In 2020, as scientists around the world were racing to understand COVID-19, Prof. Roy Bar-Ziv and his team at the Weizmann Institute of Science started developing a DNA chip that could not only ...

Each Tuesday, a team of scientists at the University of Alaska Anchorage spend much of their day carefully extracting and testing microscopic strands of ribonucleic acid found in a jug of wastewater ...

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has unveiled a three-in-one swab to test for COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus. The test is a polymerase chain reaction test, and patients can ...

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

A rapid, highly accurate test has been developed for diagnosing hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a study published ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG3, SDG6 and SDG11. We are delighted to invite submissions for a special collection in npj Viruses that focuses on the rapidly evolving and ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other sources, there are approximately 1.2 million ...

CINCINNNATI (WKRC) - It is virus season in the Tri- State and separating the symptoms so you get the right treatment may be critical to good health. So in Health Talk Live, TriHealth family medicine ...

Connecticut’s annual mosquito management program began on Monday to monitor the insects for the presence of viruses that can cause illness in people, including West Nile virus and eastern equine ...

A hand wearing a latex glove holds a small clear tube and dips a cotton swab into the liquid. Space for copy. When Beata Halassy learned in summer 2020 that her breast cancer had come back, she made a ...