Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus testing made quick and easy
A new rapid coronavirus test developed by KAUST scientists can deliver highly accurate results in less than 15 minutes.
May 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 in saliva
Scientists from Hokkaido University have shown that an antigen-based test for quantifying SARS-CoV-2 in saliva samples is simple, rapid, and more conducive for mass-screening.
May 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Portable, affordable, accurate, fast: Team invents new COVID-19 test
A new coronavirus test can get accurate results from a saliva sample in less than 30 minutes, researchers report in the journal Nature Communications. Many of the components of the hand-held device used in this technology ...
May 18, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Rapid COVID-19 diagnostic test delivers results within 4 minutes with 90% accuracy
A low-cost, rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19 developed by Penn Medicine provides COVID-19 results within four minutes with 90 percent accuracy. A paper published this week in Matter details the fast and inexpensive diagnostic ...
May 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New COVID-19 variant genome suggests potential resistance to antibodies
Scientists at the Texas A&M University Global Health Research Complex (GHRC) have identified a variant of the COVID-19 virus—"BV-1"—that could present a new challenge to public health.
Apr 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First glimpse of pandemic's impact on healthcare workers in Nicaragua, a country where secrecy reigns
By summer 2020, well into the COVID-19 pandemic, Nicaragua's hospitals were full of patients with respiratory infections. Doctors and nurses were dying. The health system was collapsing.
Mar 26, 2021
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Neuroscience
Distinct chemical 'signatures' for concussion identified in spit of elite rugby players
Distinct chemical signatures for concussion have been identified in the spit of elite male rugby players, reveals research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Mar 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop smartphone-based COVID-19 test that delivers results in about 10 minutes
Researchers at the University of Arizona are developing a COVID-19 testing method that uses a smartphone microscope to analyze saliva samples and deliver results in about 10 minutes.
Jan 29, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Esophageal cancer patients show abundance of oral pathogens
It is increasingly clear that the trillions of bacteria that make themselves at home in and on the human body are more than just casual observers along for the ride. Gut bacteria in particular have been shown to have an enormous ...
Jan 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Amazon now sells at-home COVID-19 testing kits as cases continue to rise in the U.S.
Amazon is now selling COVID-19 tests for customers to use at home as cases continue to rise in the U.S.
Jan 6, 2021
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