Psychology & Psychiatry

Comparing the diagnostic criteria for the DSM-5 and ICD-10

Both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5), and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Edition (ICD-10) have established diagnostic ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

First rapid tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea exhibit 100% sensitivity

More than half of the estimated 374 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 2020 were either chlamydia or gonorrhea, which are often asymptomatic and co-occurring, according to the World Health Organization. ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Revised criteria could reclassify many with mild Alzheimer dementia

Many patients currently diagnosed with very mild or mild Alzheimer disease dementia could potentially be reclassified as having mild cognitive impairment (MCI) under revised criteria for that condition, according to a report ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Simple, rapid test for drug-resistant malaria developed

For the first time, scientists have developed a novel and rapid way to test whether the most common and lethal form of malaria is resistant to potent artemisinin drugs.

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