ICMR issues advisory on use of CBNAAT for Coronavirus testing, details MD Bureau20 April 2020 3:18 PM ISTAccording to the advisory, any laboratory, already functional for SARS-CoV-2 testing by real-time PCR with appropriate BSL-2 setup, may start testing...
Man-made? COVID-19 virus originated in lab, patient zero was lab employee, Claims report MD Bureau20 April 2020 12:45 PM ISTThe initial transmission of the virus was bat-to-human, the news channel said, adding that the "patient zero" worked at the laboratory. The lab...
New AI based Covid 19 test that locates asymptomatic carriers eight times faster Hina Zahid20 April 2020 12:32 PM ISTBEER-SHEVA, Israel -The spread of Covid 19 can be halted by social distancing measures and increased testing.The methodology available as of now...
New COVID-19 test detects viral RNA quickly and accurately Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 April 2020 3:34 PM ISTResearchers have developed a potentially more accurate diagnostic test that is based on plasmonic photothermal sensing.The proof-of-concept study has...
New rapid, low cost screening test for patients of repeated miscarriages Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 April 2020 9:15 AM ISTPhiladelphia - Researchers have described a new high-resolution melting analysis-based test (HRM) test for screening women with repeated...
2 Minute Breath-Based Gas Test to triage and assess COVID-19 Patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 April 2020 8:09 PM ISTORANGE COUNTY, Calif. -- Researchers have developed a revolutionary breath-based gas test to support faster patient assessment, triage, and treatment...
Hybrid microscope may detect digital biopsies without staining Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 April 2020 7:15 PM ISTNIBIB-funded bioengineers at the University of Illinois have combined standard microscopy, infrared light, and artificial intelligence (AI) to...
ICMR advises rapid testing in all Flu like illnesses at Covid 19 hotspots Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 April 2020 7:54 AM ISTThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has decided to allow rapid antibody testing for all symptomatic individuals in covid-19 hotspots in the...
ICMR approves rapid antibody test for speedy detection of Covid 19 in hotspots Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 April 2020 3:05 PM ISTThe Indian Council of Medical Research has recommended use of rapid antibody test in the country's coronavirus hotspots for early detection of Covid...
First Indian rapid COVID-19 at-home testing kit launched Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 April 2020 7:43 AM ISTIt is good news -First made-in-India coronavirus testing kits has reached the market, to facilitate an increase in screening of patients with flu...
New blood test accurately detects cancer, much before symptoms show Hina Zahid31 March 2020 7:15 PM ISTA new blood test has been developed that can accurately detect over 50 cancers much before symptoms menifest.
What Coronavirus looks under Electron Microscope: ICMR scientists release images Hina Zahid30 March 2020 11:15 AM ISTCoronavirus have a crown-like appearance and these spikes on the surface give this virus family its name, as corona means crown in Latin
