Tooth regeneration therapy enters first human clinical trials in JapanA groundbreaking human trial in Japan is exploring a revolutionary treatment to regrow teeth. Researchers have identified a way to activate...
Scientists Just Found a New Human Blood Type. Only 3 People on Earth Have ItA new human blood type, B(A), has been discovered. This finding expands the known blood groups to 49. The discovery underscores the intrica...
Oxford University strikes new malaria vaccine pact with Serum Institute of IndiaOxford University and Serum Institute of India are collaborating on a new malaria vaccine, R78C. This partnership aims to create a more eff...
Bengaluru lab fails to match woman’s blood type to anyone, discovers first human with ultra-rare antigen that could revolutionize medicineA woman in Karnataka is the first person identified with the CRIB blood group antigen. Doctors discovered it during a cardiac surgery when ...
40% 'undercounting' of daily COVID cases in Delhi NCR in April: SurveyOnly one in three respondents covered in the survey from Delhi-NCR took an RT-PCR test in the last 30 days, while the majority opted for at...
Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally may have been grossly miscalculatedThe institute studied its own database of 412 antigen negative reports that were retested with RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase cha...
Cipla partners Premier Medical Corporation to launch COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits in India"In this collaboration, Cipla will be responsible for the marketing and distribution of the Rapid Antigen Detection Test for the qualitativ...
Roche launches lab antigen test to support high-volume COVID-19 testingThe Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 antigen test is an automated laboratory assay intended as an aid in diagnosis of active SARS-CoV-2 infection, Roche ...
Covid testing strategy revised for Bengaluru; more focus on RT-PCR testCovid test data shows that Bengaluru has struggled to meet the antigen-testing target. In the last seven days, the BBMP could only achieve ...
Karnataka sees a drop in RT-PCR tests as government pushes for cheaper antigen kitsThe more expensive RT-PCR test is considered the gold standard in detecting Covid-19 infections. Of the 42,458 tests done on August 3, 29,4...
Rapid antigen tests strengthen fight against the coronavirus, say expertsThe experts feel that the rapid antigen test has changed the script for the national capital due to its affordability, quicker result and i...
Change in Covid testing strategy: Karnataka hits rapid antigen mode to ramp up testingET has gathered that the state has now set a target of 35,000 antigen tests per day starting next week and has procured 200,000 kits to be ...
Mylab Discovery Solutions gets ICMR nod for its antigen testing kit for COVID-19"After bringing an affordable RT-PCR test to reduce dependence on foreign kits, we launched Compact XL to accelerate COVID-19 testing. Now,...
Covid-19: 10 states, 1 UT to allow rapid antigen testsAfter Delhi and Maharashtra, states of Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Assam, West Bengal, Karnat...
ICMR sets up 11 teams to monitor antigen testsThe 11 teams set up by the Indian Council of Medical Research comprise of epidemiologists along with doctors from the All India Institute o...
Rapid antigen test set to be key to Covid strategy nowAround 10 million antigen test kits are expected to be ready by July 15. This move will mark a significant shift in India’s testing strateg...
ICMR recommends use of rapid antigen kits for testing in containment zones, healthcare settingsStandard Q COVID-19 Ag detection kit (rapid antigen test kits) is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for qualitative detection of specific...