After decades of slow progress in understanding and developing effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, scientists are ...

Duke nasal swab test detects Alzheimer's years before memory loss using immune cell analysis, achieving 81% accuracy in ...

Alzheimer's disease affects millions of people worldwide, yet the illness is hardest to catch at the very beginning, when new treatments may work best. In a new study, Duke Health researchers show ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People are posting on social media that they’re getting positive COVID results after swabbing their throat for an at-home rapid ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A nasal swab test could be a breakthrough for children with suspected sinus infections. The test could tell parents whether their child needs antibiotics for their sinus infection ...

There are roughly 225,000 new cases of lung cancer every year in the United States. Early diagnosis and treatment play a large role in improving outcomes. A recently developed nasal swab test could ...

More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are ...

One Canadian said it felt like a painful poke to his brain. An American heard crunching sounds in her head. A Frenchwoman suffered a severe nosebleed. Others got headaches, cried or were left in shock ...

As Chinese authorities struggle to contain rising Covid-19 infections ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations, Beijing has introduced anal swabs as a new type of coronavirus test that could detect ...