Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stanford Medicine COVID-19 test now in use
The Stanford Health Care Clinical Virology Laboratory has launched a diagnostic test developed for the virus that causes COVID-19.
Mar 6, 2020
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Similar symptoms, biological abnormalities underlie long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome
Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are debilitating conditions with similar symptoms. Neither condition has diagnostic tests or treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
Jun 10, 2023
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New tuberculosis blood test in children is reliable and highly specific
A new blood test provides a fast and accurate tool to diagnose tuberculosis in children, a new proof-of-concept study shows. The newly developed test (TAM-TB assay) is the first reliable immunodiagnostic assay to detect active ...
Aug 31, 2014
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Face masks that can diagnose COVID-19
Most people associate the term "wearable" with a fitness tracker, smartwatch, or wireless earbuds. But what if you could wear cutting-edge biotechnology in your clothing, and it could warn you when you were exposed to something ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Researchers find prolonged detection of Zika virus in vaginal secretions and whole blood
In a new study that followed a previously healthy, nonpregnant 26-year-old woman who returned to the United States from Honduras with signs and symptoms consistent with Zika virus infection, researchers at Baylor College ...
Oct 18, 2016
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FDA authorizes first T cell-based test to detect prior SARS-CoV-2
(HealthDay)—The T-Detect COVID Test, a T cell-based test that helps to identify individuals with recent or prior severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, was granted emergency use authorization, ...
Mar 10, 2021
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Coronavirus detection using CRISPR-Cas13: Open-access SHERLOCK research protocol
The recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak presents enormous challenges for global health. To aid the global effort, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, and our partner institutions ...
Feb 17, 2020
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Blood test a potential new tool for controlling infections
A new technique could provide vital information about a community's immunity to infectious diseases including malaria and COVID-19.
May 11, 2020
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Blood test identifies risk of disease linked to stroke and dementia
A UCLA-led study has found that levels of six proteins in the blood can be used to gauge a person's risk for cerebral small vessel disease, or CSVD, a brain disease that affects an estimated 11 million older adults in the ...
Feb 3, 2020
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'Auditing' tool can improve reliability of studies that explore relationships between things
Does coffee improve memory? Do carrots boost vision? Does vitamin D deficiency increase the risk for COVID-19?
Mar 4, 2022
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