This test can detect when your body is fighting a virus
[Image from unsplash.com]A test that measures the RNA or protein molecules in human cells is also able to detect when your body is fighting a viral infection from respiratory symptoms, according to Yale researchers.
The test involves a nasal swab and could be a faster and cheaper way to diagnose respiratory viral illnesses.
“It’s a simpler test and more cost-effective for looking at viral infection,” Ellen Foxman, the study’s author and assistant professor of laboratory medicine at Yale School of Medicine, said in a press release.
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Source: Mass Device - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Diagnostics Research & Development MedTech respiratory infections viral infections Yale University Source Type: news