Rapid PCR testing for COVID-19 being trialled in London care homes
In a UK-first, Queen Mary University of London is leading a clinical trial of a new rapid COVID-19 testing system ...
Tag: Diagnostics
Discovery of novel autoantibody that is a major risk factor for recurrent pregnancy loss
Credit: Kobe University A research group centered around Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine's Professor YAMADA Hideto and Associate Professor ...
Silver-plated gold nanostars detect early cancer biomarkers
New optical sensing platform can detect genomic cancer biomarkers directly in patient tissuesCredit: Tuan Vo-Dinh, Duke University Biomedical engineers at ...
Droplet biosensing method opens the door for faster identification of COVID-19
Credit: Virginia Tech Mechanical engineering associate professor Jiangtao Cheng and electrical and computer engineering assistant professor Wei Zhou have developed ...
Oxygen breathes new life into solar cell research
A world-first in light conversion has potential future implications for solar photovoltaics, biomedical imaging, drug delivery and photocatalysis.Credit: UNSW Sydney/Exciton ...
Breakthrough blood test detects positive COVID-19 result in 20 minutes
Credit: Monash University World-first research by Monash University in Australia has been able to detect positive COVID-19 cases using blood ...
Improving lung cancer CT screening performance in real-world settings
Focusing on lung cancer screening subjects less likely to remain in a program -- those with negative low-dose CT exams ...
Machining the heart: New predictor for helping to beat chronic heart failure
Researchers from Kanazawa University use machine learning to help guide patient care for chronic heart failureCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan ...
Global research community asks for the right research in the right places for COVID-19
Credit: The African Academy of Sciences Today a report was released that calls for the use of research evidence on ...
SNMMI Image of the Year: Super-agers show resistance to tau and amyloid accumulation
Credit: Merle C. Hoenig, Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine II - Molecular Organization of the Brain, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, ...
Ideal way to screen for disease
Bioprobe tests favour AIEgen technologyCredit: Flinders University In the pandemic age of telehealth and new technologies, remote site lab or ...
Scientists found a way to identify diseases by blood serum
Researchers developed a new dynamic light scattering method to determine the sizes of circulating immune complexes in blood serumCredit: Peter ...
New study shows SARS-CoV-2 viral load peaks in the early stages of disease
Less symptomatic patients have a higher viral load when diagnosed and may carry a higher virus shedding risk potential, possibly ...
NUS researchers develop novel COVID-19 swabs to address global and local shortage
Credit: National University of Singapore Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been a global surge in demand for nasopharyngeal ...
Gut microbiota provide clues for treating diabetes
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg The individual mix of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract provides vital clues as to ...
GE Healthcare chooses UH to clinically evaluate first-of-its-kind imaging system
Artificial intelligence identifies collapsed lungs, alerts radiologistsCredit: Courtesy: General Electric Healthcare. CLEVELAND -- GE Healthcare (GEHC) chose University Hospitals (UH) ...
Age-related features of facial anatomy for increase safety during plastic surgery
Credit: Victor Gombolevskiy et al. / Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2020 Researchers from the Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine together with ...
CT of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) versus CT of influenza virus pneumonia
Most COVID-19 lesions located in peripheral zone and close to pleura; influenza virus more prone to show mucoid impaction and ...
Amygdala changes in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
DNA hypermethylation responsible for reduced amygdala volume in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.A) CpG site where the structure ...
Researchers receive $3.6M grant to continuously monitor blood pressure during sleep
Texas A&M researchers hope to use a wrist-worn system to monitor blood pressure during sleepCredit: Texas A&M University College of ...
