Hologic's Panther system, on which the assay runs, processes the samples, delivering initial outcomes in under three hours.

(Nasdaq: HOLX) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the ...

Researchers analyzed saliva the nocturnal mammals leave behind when sipping nectar from plants and residential hummingbird ...

Track and field moved toward adopting rules that would place athletes assigned female at birth but have higher testosterone ...

Participants were not sent reminders. All swab heads were viscose (rayon). Nose and both WMS shafts were polystyrene whereas NP swab shafts were aluminium. Once taken, swabs were placed in ...

Methods: Deep-guarded nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs were used to sample feedlot cattle in multiple randomly selected feedlots (2019 n = 21, 2020 n = 26) at 2 timepoints. NP swabs were collected from 16 ...

Two NASA astronauts are set to venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) in search of signs of life. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams should have been back on Earth months ago, but, thanks ...

Astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station to collect microbiological samples during crew spacewalks for the ISS External Microorganisms experiment. This ...

Two tests are being used to test for bacteria almost instantly through a throat swab and a finger prick. The tests aim to reduce the use of antibiotics and therefore antimicrobial resistance ...

Method: We obtained nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs from children diagnosed with acute sinusitis. NP swabs were processed for bacterial culture, viral PCR testing, and cytokine expression. We examined ...

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