Brain tumour patients are to be offered rapid genetic testing as part of a new pilot study which experts say could "transform" diagnosis and treatment. The new DNA test will reduce the average ...

A rapid new test for brain tumours that the NHS has started using can slash the time it takes for an accurate diagnosis from up to eight weeks to two hours. The test, which is used by doctors to ...

Getting an STD test used to mean clearing an hour for a clinic visit, filling out a form about your sex life in a waiting room, and hoping the person at the front desk doesn’t recognize you. To some ...

Iron deficiency is one of the world's most common nutritional disorders, affecting millions of women and children globally. Yet diagnosing it remains difficult in many low-resource settings, where ...

Rapid test would aid response to outbreak that has killed hundreds Potential manufacturers based in West Africa, South Korea, U.S. Goal is to develop rapid tests for use on live patients Field trials ...

Blood tests on the horizon, and under federal regulatory view, may be about to transform cancer care — and survival. The Food and Drug Administration has been evaluating a blood test called Galleri ...

A chronic lack of investment in development of better tests has left clinicians blind and allows deadly viruses to spread unchecked. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen reports on global health, ...

A randomized clinical trial involving patients with gram-negative bacterial infection reports that rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing directly from positive blood cultures is not superior to ...

Worldwide, billions of people rely on water sources whose hygienic quality is unclear or difficult to monitor. Conventional microbiological analysis methods take up to 24 hours, are costly, and ...

Treatment-resistant depression commonly persists after ≥2 antidepressant failures, driving prolonged functional impairment and relapse risk, emphasizing need for rapid, sustained interventions. ECHO ...

À Duke University, un test par écouvillon nasal promet de repérer la maladie d’Alzheimer bien avant les premiers symptômes. Comment ce simple prélèvement dans le nez pourrait-il bouleverser le ...