Known IVD devices can read lateral flow assay strips to detect the existence of a hormone, metabolite, toxin, or pathogen-derived antigen. This reading can be accomplished with the use of an imager, ...

A live video broadcast to Facebook about the methods used to sterilise medical equipment has falsely suggested “ethylene oxide-coated” swabs in lateral flow tests cause cancer. This claim reveals the ...

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Andre Alfaro from nanoComposix (now a Fortis Life Sciences Company) about the possibilities lateral flow assays offer in both the present and potential ...

Editor's Note: Article updated with latest information on availability of tests. People faced problems getting hold of the tests last week after a huge surge in demand prompted the Government website ...

More than 14 million coronavirus tests have been taken in the UK in the past year, of which around 60% were polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, according to government data. But the use of lateral ...

Lateral flow assays have been a popular point-of-care testing platform for decades. Researchers are now turning these simple tests into complex biomedical assays which can be used in the home, ...

An artificial intelligence app to read COVID-19 lateral flow tests helped to reduce false results in a new trial out today. In work published in Cell Reports Medicine, a team of researchers from the ...

The government will no longer provide free universal Covid-19 testing for most of the public from 1 April, as part of its plan for living with the virus. While people can currently still order lateral ...

Lateral flow tests, which can produce results within 30 minutes, will be used. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Shropshire Star you get full access to our award winning journalism for the news ...