Respiratory infections: a lollipop to diagnose them easily
Scientists have developed a pacifier-like device that acts like a throat swab to collect saliva samples. THE ESSENTIAL The device, ...
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Covid-19: used tissues to replace PCR test swabs
PCR swab tests to detect respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, the cause of Covid-19, could be replaced by an analysis ...
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Dangerous new viruses: nasal swabs could help detect them faster
A nasal swab can provide an early warning of dangerous emerging viruses, according to researchers at Yale University. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Parkinson’s: a nasal swab to detect the disease early
Defective synuclein, involved in Parkinson's disease, could be detected easily and very early. Thus, patients would be better taken care ...
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Nasopharyngeal tests: caution with swabs
The Academy of Medicine warns of these tests which “are not without risk” and evokes cases of “breaches of the ...
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Cotton swabs are (soon) over
© ThinkstockIn our bathrooms, they have been part of the landscape for years. However, from 2020, cotton swabs should start ...
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Tests by nasopharyngeal swabs: the Academy of Medicine warns of the risk of lesions
Reference screening method in the fight against Covid-19, nasopharyngeal swab tests have been widely used since the start of the ...
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Be careful, cotton swabs can make you deaf!
January 6, 2017. According to a study carried out by the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the use of cotton swabs ...
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Plastic cotton swabs are over soon!
08/05/2016. Many people throw their cotton swabs in the toilet. Faced with this harmful act for the environment, these products ...
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