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Study suggests saliva samples may be better indicators of SARS-CoV-2 persistence than nasal swabs

In a recent study published in the PLOS ONE journal, researchers at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School explored the persistence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human ...
The Boston Globe

Harvard has collected 3 million biological samples over decades. Now, researchers may not have the money to preserve them.

The clock is ticking for roughly 3 million biological samples preserved as part of a series of long-term health studies, many of which are housed in high-powered bio-freezers at Harvard’s T.H. Chan ...
Case Western Reserve University

Data Collection

Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information used for research. Collecting data is one of the most important steps in the research process, and is part of all disciplines ...

Same Poop, Different Results: At-Home Gut Health Tests Are Wildly Inconsistent, Study Finds

New research has found that different gut health testing companies can provide wildly different results from the same fecal ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

After funding halt, Harvard nurses health study scrambles to save 50 years of samples

EXPLAINS. WE’VE COLLECTED BLOOD SAMPLES, URINE SAMPLES, TOENAIL SAMPLES, AND WE’VE COLLECTED MANY OF THESE SAMPLES REPEATEDLY OVER TIME. THE NUMBER CATALOGED HERE IS IN THE MILLIONS SINCE 1976, MORE ...
Pew Research Center

Comparing Two Types of Online Survey Samples

Pew Research Center designed this study to assess the current state of online survey sampling methods – both probability-based and opt-in – and determine their accuracy on general population estimates ...