University of Manchester2y
Parkinson’s breakthrough can diagnose disease from skin swabs in 3 minutes
The researchers from The University of Manchester used cotton swabs to sample people and identify the compounds ... by these results which take us closer to making a diagnostic test for Parkinson's ...
Business Insider India3y
China's plan for anal swabs to test for COVID-19 is 'not nice but it's the obvious thing to do,' says a microbiology professor
An anal swab test means inserting a cotton-tipped swab about 3-5cm (1-2 inches) into the rectum, which is then sent to a lab to be tested for the virus. They are analyzed in the same way as the ...