Racing against time, medical researchers, life science companies and COVID-19 survivors launch national campaign to drive plasma donation “The Fight Is In Us” campaign seeks to mobilize COVID-19 survivors to accelerate the development of potentially lifesaving therapies [ROCHESTER, Minn.] –… Continue Reading →
Everything We Know About Covid-19 Antibody Tests (So Far) Is SARS-CoV-2 evolving rapidly? How long do SARS-CoV-2 antibodies last in the body? No one knows yet, but some researchers are hopeful that the virus may turn out to be similar… Continue Reading →
L.A. is using a streamlined coronavirus test. But it has potential risks and rewards When the coronavirus hit, Los Angeles County faced a testing crisis. Officials had only one test processing machine at its laboratory in Downey and had little… Continue Reading →
Saliva COVID Test Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 27, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus can be an unpleasant affair, with a doctor or nurse shoving a cotton swab deep… Continue Reading →
COVID-19 Testing Project We are a multidisciplinary team of researchers and physicians at UCSF, UC Berkeley, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, and Innovative Genomics Institute. Antibody tests for prior exposure to SARS-CoV-2 virus are urgently needed. We are performing head-to-head comparisons of… Continue Reading →