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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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A prognostic Alzheimer's disease blood test in the symptom-free stage
Using a blood test, a German-Dutch research team has predicted the risk of Alzheimer's disease in people who were clinically diagnosed as not having Alzheimer's disease but who perceived themselves as cognitively impaired ...
Jan 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Near-patient testing for neglected diarrheal disease in resource-limited countries
Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrhea in children under two years of age in low-resource settings and is an important cause of child death and malnutrition, globally speaking. There is no vaccine and current drugs ...
Dec 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Self-collected saliva samples prove effective for diagnosing COVID-19
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have found that SARS-CoV-2 genetic material can be reliably detected in self-collected saliva samples at a rate similar to that of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal ...
Dec 10, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Blood test for Alzheimer's disease predicts future cognitive decline in healthy people
Today, a clinician can order a blood test to check a patient's cholesterol or hemoglobin A1c levels—biomarkers that help predict an individual's risk of cardiovascular disease or diabetes, respectively. But despite decades ...
Dec 9, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery provides hope for early detection of serious COVID-19
QIMR Berghofer researchers have developed a way of testing whether or not COVID-19 patients' immune systems are gearing up to fight the virus that causes the deadly disease.
Dec 7, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Blood test may accurately predict Alzheimer's: study
Scientists said Monday they had developed a way of predicting if patients will develop Alzheimer's disease by analysing their blood, in what experts hailed as a potential "gamechanger" in the fight against the debilitating ...
Nov 30, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
'Molecular clock' blood test could track spread of breast cancer
A blood test to watch breast cancer's 'molecular clock' could help track the growth of multiple tumours around the body and monitor how they are responding to treatment, new research suggests.
Nov 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hundreds of flights cancelled as Shanghai tackles virus outbreak
Hundreds of flights at one of China's busiest airports were cancelled Tuesday as Shanghai raced to bring a local coronavirus outbreak under control.
Nov 24, 2020
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HIV & AIDS
Canada should approve HIV self-testing
Canada should integrate self-testing for HIV into the health system to help reduce the burden of the disease, argues a commentary published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Nov 2, 2020
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