Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rapid Ebola test is focus of NIH grant to Rutgers scientist

Rutgers researcher David Alland, working with the California biotechnology company Cepheid, has received a grant of nearly $640,000 from the National Institutes of Health to develop a rapid test to diagnose Ebola as well ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Tuberculosis: WHO-endorsed test offers rapid detection

A diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) can accurately and quickly detect both TB and drug-resistant strains, according to a new study. The authors of a new systematic review assessing the diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert® ...