions about the dangers of concussions in football or hockey are getting more and more is learned about the long-term effects of traumatic brain injuries. But what about lesser known sports like water polo?

TUCSON, Ariz., June 23, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq:HTGM), a provider of instruments and reagents for molecular profiling applications, today announced the introduction of its Tucson‑based VERI/O laboratory service, offering laboratory support for its biopharma clients in biomarker research and companion diagnostic development.  The VERI/O laboratory service formalizes and expands HTG’s traditional service offerings, including molecular profiling of retrospective cohorts to support development of targeted and immuno-oncology therapies, building custom research-use-only (RUO) assays to support early stage clinical programs, and developing companion diagnostic assays for use in Phase III registration trials.

Earlier this month, Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging Centers, Las Vegas, was selected as a finalist in a national PR awards contest for their highly popular #SaveALife campaign.  The attention-getting video, which featured The Chippendales, was designed to increase awareness around breast cancer prevention and early detection.

Most collegiate hoopsters pounding the court day after day show no signs of serious knee injury. However, an MRI-based study published online June 22 in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine shows that no pain is no assurance of no damage. 

Elizabeth Yale, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Iowa, wrote an essay exploring prenatal imaging practices before ultrasound that focuses on two centuries old practices that show how much different things were in the past.

Fifteen years after sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) with three-week loss of consciousness while serving in the military, a 38-year-old male presenting as a female entered a hospital emergency department exhibiting self-inflicted injuries. The wounds were consistent with the literature on vampirism and autovampirism, and brain imaging showed focal damage to the patient’s bilateral frontal lobes.

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has found that men who have higher-than-normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in middle age are more likely to have fatal prostate cancer later in life. 

A study published by Scientific Reports has found differences in bacteria in human breast ductal fluid in women who have experienced breast cancer and the bacteria present in those who have not.