A simple nasal swab may offer an unexpected window into the earliest biological signals of Alzheimer’s disease.
New research from Duke Health shows early detection of Alzheimer’s disease is possible through a quick nasal swab – often ...
A thin brush reaches deep into the upper nose, where smell begins. The motion takes only minutes. What it collects may carry ...
Duke Health researchers say a nasal swab may detect Alzheimer’s signals long before symptoms appear, offering hope for ...
This World TB Day, affordable, easy-to-use rapid tests for tuberculosis — the world's most deadly infectious disease — are ...
Lancing a finger elicits minimal pain in humans and is applied routinely to obtain small volumes of blood for clinical diagnostics. A modified lancet bleeding method and several blood sampling ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – When people start feeling bad, it can be hard to determine whether it’s COVID-19, the flu, or something else. Health leaders are hoping to make pinpointing what’s wrong a little ...
In January 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned the public against a peculiar method for testing oneself COVID-19 tests. “FACT: When it comes to at-home rapid antigen #COVID19 ...
The Agency warned that use of an alternate sample type (eg, blood, saliva) may lead to false test results. When testing for monkeypox virus, only swab samples taken directly from a lesion (rash or ...