Jürgen Pipper and his team at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore have developed a rapid test for genetic diagnosis that combines the preparation of biological samples with ...

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid (antigen) tests for COVID-19 both involve taking a swab. Results for a PCR test take longer, as it needs to go to a laboratory. It is more costly but tends to ...

Whether you’re testing before heading back to work or want to check your own Covid status before traveling or heading to an event, there are a number of good rapid Covid tests that you can buy online ...

Around 1.2 million U.S. adults are living with HIV, but about 13 percent don’t know they have it. Knowing your HIV status can lead to earlier treatment. It can also help prevent HIV from progressing ...

Giorgia Guglielmi is a science journalist in Basel, Switzerland. As the number of UK coronavirus cases surged in early 2021, the government announced a potential game-changer in the fight against ...

To quickly confirm an asymptomatic case of COVID-19, a second rapid test within an hour of a positive result can boost the accuracy of the result from 38 percent to 92 percent, according to a new ...

Thea van de Mortel teaches into the Graduate Infection Prevention and Control program at Griffith University. You can now buy rapid antigen tests in supermarkets and pharmacies to test yourself at ...

Nathaniel Hafer receives funding from the National Institutes of Health via awards UL1TR001453 and U54HL143541. Apurv Soni receives funding from the National Institutes of Health via awards ...