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)...
A 10 mins at home test of COVID-19 may help detect asymptomatic carriers Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Oct 2020 9:51 AM ISTCaltech researchers have developed a new type of multiplexed test with a low-cost sensor that may enable the at-home diagnosis of a COVID infection in...
Galectin-3 can predict CVD risk in diabetes patients: ESC 2020 Medha Baranwal28 Sept 2020 7:00 PM ISTSpain: Plasma levels of galectin-3 can help in the prediction of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) suggests a recent study...
MD Laboratory Medicine gets recognition by MCI Board of Governors Garima24 Sept 2020 10:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: From now on, a new dimension of MD in Laboratory Medicine will be available to candidates wanting to pursue their PG medical course in the...
New microwave sensor may quickly monitor blood sugar without a prick Medha Baranwal20 Sept 2020 12:15 PM ISTFrance: The researchers have developed a novel design of a portable planar microwave sensor that could allow non-invasive monitoring of blood sugar...
Patient-reported passage of kidney stone may not have acceptable accuracy: Study Medha Baranwal16 Sept 2020 6:12 AM ISTCanada: Patient-reported stone passage and resolution of pain does not guarantee that the stone has truly passed, suggests a recent study in the...
Painless disposable paper patch test for screening prediabetes developed Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Sept 2020 11:15 AM ISTTokyo, Japan -- Researchers led by Beomjoon Kim at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo have developed a patch of needles...
