A type of COVID-19 test that can be taken without the need for a nose or throat swab has been found to be highly effective in identifying infectious cases, including for people not showing symptoms, ...

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

The best way to know if a sore throat is a COVID symptom is to take a test.

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, a potential breakthrough that could allow easier, community-based ...

Empty stands, cold, gray conditions and managing a major sporting event in a pandemic, told by the people who were there, ...

Discover how Singapore Food Agency (SFA) scientists conduct rigorous tests to ensure food items like mooncakes are safe for ...

Scientists in Germany have created a novel flu detection method using an edible sensor that produces taste when the influenza virus is present in the mouth.

To administer the test without the need for a lab or trained medical staff, researchers developed a "one pot" approach. Like a COVID-19 test, a swabbed sample is added to a tube pre-loaded with a test ...

The most common flu symptoms are body aches, chills, cough, fatigue, fever, and headache but there are other symptoms like sore throat and vomiting.

Researchers at Tulane University in the US have created an improved clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based tuberculosis (TB) test that can be administered using a ...

I was only thinking a few weeks ago how long it had been since I’d been ill. Oh, the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune – for, within days, I was knocked flat by Covid-19, like it was 2020 all ...

Objective This study examined the patterns and persistence of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among college students from March to November 2020. Using data from a sample of students at Indiana University, ...