If you frequent the Harvard Square T station, you may have seen sign boards urging you to “Swab your nose, get $2” in order to “Help detect the next pandemic.” Those signs are part of a program called ...

Alzheimer's disease affects millions of people worldwide, yet the illness is hardest to catch at the very beginning, when new treatments may work best. In a new study, Duke Health researchers show ...

Scientists may have sniffed out a breakthrough when detecting Alzheimer’s. The degenerative disease, which affects millions of Americans and gradually destroys memory, thinking skills and the capacity ...

Your greatest fear about aging might soon become preventable. Duke University researchers have cracked the code on detecting Alzheimer’s disease using nothing more than a gentle nasal swab-years ...

A simple nasal swab may offer an unexpected window into the earliest biological signals of Alzheimer’s disease.

This is a summary of a press release from Duke Health News. Alzheimer’s disease is notoriously difficult to detect early, often diagnosed only after memory and cognitive decline have already begun. A ...

A simple nasal swab may help detect Alzheimer’s disease long before memory and thinking problems begin. In a new study from Duke Health, researchers discovered cells collected high inside the nose can ...

New research from Duke Health shows early detection of Alzheimer’s disease is possible through a quick nasal swab – often before cognitive problems occur. Researchers used a small brush to collect ...

After decades of slow progress in understanding and developing effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, scientists are finding new ways to diagnose the neurodegenerative condition, as well as ...

Nasal swabs detected early signals of Alzheimer's changes in nerve and immune cells in a study of 22 adults, including several people with asymptomatic Alzheimer's disease. (Nature Communications) A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is concern that mupirocin decolonization might cause MRSA PCR nasal swab tests to be inaccurate. A study ...