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Study shows development of rapid COVID-19 test by UTSW researchers that ca
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Last year, pathologist Jeffrey SoRelle, M.D., and colleagues developed CoVarScan, a rapid COVID-19 test that detects eight hotspot signatures in the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Now that CoVarScan has been tested on more than 4,000 patient samples collected at UT Southwes
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Prevalence of COVID-19 taste loss estimated by researchers
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], February 17 (ANI): One of the most common symptoms of COVID-19 is definitely loss of smell and taste. Reports of taste loss have been on the rise over the last two years. The taste dysfunction comes in different forms, including ageusia (total taste loss), hypogeusia (part
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Self-collected saliva samples prove effective for diagnosing COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have found that SARS-CoV-2 genetic material can be reliably detected in self-collected saliva samples at a rate similar to that of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs.
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