Culturally, age is just a number. However, it also represents the number of times you’ve orbited the Sun, and in health ...

A new test called CheekAge, based on a quick swab of cells in the mouth, might someday be used to predict how long a person ...

Cheek, please! A biotechnology company headquartered in Manhattan has developed an “aging” clock that uses information from ...

Testing at the point of care for viruses like MRSA or COVID-19 is incredibly interesting for the microfluidics industry. There are a number of options here to carry out these tests quickly and ...

However, what surveillance? Passive surveillance, that is, testing those who have clinical signs or symptoms of MRSA infection, or active surveillance, that is, testing those at high risk for ...

Claims that coronavirus tests can harm people are circulating on social media. We investigated the claims in some of the most widely shared posts. A picture showing a swab test being taken has ...

Screening tests help find diseases early, before you have any symptoms. This is when diseases are easier to treat. You can get many of these tests in your doctor's office. Other tests need special ...

In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a self-swab test from global medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) for "clinical" use, meaning in a private ...

For VRE, rectal swabs were inoculated onto colistin ... Wilcoxon rank sum test. ‡Two infants with MRSA-positive blood cultures and 1 with MRSA-positive conjunctival drainage.

But a new test approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could change that. In May, the FDA approved a self-swab alternative to the pap smear. Doctors say it's just as effective at ...