FDA approves first OTC rapid at-home COVID-19 diagnostic test Hina Zahid17 Dec 2020 10:29 AM ISTThe Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency-use authorization (EUA) for the first COVID-19 diagnostic test that can be completed at home...
Earwax test could help identify early diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 6:26 PM ISTUK: Diabetes can now be identified early with the help of ear wax test - that measures glucose levels in one's ear wax, reveals a recent study in the...
Sense Glucose Earring could revolutionise blood sugar management in T1 Diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Dec 2020 10:30 PM ISTThe Sense Glucose Earring is a non-invasive blood sugar monitor that could revolutionise how patients manage type 1 diabetes. The novel and discreet...
New lab-on-a-chip, cheaper, faster, on the spot diagnostics developed Hina Zahid3 Dec 2020 1:12 PM ISTThe chip, developed at Imperial College London and known as TriSilix, is a 'micro laboratory' which performs a miniature version of the polymerase...
Older men are undertreated, underdiagnosed for osteoporosis, finds study Medha Baranwal1 Dec 2020 12:45 PM ISTUSA: Older males who experience fracture are highly undertreated and underdiagnosed of osteoporosis, suggests a recent study. The findings from the...
Abnormal red reflex indicates ocular disease in infants: JAMA Medha Baranwal18 Nov 2020 11:45 PM ISTDenmark: A normal red reflex does not exclude ocular disease but an abnormal red reflex most likely reflects an underlying ocular pathology while...
New score can differentiate aseptic from bacterial meningitis in kids: Study Medha Baranwal11 Nov 2020 7:37 AM ISTSpain: The meningitis score for emergencies (MSE) can be used for accurate distinction of bacterial from aseptic meningitis in children having...
Saliva test may help diagnose head injury, confirms study Hina Zahid10 Nov 2020 4:45 PM ISTDoctors may soon be able to more accurately diagnose concussions by measuring the number of certain molecules in a person's saliva, according to Penn...
Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease now possible from a skin test: Study Medha Baranwal10 Nov 2020 3:30 PM ISTUSA: The diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) may now possible with the help of a skin test, suggests a recent study in the journal Movement...
Malaria test as simple as putting on a bandage Hina Zahid3 Nov 2020 8:09 PM ISTHOUSTON - Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage.That's the idea behind a platform developed by Rice University engineers...
Rapid test can diagnose patients at high risk of bleeding, save lives Hina Zahid1 Nov 2020 5:45 PM ISTIn a world-first, engineers at Monash University in Australia have developed a diagnostic that can help deliver urgent treatment to people at risk of...
Easy home cancer test may help patients avoid hospital visits for colonoscopies Hina Zahid26 Oct 2020 5:49 AM ISTFindings from the largest international research study found that using FIT is almost 100% accurate at ruling out bowel cancer in patients with...
