Group B streptococcal (GBS) is a common bacteria that likes to live in the human gut and migrate down the rectum, vagina and sometimes to the urinary tract. Not everyone has GBS but even if you do, you might not know it; ...
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An international team of researchers has developed a urine test that can be used to predict how well a baby at risk of malnutrition will grow. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes ...
People who are at high risk of developing lung cancer, such as heavy smokers, are routinely screened with computed tomography (CT), which can detect tumors in the lungs. However, this test has an extremely high rate of false ...
Apr 1, 2020
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Unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies could be reduced by 60 per cent thanks to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Mar 10, 2020
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Clinicians encountered a case of previously unrecognized auto-brewery syndrome in which a substantial amount of alcohol was produced by yeast fermenting sugar in a patient's urinary system, even though the patient had not ...
Feb 25, 2020
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Blooms of toxin-producing algae exploded in both fresh and salt water ecosystems in southern Florida during the summer months of 2018, impacting wildlife and humans living in these marine environments. During harmful algal ...
Jan 16, 2020
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A simple urine test under development for prostate cancer detection can now use urine samples collected at home—according to new research from University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
Nov 29, 2019
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Queen Mary University of London researchers have developed a non-invasive test to detect cervical pre-cancer by analyzing urine and vaginal samples women collect themselves.
Nov 5, 2019
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A urine test that can detect early stage pancreatic cancer has reached the final stage of validation before being developed for use with patients.
Sep 25, 2019
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Imperial College London researchers have developed a new urine test that looks to chemical fingerprints for more precise zinc testing.
Sep 10, 2019
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