A convenient, low-cost blood test for COVID-19 has been developed by scientists in Wales. Dried blood spot (DBS) samples have been used since the 1960s to test newborn babies for inherited disorders.

Igor Stagljar made his career building molecular tools to combat cancer. But when the pandemic hit last March, he aimed his expertise at a new adversary, SARS-CoV-2. Stagljar is a professor of ...

Scientists at UCSF have developed a test called the SARS-cOv-2-DETECTR. Medical experts say it's a pinprick test, that can yield results in about 30 to 40 minutes. Researchers say it is easy to ...

A potential breakthrough in the early detection of the neck, head and anal cancers linked to human papilloma viruses (HPV) has emerged. It is based on a highly specific diagnostic test that appears to ...