Blood Test for Tuberculosis Shows Strengths and Gaps in Chinese Children
A large Chinese study of 448 children and young adults finds the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus blood test useful for diagnosing ...
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Saliva Proteomics Points to New Biomarker Candidates for Hepatitis B and C
A label-free salivary proteomics study identifies increased IgG Fc-binding protein and decreased haptoglobin, prolactin-inducible protein, submandibular gland androgen-regulated protein 3, ...
Scientists Discover Twelve New Autoantibody Signatures Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
A two-stage study of 340 participants in Singapore has identified twelve autoantibodies elevated in Parkinson's disease patients, linked to translation ...
Common UTI Antibiotics Are Failing in Tanzania as Drug-Resistant Bacteria Spread in the Community
A study of over 1,000 adults in Mwanza, Tanzania, finds that bacteria causing community-acquired urinary tract infections are highly resistant ...
PCR Drop-Off Tracks Severity of C. difficile Infection but Fails to Predict Poor Outcomes
A retrospective Chinese cohort study finds that serial changes in PCR cycle threshold values for the tcdB gene correlate with ...
Hidden Burden: Strongyloides Parasite Infects Far More African Children Than Tests Reveal
A new meta-analysis of 27 studies covering more than 16,000 African children finds a pooled Strongyloides stercoralis prevalence of 14 ...
AI Ensemble Reads Blood Smears With Near-Perfect Accuracy to Identify Malaria Parasites
Researchers in Ethiopia have built an interpretable deep learning ensemble that identifies malaria parasite species from thin blood smears with ...
Infrared Light and Metabolomics Point Toward a Faster Fibromyalgia Test
An exploratory study combining infrared spectroscopy with mass spectrometry metabolomics shows that fibromyalgia leaves detectable molecular traces in blood, opening ...
Tiny RNA Molecule Emerges as a Promising Biomarker for Diabetic Eye Disease
Researchers report that the microRNA miR-362-5p is elevated in diabetic retinopathy, tracks with disease severity, and drives retinal endothelial cell ...
Hidden Mycobacteria in Cattle Carry Genes Linked to Drug Resistance
Indian researchers identified non-tuberculous mycobacteria from bovine clinical samples, finding Mycobacterium vaccae to dominate isolates and carry resistance-associated genes including ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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