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Slovakia to test whole country for coronavirus Slovakia to test whole country for coronavirus Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic said Saturday the eurozone member will test every resident ages 10 and up for the coronavirus, amid an uptick in infections. “Testing will be free of charge,” …

NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19 NIH begins large clinical trial to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19 Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at …

Pooled testing among recommendations to fix test, trace and isolate system Pooled testing among recommendations to fix test, trace and isolate system Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a series of recommendations to fix the struggling COVID-19 test, trace and isolate system in England, health researchers from University College London and …

New test can target and capture most lethal cells in fatal brain cancer New test can target and capture most lethal cells in fatal brain cancer Highly mobile cells travel farther along narrow channels. Credit: Johns Hopkins University A laboratory test developed by a research team led by Johns Hopkins …

Standalone D-dimer test strategy may simplify diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis Standalone D-dimer test strategy may simplify diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research suggests that it may be possible to simplify the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) without compromising accuracy. Contrary to the standard …

Breakthrough blood test developed for brain tumors Breakthrough blood test developed for brain tumors Glioma of the left parietal lobe. CT scan with contrast enhancement. Credit: Mikhail Kalinin/CC BY-SA 3.0 Genetic mutations that promote the growth of the most common type of adult brain tumors can be accurately detected and …

Design and test potential COVID-19 treatments from your phone Design and test potential COVID-19 treatments from your phone A representation of the SARS-CoV-2 that serves as the ViDok drug target. Credit: Thanh Truong You’re invited to join the search for COVID-19 treatments—no lab coat or Ph.D. necessary. Anyone with a …

Researchers collaborate on universal antibody test for COVID-19 Researchers collaborate on universal antibody test for COVID-19 U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases researchers Laura Prugar (blue mask), Kathleen Huie (print mask) and Nicole Josleyn (purple mask) use a microneutralization assay and a high-throughput fluorescent imaging system to determine …

COVID-19 rapid test has successful lab results, research moves to next stages COVID-19 rapid test has successful lab results, research moves to next stages Engineers and virologists at the University of Nevada, Reno team up to develop a nanotube-based electrochemical biosensor for COVID-19. Research Scientist Timsy Uppal cultures and assays …

Urine-based liquid biopsy test outperforms urine cytology in detecting bladder cancer Urine-based liquid biopsy test outperforms urine cytology in detecting bladder cancer Credit: CC0 Public Domain Analysis of DNA copy number variants (CNVs) in the cells exfoliated in urine showed better sensitivity and similar specificity in detecting urothelial carcinoma compared …