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Researchers have found a new technique for detecting typhoidal Salmonella infections that can significantly help vaccination planning in countries where typhoid is prevalent.

In a study of eye fluid from 38 patients, researchers say they have found that levels of a specific protein appears to help accurately predict whether people with the wet form of age-related macular degeneration may need lifelong, frequent eye injections to preserve vision or if they can be safely weaned off the treatments.

According to a study, a digital polymerase chain reaction technique for screening malaria parasite genomes can help identify mutations that allow them to dodge detection by some rapid tests.

The benefits of breast cancer screening are declining, as treatment for breast cancer is improving. In addition, screenings have been implicated in overdiagnosis and overtreatment of the disease.

Investigators report high rates of new tuberculosis infection among adolescents in Tanzania.

Researchers have developed a novel, automated liquid biopsy test prototype, designed to detect cancer DNA in the blood of patients with advanced metastatic breast cancer within five hours.

Autism is a neurodevelopment condition with a wide range of characteristics of different intensities and causes. One type of autism is maternal autoantibody–related autism spectrum disorder (MAR ASD). Two studies are expanding our understanding of this type of autism, finding that protein patterns in the blood of expecting mothers could predict autistic traits.

Researchers have created a special ultrathin sensor that can be attached directly to the skin and can measure different biomarkers or substances to perform on-body chemical analysis.

A blood test has been designed to non-invasively identify which patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are most likely to develop liver cancer, enabling earlier intervention.

A new study has revealed that women in science are significantly less likely than men to receive credit as an author in publications to which they contribute.