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Image: Colorized scanning electron micrograph of cell infected with Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 (Photo courtesy of NIH)

Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Blood Antigen Levels Can Predict Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients

The amount of SARS-CoV-2 antigen measured in the blood of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is associated with illness severity and other clinical outcomes, according to a new study. More...
02 Sep 2022
Image: A new diagnostic tool will aid the diagnosis of debilitating symptoms of long COVID-19 (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

Vital Technological Breakthrough Could Help Diagnose Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

A new discovery will aid the diagnosis of debilitating symptoms of COVID-19 and long COVID-19 that can include severe headaches, extreme exhaustion, heart palpitations and brain fog. The discovery comes in the form of a new diagnostic tool that could be easily deployed in medical practices across the world, at low cost. More...
01 Sep 2022
Image: NAB-Sure SARS-CoV-2 Assay quantifies wild type SARS-CoV-2 virus neutralizing antibodies using qPCR workflows (Photo courtesy of Spear Bio)

First Cell-Free NAb Assay with Superior Sensitivity and Precision Analyzes COVID-19 Immune Response

A new SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody test allows labs to work with diverse types of biospecimens and sizes of samples, including serum, plasma, and micro-sampling techniques like dried blood spots (DBS), providing consistent laboratory-to-laboratory results even when comparing different sample types. More...
26 Aug 2022
Image: The Attune NxT Flow Cytometer is ideal for immunophenotyping and signaling studies, cell cycle analysis, detection of rare events, stem cell analysis, cancer and apoptosis studies, microbiological assays and more (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Blood Abnormalities Found in People with Long Covid

SARS-CoV-2 infection can result in the development of a constellation of persistent sequelae following acute disease called post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) or Long COVID. More...
22 Aug 2022
Image: Sal6830 detects SARS-CoV-2 at the point of care in under 30 minutes (Photo courtesy of MicroGEM)

World's First SARS-CoV-2 Saliva PCR System for POC Delivers Results in 30 Minutes

In today's 'new normal', where activities are resuming among vaccinated and unvaccinated people, testing can help relieve the burden and anxiety about who is sick and infectious. Now, the first-of-their-kind PCR-based system and saliva test can enable fast, simple, on-the-spot detection of COVID-19 infection. More...
18 Aug 2022
Image: The SHINEv.2 CRISPR-based diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 and its variants can be performed with only five simple steps (Photo courtesy of Princeton University)

Equipment-Free Diagnostic Test Enables Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Variants at POC

Researchers have created an easy-to-use diagnostic test for COVID infection that is more sensitive than the commonly used at-home antigen tests, and that also allows for the rapid and specific detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in POC settings. More...
17 Aug 2022
Image: The test measures both antibody and T-cell response to COVID-19 vaccination among immunocompromised patients (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

First of Its Kind Blood Test Measures Immune Response to COVID Vaccine

A first of its kind test will provide MS patients who have undergone immune-suppressing treatment with a clear picture of how exactly their bodies’ immune systems responded to the COVID-19 vaccine. More...
12 Aug 2022
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