Nasal swab may catch Alzheimer’s disease earlier — here’s how it works

Scientists may have sniffed out a breakthrough when detecting Alzheimer’s. The degenerative disease, which affects millions ...

WHO’s New NPOC TB Test Could Transform Global Diagnosis Efforts

Rapid near-point-of-care molecular tests using tongue swabs can help end TB, enabling diagnosis and treatment to begin within ...
The Express - Lock Haven

Geisinger expands access to cervical cancer screenings

DANVILLE — Geisinger announced it will begin offering an FDA-approved self-collected swab sampling option for cervical cancer ...

A Nasal Swab for Alzheimer's? Duke Team Has One in Testing

By Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, March 23, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Detecting the first signs of Alzheimer’s ...
Healio

Vaginal swabs preferred over urine samples for chlamydia, gonorrhea testing

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with urine samples, vaginal swabs had significantly greater sensitivity for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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ASSESSMENT OF A LANCET-AND-SWAB BLOOD SAMPLING TECHNIQUE FOR SURVEILLANCE OF ELEPHANT ENDOTHELIOTROPIC HERPESVIRUS INFECTION

Lancing a finger elicits minimal pain in humans and is applied routinely to obtain small volumes of blood for clinical diagnostics. A modified lancet bleeding method and several blood sampling ...
News Medical

Air sampling detects 70–90% of poultry viruses and reveals 50 more hidden threats

Traditional poultry swabbing misses key viral threats—new research shows how air and surface sampling provides a faster, safer way to track dangerous pathogens in live-bird markets. Study: Air ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Rapid Genetic Test Could Help Personalize IVF Treatment in Under an Hour

A LAMP-based, visually read assay enables rapid FSHR N680S genotyping from buccal swabs, potentially allowing pre-cycle ...