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Test kits
Test kits, also known as at-home medical tests or home use tests, allow an individual to test, screen, or monitor for a certain diseases and disorders. Test kits provide samples which are collected in a non-invasive manner, and they can be obtained without a healthcare professional in the privacy of one's own home. Examples of some at-home test kits include those which test for: pregnancy, blood sugar, fecal occult blood, genetic, and COVID-19.
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NOV 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 30, 2017
Technology
When disasters make it difficult and dangerous for people to survey and explore hard-hit areas, drones can save lives.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUL 20, 2017
Neuroscience
There is a common theory that suggests different regions of the brain are responsible for different abilities. Those who
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 19, 2017
Microbiology
It can be incredibly challenging to give a patient the proper treatment when they are infected by an antibiotic-resistan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a portable way to make pharmaceuticals by using freeze-dried components that can make complex co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2016
Neuroscience
The numbers on the incidence of strokes are pretty scary. In the United States, stroke is the third leading cause
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Certain antibiotics, immunosuppressants, anticonvulsants, chemotherapeutics, etc. are incredibly helpful, but also have
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 03, 2016
Cancer
After earning priority review status, the French-based pharmaceutical company Advanced Accelerator Applications just rec
...
FEB 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
Opioid addiction is a huge problem, with about 2 million Americans suffering from addiction to prescription pain relieve
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a new blood test that can survey all 174 of known genes involved in 17 inherited heart condit
...
JAN 24, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at UC San Diego are perfecting a new technique to determine antibiotic susceptibility. Time is of the
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 17, 2015
Neuroscience
Time to kiss writer's block goodbye.
Researchers from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill have found ...
Researchers from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill have found ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 19, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Kalorama information suggests that the FDA approval of a rare gene test from Mountain View, Calif.-based personal geneti
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
When salmon, salamanders or other aquatic animals poop or shed skin cells, they leave behind traces of their DNA in the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 16, 2015
Videos
Researchers in Singapore have a developed a test kit that detects dengue fever in 30 minutes from a saliva sample.
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
DEC 11, 2014
Health & Medicine
It is possible to detect when we provide false information regarding our health conditions through our handwriting, acco
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 17, 2014
Health & Medicine
The star of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has long been on the rise. From diabetes, to cancer, to an obscure genetic
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke