A lab analysis of 22 commercial probiotic toothpastes and mouthrinses found only two products contained culturable bacteria ...

In 2025, Visby launched an FDA-authorized at-home STI test for women that can detect chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis in 30 minutes—no need to mail in samples for testing—with clinical ...

A sample of your blood can reveal much about your health. But it can be hard to know which blood tests are truly worth taking ...

When Lori Baute first learned about precautionary full-body MRI scans, she dismissed the idea. “ I heard Kim Kardashian got ...

Even if you know the name "PCR test"...With the COVID-19 pandemic, the term "PCR test" has become completely familiar.However ...

"I have a fever and a headache"—there is a disease that begins with symptoms that seem like a common cold at first glance, but can rapidly lead to impaired consciousness and other issues. This is ...

Purpose To understand the molecular epidemiological and clinical characteristics of norovirus in children with acute ...

Earlier this year, a laboratory technician in Lucerne, Switzerland, reached for a cotton swab and ran a PCR test. The swab wasn’t applied to someone’s nostrils, but rather something far more elegant, ...

New research links higher scores on certain fitness tests — including the stand-on-one-leg balance test — with a longer lifespan. New research suggests that higher scores on certain fitness tests are ...

Both PCR assays are designed to detect the parasite cyclospora cayetanensis and are for research use only. They run on Roche’s LightCycler 480 and LightCycler PRO systems. (Sheldon Cooper/SOPA ...

Roche has introduced 2 new research-use PCR assays for Cyclospora cayetanensis, expanding laboratory testing options as public health officials continue to respond to one of the largest Cyclospora ...

The F.D.A. said it was continuing to look into the supplier’s role in the outbreak as states reported stark increases in cases. By Alice Callahan and Caroline Hopkins Legaspi The Food and Drug ...