Novel Coronavirus Could Be Targeting Kidneys, Suggests New Data
New data on the coronavirus disease has revealed that kidney involvement appears to be frequent in people who have tested positive and developed symptoms. Proteinuria (and/or blood in urine) often occurs at the beginning or during the infection, with a few patients even developing acute kidney injury (AKI), thus indicating that COVID-19 also attacks the kidneys. Given the involvement of kidneys during coronavirus infection, patients should also be monitored after the disease. More...19 Mar 2020
Sentinel Diagnostics Develops Ready-To-Use Real-Time PCR Mix for Detection of Novel Coronavirus
Sentinel Diagnostics (Milan, Italy) has announced that it has developed a ready-to-use Real-Time PCR mix for the detection of novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Sentinel has developed two kits in collaboration with the most important hospital lab for the detection and treatment of coronavirus in Italy. More...18 Mar 2020
Seegene Launches KFDA-Approved COVID-19 Assay
Seegene Inc. (Seoul, South Korea) has received approval from the Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its novel coronavirus (COIVD-19) Real-time PCR assay for emergency use, following the recent obtaining of CE-IVD Mark. The company has begun offering the assays in Korea and across the world. More...18 Mar 2020
Researchers Discover World’s First Human Antibody that Could Inhibit New Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
Researchers have developed the world’s first human antibody that could inhibit the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and ‘offers potential for prevention and treatment of COVID-19’. A team of 10 scientists from the University of Utrecht (Utrecht, the Netherlands), the Erasmus Medical Centre (Rotterdam, the Netherlands), and biotech company Harbor BioMed (Cambridge, MA, USA) have published their research online on BioRxiv where it is under peer review before being published by the prestigious journal Nature. More...14 Mar 2020
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