One-Hour OGTT as accurate as two hr OGTT for diabetes detection, finds study Medha Baranwal10 Sept 2020 11:45 AM ISTUSA: A 1-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is equally effective as a 2-hr OGTT for the prediction of type 1 diabetes (T1D) with minimal risk of...
Portable, point-of-care COVID-19 test could bypass the lab: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Sept 2020 11:16 AM ISTCHAMPAIGN - While RT-PCR remains the gold standard for performing clinical diagnostics to amplify the RNA sequences, there is an urgent need for...
Infertile men have higher PSA compared to fertile ones, says study Dr Satabdi Saha2 Sept 2020 10:30 AM ISTInfertile men are at greater risk for oncological and nononcological chronic disease than fertile individuals. Researchers have found in a new study...
New Blood test may predict risk of developing psychotic disorders, finds JAMA study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Aug 2020 9:57 AM ISTResearchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have discovered that testing the levels of certain proteins in blood samples can...
Swalloable cell-collection device can detect Barrett's esophagus in GERD patients: Lancet Medha Baranwal17 Aug 2020 1:22 PM ISTUK: A non-endoscopic test may improve the detection of Barrett's esophagus in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux, a recent study in The...
New Test may predict sensitivity of gonorrhea patients to Ciprofloxacin Hina Zahid9 Aug 2020 3:15 PM ISTA test designed by UCLA researchers can pinpoint which people with gonorrhea will respond successfully to the inexpensive oral antibiotic...
Acetaminophen use tied to false-positive test in chronic granulomatous disease: study Dr Satabdi Saha6 Aug 2020 2:15 PM ISTResearchers have reported that acetaminophen use can affect the accuracy of testing for chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) and lead to a false...
Point-of-care ultrasonography may help diagnose abscesses and cellulitis, finds study Medha Baranwal4 Aug 2020 8:51 PM ISTUSA: Point-of-care ultrasonography has good diagnostic accuracy for the differentiation of abscesses from cellulitis, suggests a recent study in...
New accurate, non invasive method for blood sugar estimation developed Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 July 2020 12:30 PM ISTResearchers have developed a new accurate metabolic heat conformation (MHC) method, for the noninvasive measurement of blood sugar. The new method...
New inexpensive blood test has great promise in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis Hina Zahid31 July 2020 9:00 AM ISTA new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between persons with and without Alzheimer's disease and in persons at known...
FDA approves First blood Test to Identify fatal allergy to Red Meat Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 July 2020 9:02 AM ISTPORTAGE --The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ImmunoCAP Specific IgE alpha-Gal Allergen Component test to help specialists and...
Researchers create hybrid virus in lab that mimics COVID-19 virus Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli22 July 2020 6:54 AM ISTResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a hybrid virus that will enable more scientists to enter the fight...
