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...
Standalone D-dimer Test Strategy May help Diagnose Deep Vein Thrombosis Hina Zahid23 Oct 2020 4:36 PM ISTNew research suggests that it may be possible to simplify the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) without compromising accuracy. Contrary to the...
Ice pack test as good as single-fiber EMG to diagnose myasthenic ptosis: Study Medha Baranwal20 Oct 2020 8:30 PM ISTItaly: Ice pack test (IPT) is a feasible alternative to single-fiber electromyography (SF-EMG) for the diagnosis of ocular myasthenia (OM), suggests a...
Breakthrough- Enhanced form of liquid biopsy developed for brain tumors Hina Zahid18 Oct 2020 10:32 PM ISTBOSTON - Liquid biopsy offers a minimally invasive tool to diagnose and monitor the heterogeneous molecular landscape of tumors over time and therapy....
Trans esophageal echocardiography increases dysphagia risk in stroke patients: Study Medha Baranwal14 Oct 2020 6:49 PM ISTGermany: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has a detrimental effect on swallowing in acute stroke patients for at least 24 hours, according to a...
Cardiac MRI a powerful prognostic tool in PAH patients, confirms review Medha Baranwal13 Oct 2020 1:30 PM ISTUK: Cardiac MRI (CMR) or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging seems to be a powerful prognostic marker in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and also...
Genetic testing can accurately detect lipoprotein(a) to assess high CVD risk: JAMA Meghna A Singhania8 Oct 2020 10:44 AM ISTGenetic risk assessment with lipoprotein(a) at middle-age can be done with direct measurement or an LPA GRS (genetic risk score).UK: Lipoprotein(a)...
