News tagged with rapid tests

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Think you might have COVID? Wait two days to test

Peek in medicine cabinets across the U.S. and you'll find stacks of leftover COVID tests.

Jun 25, 2024

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Genetics

Study reveals genetic basis of sepsis response variability

Sepsis patients could be treated based on their immune system's response to infection, not their symptoms.

Jun 18, 2024

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 rapid tests: How good are they?

The COVID-19 pandemic marked the first time in the history of pandemics where self-testing was used as an essential component of a widespread public infection control and prevention strategy. Nearly four years into the pandemic, ...

Feb 9, 2024

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Biomedical technology

Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon: Researchers invent lab on a chip that can be 3D-printed in minutes

McGill University researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a "lab on a chip" that can be 3D-printed in just 30 minutes. The chip has the potential to make on-the-spot testing widely accessible.

Nov 29, 2023

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HIV & AIDS

Scientists invent single rapid test for both HIV and TB

Researchers at Tulane have developed a new and rapid test that can detect both HIV and tuberculosis at the same time with just a small amount of blood.

Nov 14, 2023

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Immunology

While resolving a key asthma challenge, researchers create new method to detect proteins in body fluids

Based on decades of work to uncover the underlying mechanisms of asthma and other respiratory conditions, researchers at McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton have produced a simple, rapid test that can ...

Aug 1, 2023

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pregnant women can contribute to malaria surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa

P. falciparum infection rates in pregnant women attending their first antenatal care visit can be used to estimate the burden of malaria in children living in the community, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute ...

Jul 7, 2023

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Psychology & Psychiatry

Doctors may miss how addiction patients cheat drug tests

Doctors often use urine tests to make sure patients taking medication for opioid addiction are sticking with treatment. A new study suggests they may be missing some cheaters.

Mar 22, 2023

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers invent accurate rapid COVID-19 antibody level test

Vaccines have become the most important weapon in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, but antibody levels after vaccination decay quickly over time. Therefore, an accurate and affordable antibody rapid test is urgently ...

Jul 28, 2022

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