Breath analysis reliably indicates presence, level of infection in mice,...
Breath analysis may prove to be an accurate, noninvasive way to quickly determine the severity of bacterial and other infections, according to a UC Irvine study appearing online today in the...
View ArticleDental researchers discover how an oral bacterium can trigger colorectal cancer
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine have discovered how a common oral bacterium can contribute to colorectal cancer, a finding that opens promising new research...
View ArticleImaging in mental health and improving the diagnostic process
What are some of the most troubling numbers in mental health? Six to 10—the number of years it can take to properly diagnose a mental health condition. Dr. Elizabeth Osuch, a Researcher at Lawson...
View ArticleFDA approves lifesaving test for tuberculosis
A health scourge once considered to be largely contained in the United States has made an alarming resurgence in parts of the country. Recent tuberculosis outbreaks – including an episode in South...
View ArticleWomen at increasing risk of kidney stones, related ER visits
The risk of women developing kidney stones is rising, as is the number of cases being seen in U.S. emergency departments, while the rate of hospitalization for the disorder has remained stable.
View ArticleMicroneedle patch could replace standard tuberculosis skin test
Each year, millions of people in the United States get a tuberculosis skin test to see if they have the infection that still affects one third of the world's population. But the standard diagnostic...
View ArticleToward an early diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease
Despite all the research done on Alzheimer's, there is still no early diagnostic tool for the disease. By looking at the brain wave components of individuals with the disease, Professor Tiago H. Falk...
View ArticleElectronic tool helps reduce deaths from pneumonia in emergency departments
An electronic decision support tool helped to reduce deaths from pneumonia in four hospital emergency departments in a new study.
View ArticleBetter understanding of diseases devastating African communities
While high-profile diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis tend to take the lion's share of both publicity and funding, a number of neglected diseases, transmissible between animals and humans...
View ArticleSimple, rapid test for drug-resistant malaria developed
For the first time, scientists have developed a novel and rapid way to test whether the most common and lethal form of malaria is resistant to potent artemisinin drugs.
View ArticleEuropean biobanks centre opens in Austria
A new centre for European biobanks opened its doors in Graz in southern Austria on Monday, aiming at giving medical researchers access to almost 20 million samples of human blood, plasma and urine.
View ArticleScientists track the genes behind hearing loss
Tens of millions of Europeans suffer from a hearing impairment of some degree. They range from the one child in 1,000 who is born deaf, to the many whose hearing is declining as they grow older.
View ArticleA neurological basis for the lack of empathy in psychopaths
When individuals with psychopathy imagine others in pain, brain areas necessary for feeling empathy and concern for others fail to become active and be connected to other important regions involved in...
View ArticleMobile tech and talk therapies strike at the moment binge eating urges do
Two new treatment methods under investigation at Drexel University aim to help people reduce binge-eating behavior.
View ArticleNew prognostic tool accurately predicts mortality risk in pediatric septic shock
Researchers have developed a tool that allows caregivers to quickly and accurately predict the risk of death in children with septic shock – a systemic infection that damages vital organs and one of...
View ArticleCan a simple handshake predict cancer survival rates?
New acquaintances are often judged by their handshake. Research has now recognized the simple squeeze as an important diagnostic tool in assessing strength and quality of life among critical care...
View ArticleGlobal toolkit to diagnose menopause
Created at Monash University, the world's first toolkit is designed for GPs to use with women from the age of 40. Thought to be the first of its kind, researchers say the toolkit has the potential to...
View ArticleResearchers find clues to superbug evolution
Imagine going to the hospital with one disease and coming home with something much worse, or not coming home at all. With the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistance pathogens,...
View ArticleNew research means 360 million more people in India can be tested for autism
A research project by the University of Reading could lead to more people in India receiving earlier diagnosis and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) than ever before.
View ArticleFrench scientists devise fast-track test for Ebola
A new device similar to a simple pregnancy home-test could allow doctors to diagnose a patient with suspected Ebola in under 15 minutes, its French developers said Tuesday.
View ArticleMinimal device maximizes macula imaging
A smart and simple method developed at Rice University to image a patient's eye could help monitor eye health and spot signs of macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, especially in developing...
View ArticleNew biomarker for uterine cancer discovered
Researchers at Uppsala University have, together with researchers from Turku and Bergen, discovered a new biomarker which makes it possible to identify women with uterine cancer who have a high risk of...
View ArticleNew tracking tool for pathogen investigators
A fast-reproducing genus of bacterium, Salmonella, can—depending on the group, or serotype—be a virulent pathogen that sickens farm animals and humans. Now, Agricultural Research Service veterinary...
View ArticleThree Ebola virus variants identified in Guinea
Sequencing the genome of Ebola virus strains circulating in Guinea has allowed scientists at the Institut Pasteur in Dakar and in Paris, the CNRS and the University of Sydney to retrace the spread of...
View ArticleBaby boomers reeling in the years
It's long been said that you're as old as you feel. Now a group of researchers is looking at how the concept of "subjective" age might be used to manage the wellbeing of the baby boomer generation.
View ArticleMAMMOCARE Project achieves earlier and more accurate breast cancer diagnosis
Breast cancer is by far the most frequent cancer among women, and one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality and early diagnosis is essential to reduce the risk of mortality. First...
View ArticlePneumonia 'finger clip' and better diagnostic tests could save thousands of...
Investing in simple diagnostic tests could save lives and end disease epidemics in the developing world, say researchers in a supplement in Nature.
View ArticleMayo Clinic researchers identify six potential biomarkers for bipolar I disorder
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a series of proteins that could be diagnostic markers to identify bipolar I disorder. If this discovery sample can be validated through replication these markers...
View ArticleA novel tool to predict septic kidney damage
Melbourne researcher Yugeesh Lankadeva has discovered what drives kidney damage and how to asses it through a patient's urine.
View ArticleNo, enjoying a gin and tonic doesn't mean you're a psychopath
I was looking at Facebook one evening last week when my attention was captured by the headline "Gin lovers are all massive psychopaths, according to experts"– a somewhat disconcerting thing to read as...
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