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Testing Covid 19
COVID-19 is an infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. There are many testing methods available for COVID-19. At-home COVID-19 tests or rapid PCR tests detect current infection by identifying the presence or absence of antigen. A more reliable testing option is a PCR test, or nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) which detect viral genetic material and need to be performed using laboratory analysis.
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APR 22, 2020Microbiology
It was thought that the first death in the US from SARS-CoV-2 happened in Washington State in late February, but autopsi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
So far, only 3% of at least 90 COVID-19 antibody tests in the US have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 21, 2020Health & Medicine
It can feel like COVID-19 news is consuming the country, and taking all the toilet paper and N95-masks with it. N ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAPR 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to be at the forefront of the World’s attention. COVID- ...Written By: Lawrence RennaAPR 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada are working on a DNA-based vaccine for COVID-19 that can be applie ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 21, 2020Immunology
April 17, 2020, Sino Biological announced this week that the company launched the world’s first coronavirus antige ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalAPR 19, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has now caused tens of thousands of deaths worldwide, and hundreds of thousands of infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2020Health & Medicine
Because it's a respiratory illness, it shares symptoms with many other common illnesses, including seasonal allergies. S ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2020Microbiology
It's widely accepted that we don't have a good idea of how many COVID-19 cases are circulating, so researchers are using ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some of the reagents used in popular diagnostic tests may be in short supply, so other testing methods will be needed.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Although treatments and vaccines against COVID-19 may still be months away, antibody tests are becoming more widespread. ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 12, 2020Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station received three new crew members this past week following extensive pre-quarantine measur ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2020Neuroscience
A study from China has found that stroke, an altered sense of consciousness and other neurological issues are relatively ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 08, 2020Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 08, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The spread of COVID-19 has panned out very differently in different countries. While in some such as the US, the UK and ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 07, 2020Microbiology
Yesterday, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it will begin human trials on a potential vaccine for COVID-19.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
As death tolls continue to rise from COVID-19, the scramble for new treatments to counter the virus surges on. Now, rese ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 03, 2020Health & Medicine
An international team led by Canadian University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has seen promising r ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 02, 2020Chemistry & Physics
With vaccines at least one year away and no proven treatment for infection, the world has witnessed the loss of 20 ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 01, 2020Microbiology
There are a couple of different kinds of tests that researchers will be developing and clinicians will be using to disru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have begun efficacy testing for a new SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic kit that claims to be able to test for COVID-19 ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 30, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In the exponential growth of a rapidly spreading infectious disease, healthcare systems become overwhelmed, which can ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Knowing whether you’ve had the virus or not may not just reduce your need to panic- but also better help epidemiol ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 28, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
In recent weeks, the US has struggled to supply enough tests to detect the coronavirus. Now, however, this may change th ...Written By: Annie Lennon
APR 22, 2020
Microbiology
It was thought that the first death in the US from SARS-CoV-2 happened in Washington State in late February, but autopsi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
So far, only 3% of at least 90 COVID-19 antibody tests in the US have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 21, 2020
Health & Medicine
It can feel like COVID-19 news is consuming the country, and taking all the toilet paper and N95-masks with it. N
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to be at the forefront of the World’s attention. COVID-
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada are working on a DNA-based vaccine for COVID-19 that can be applie
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 21, 2020
Immunology
April 17, 2020, Sino Biological announced this week that the company launched the world’s first coronavirus antige
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
APR 19, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has now caused tens of thousands of deaths worldwide, and hundreds of thousands of infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
Because it's a respiratory illness, it shares symptoms with many other common illnesses, including seasonal allergies. S
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2020
Microbiology
It's widely accepted that we don't have a good idea of how many COVID-19 cases are circulating, so researchers are using
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some of the reagents used in popular diagnostic tests may be in short supply, so other testing methods will be needed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Although treatments and vaccines against COVID-19 may still be months away, antibody tests are becoming more widespread.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 12, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The International Space Station received three new crew members this past week following extensive pre-quarantine measur
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2020
Neuroscience
A study from China has found that stroke, an altered sense of consciousness and other neurological issues are relatively
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 08, 2020
Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 08, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The spread of COVID-19 has panned out very differently in different countries. While in some such as the US, the UK and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 07, 2020
Microbiology
Yesterday, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it will begin human trials on a potential vaccine for COVID-19.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
As death tolls continue to rise from COVID-19, the scramble for new treatments to counter the virus surges on. Now, rese
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 03, 2020
Health & Medicine
An international team led by Canadian University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has seen promising r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 02, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
With vaccines at least one year away and no proven treatment for infection, the world has witnessed the loss of 20
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 01, 2020
Microbiology
There are a couple of different kinds of tests that researchers will be developing and clinicians will be using to disru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have begun efficacy testing for a new SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic kit that claims to be able to test for COVID-19
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 30, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the exponential growth of a rapidly spreading infectious disease, healthcare systems become overwhelmed, which can ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Knowing whether you’ve had the virus or not may not just reduce your need to panic- but also better help epidemiol
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 28, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In recent weeks, the US has struggled to supply enough tests to detect the coronavirus. Now, however, this may change th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon