Rapid tests for detection of flu only 50 to 70 percent accurate : CDC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Feb 2018 7:28 PM ISTAccording to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most commonly performed Rapid/quick tests for detection of flu at hospitals and...
A Simple test which recognises posterior stroke Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTIn a new study, researchers compared the recognition of posterior strokes between EMTs who received standard training in stroke screening with EMTs...
Novel device may lead to lower blood culture contamination rates Medical Dialogues Bureau26 Jan 2018 7:44 PM ISTA Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health) research study found that use of a mechanical initial specimen diversion device (ISDD®) and staff...
Swallowable test to detect pre-cancerous Barrett's esophagus Ruby khatun khatun20 Jan 2018 7:24 PM ISTInvestigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have developed a simple,...
New instrument lets doctors view the entire eye with unprecedented level of detail Ruby khatun khatun19 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTWASHINGTON: Researchers have developed the first instrument that can provide a detailed image of the entire eye. By incorporating a lens that changes...
With new device with acoustic cell-sorting no need to send blood samples to lab Anjali Nimesh Nimesh31 Dec 2017 7:10 PM ISTA prototype device developed by an international team of engineers can shift exceedingly tiny particles from blood samples without having to send...
Transfusing near expiry blood does not increase deaths in critically ill adults Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Dec 2017 8:30 PM ISTTransfusing blood close to its use-by date does not increase deaths in critically ill adultsTransfusing more recently-collected red blood cells does...
Simple test can diagnose two cancer types Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 Dec 2017 7:15 PM ISTA blood test using infrared spectroscopy can be used to diagnose two types of cancer, lymphoma and melanoma, according to a study led by Georgia State...
Finally a urine test for accurate tuberculosis detection Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Dec 2017 8:30 PM ISTScientists have finally developed a noninvasive tuberculosis test for a pool of people for whom such assessments have previously been difficult:...
A simple blood test to predict recurrence of breast cancer discovered Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Dec 2017 7:30 PM ISTA simple blood test that detects tumor cells circulating in the blood shows promise as a new way to predict the high or low risk of a breast cancer...
Does our biological clock keep cancer at bay? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Dec 2017 7:18 PM ISTOur body has an internal biological or "circadian" clock, which cycles daily and is synchronized with solar time. New research done in mice suggests...
New laser technique detects soot particles in blood and urine Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Dec 2017 7:20 PM ISTResearchers from UHasselt and KU Leuven have developed a brand-new method to detect soot particles in the human body.Recent research has shown that...
