Parkinson’s disease may be difficult to diagnose. A new technique involves molecular analysis of sebum, an oily substance that the skin secretes naturally. Study results suggest that the molecular ...

Skin swabs are "surprisingly effective" at identifying Covid-19 infection, according to new research from the University of Surrey, offering a route to a non-invasive future for Covid-19 testing.

In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers evaluated the accuracy of patient-collected samples in diagnosing monkeypox virus infections. The 2022 monkeypox ...

Skin swabs are "surprisingly effective" at identifying Covid-19 infection, according to new research from the University of Surrey, offering a route to a non-invasive future for Covid-19 testing.

Roughly 153,000 people in the UK live with Parkinson’s, a brain condition that mostly affects the dopamine-producing neurons found in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra. But one survey ...

BRISTOL, England — Two specially trained dogs have proven they can detect Parkinson’s disease simply by smelling skin swabs, achieving accuracy rates that rival expensive medical tests. In a rigorous ...

Trained dogs were able to detect Parkinson’s disease from skin swabs with up to 80% accuracy. This method could lead to a faster, non-invasive way to diagnose the disease earlier. Researchers hope it ...

A recent study confirmed that scent detection dogs can be taught to identify individuals with a coronavirus infection from skin swabs. In the experimental set-up at Finland's Helsinki-Vantaa ...

An infectious disease study hopes to see faster and earlier diagnosis of strep A to prevent chronic diseases in high-risk ...