Air Canada announced the introduction of new testing products, including portable self-administered COVID-19 molecular and antigen test kits Mandatory Covid-19 testing requirements to enter many ...

In a recent study published on the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluate the feasibility and robustness of an optimized reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) ...

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) uses a stand-displacing DNA polymerase and four to six primers to rapidly amplify DNA at a single temperature. By eliminating temperature cycling, a LAMP ...

Air Canada has partnered with Canadian health care provider Switch Health to make a self-administered Covid-19 testing option available to travelers on the carrier. Air Canada Aeroplan members ...

In a shaded parking lot on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, so-called spit concierges guide volunteers through giving a saliva sample. On the other side of the parking lot is a pared-down ...

In a move to increase the current testing capacity for Covid-19 in India, orders have been placed for close to 6.3 million (63 lakh) RT-PCR testing kits. A senior Health Ministry official, while ...

June 12 (UPI) --A new test is capable of confirming COVID-19 using urine, blood, saliva or mouth-swab samples in 30 to 45 minutes, according to a study published Friday by the journal PLOS ONE. The ...

At-home COVID-19 tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose. But current tests have drawbacks, such as the length of time it takes to get an answer, or how accurately the test can identify a ...

A new study suggests a new coronavirus test developed by scientists from the University of Washington and the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine produces faster and more sensitive results ...