COVID-19 diagnosis

"We were able to make a PCR test, just like the ones involved in a normal COVID-19 diagnosis, that detects not only the SARS-CoV-2 virus but also identifies which variant is present," said…

Scientists have developed a more sensitive and durable rapid COVID-19 test that uses polymer nanoparticles, rather than antibodies, to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Rapid antigen tests can…

It could transform public health officials' ability to quickly detect and respond to the coronavirus, or the next pandemic. "There is nothing available…

But while this type of test is considered reliable, it is associated with a small number of false positive results, most easily recognized in asymptomatic, nonexposed patients. …

The term "long-Covid syndrome" is used to describe symptoms that arise in the aftermath of a Covid-19 infection (usually defined as being present later than 12 weeks after the infection),…

To accomplish this, the Ebrahimi Bioanalytical and Biosensor Lab will first use inactive SARS-CoV-2 viral particles to explore their unique electrical properties. All materials react to an…