Simple, low cost tests could help China’s battle to identify COPD sufferers
Researchers working with primary care patients in China have discovered that a simple questionnaire and airflow measurement test could identify …
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DNA paternity tests: how they work and how to do one
A DNA paternity test works a lot like other genetic tests, such as to discover distant relatives, ancestral origins, or …
Simple blood tests may help improve pediatric malaria diagnosis in clinical studies
Using simple blood tests could help researchers identify children who have been misidentified as having severe malaria, according to a …
Trial tests intervention to reduce sedentary time in patients with kidney disease
A recent randomized trial tested an intervention to reduce sedentary time and increase physical activity in individuals with kidney disease. …
Significant variation found in timing and selection of genetic tests for non-small-cell lung cancer
Biomarker testing surveys specific disease-associated molecules to predict treatment response and disease progression; however its use has complicated the diagnosis …
Hiroshima plans Japan’s first mass virus tests
Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture is to conduct the country’s first mass coronavirus tests as it battles a surge of infections, an …
Antibiotic resistance: Why tests are key to arresting the trend
Infections are a leading cause of death worldwide. But widespread resistance to almost all available antibacterials is a reality in …
CBD makes you less aggressive, scientific tests show
CBD may make you less aggressive: Tests show the cannabis-derived compound activates two key brain receptors and calms mice down …
New urine tests for bladder cancer may improve patient outcomes; reduce procedures, costs
Two new urine tests appear to accurately detect bladder cancer, determine its severity and detect its recurrence, investigators report. The …