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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 01, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A pill form of remdesivir, an antiviral drug currently administered intravenously, may be able to treat COVID-19 in mice ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A compound delivered via a nasal spray can prevent and treat various COVID-19 variants in mice. The corresponding study ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 15, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
On Monday, March 14, the biotech company Moderna announced that the first participant had been dosed with a ne ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizMAR 01, 2022Technology
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we relied most on several mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus and keep u ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 20, 2022Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 17, 2022Technology
The use of synthetic models replicating parts of the human body (often called “organoids”), has emerged in r ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and caused a global pandemic, has infected over 406 millionpeople worldw ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizFEB 10, 2022Immunology
Millions of people are experiencing lingering effects of COVID-19 that continue long after the initial infection ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 08, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Viral experts are still unsure where and how the Omicron variant originated, but one thing is clear: it has overt ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 05, 2022Health & Medicine
Stealth Omicron, also known as the BA.2 subvariant, is considered sibling to Omicron's BA.1 variant that swept ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 01, 2022Technology
Early in the pandemic, it was clear that people with preexisting conditions were at higher risk of complications and sev ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you heard about the COVID test vending machines? These ‘self-serve’ testing protocols are part of effor ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 31, 2022Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified a common genetic risk factor for the loss of smell due to COVID-19. Six months after testing ...Written By: Hannah DanielJAN 27, 2022Technology
Pregnancy can have a substantial impact on the kidneys—as the body strives to supply a growing fetus with the nutr ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 25, 2022Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 21, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at Augusta University found that hat CBD inhalant can alter the lung microenvironment and subsequently inhib ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 20, 2022Technology
Face masks have become a ubiquitous part of our daily lives. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks have b ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 20, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Nanoparticles—tiny spheres carrying a biologically-active cargo—have the potential to transform how w ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 18, 2022Immunology
Viruses such as coronaviruses can be transmitted when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Cells called macroph ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 14, 2022Health & Medicine
Some of us may have heard stories of family and friends who all tested negative on at-home rapid antigen tests before a ...Written By: Alexandria BassJAN 13, 2022Immunology
A recent study has demonstrated that COVID-19 convalescent plasma treatment (or blood from individuals who have recovere ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 11, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
A patient walks into their physician’s office and is told that they will have to get their blood pressure taken. T ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 07, 2022Health & Medicine
While third doses are being approved for adults in countries worldwide, Israeli citizens are already receiving a fourth. ...Written By: Hannah DanielJAN 06, 2022Cancer
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn more about the respiratory virus leading to a ...Written By: Katie Kokolus
APR 01, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A pill form of remdesivir, an antiviral drug currently administered intravenously, may be able to treat COVID-19 in mice
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A compound delivered via a nasal spray can prevent and treat various COVID-19 variants in mice. The corresponding study
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 15, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
On Monday, March 14, the biotech company Moderna announced that the first participant had been dosed with a ne
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
MAR 01, 2022
Technology
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, we relied most on several mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus and keep u
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 17, 2022
Technology
The use of synthetic models replicating parts of the human body (often called “organoids”), has emerged in r
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and caused a global pandemic, has infected over 406 millionpeople worldw
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
FEB 10, 2022
Immunology
Millions of people are experiencing lingering effects of COVID-19 that continue long after the initial infection
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 08, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Viral experts are still unsure where and how the Omicron variant originated, but one thing is clear: it has overt
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
Stealth Omicron, also known as the BA.2 subvariant, is considered sibling to Omicron's BA.1 variant that swept
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 01, 2022
Technology
Early in the pandemic, it was clear that people with preexisting conditions were at higher risk of complications and sev
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you heard about the COVID test vending machines? These ‘self-serve’ testing protocols are part of effor
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 31, 2022
Health & Medicine
Scientists have identified a common genetic risk factor for the loss of smell due to COVID-19. Six months after testing
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 27, 2022
Technology
Pregnancy can have a substantial impact on the kidneys—as the body strives to supply a growing fetus with the nutr
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 25, 2022
Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 21, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at Augusta University found that hat CBD inhalant can alter the lung microenvironment and subsequently inhib
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 20, 2022
Technology
Face masks have become a ubiquitous part of our daily lives. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks have b
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 20, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Nanoparticles—tiny spheres carrying a biologically-active cargo—have the potential to transform how w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 18, 2022
Immunology
Viruses such as coronaviruses can be transmitted when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Cells called macroph
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 14, 2022
Health & Medicine
Some of us may have heard stories of family and friends who all tested negative on at-home rapid antigen tests before a
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 13, 2022
Immunology
A recent study has demonstrated that COVID-19 convalescent plasma treatment (or blood from individuals who have recovere
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
A patient walks into their physician’s office and is told that they will have to get their blood pressure taken. T
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
While third doses are being approved for adults in countries worldwide, Israeli citizens are already receiving a fourth.
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 06, 2022
Cancer
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn more about the respiratory virus leading to a
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus