by University of Toronto Professor Igor Stagljar and Dr. Zhong Yao co-developed the first-in-class method for measuring Sars-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies. Credit: Stagljar lab, University of Toronto The experts agree—the pandemic is not over. Infections are ticking up again, fueled by the new variants our immune systems are ill prepared for. That’s according to a study by...
by University of Aberdeen Credit: University of Aberdeen Antibody tests that can detect whether people have been exposed to new variants of COVID-19 have been developed by the University of Aberdeen, in collaboration with biotechnology group Vertebrate Antibodies Ltd and NHS Grampian. The new tests can detect antibody responses to infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus with...
Serological tests, also known as “antibody tests,” are one of the foundations of clinical medicine, with a particularly important role in infectious disease. They can detect active infections, but can also identify past exposures to infectious agents. These are both important pieces of information that can guide clinical care, and help explain why some people...
