TopicAntibody test

Topic: antibody test

Regeneron antibody cocktail, given to Trump for Covid, gets emergency-use nod from US FDA

Robert Langreth - 22 November, 2020

Regeneron said it expects to have doses for treating early Covid symptoms, for 80,000 patients by November-end, and about 200,000 patients by first week of January.

Too early to say Indians have T cell-mediated protection against Covid infection, says ICMR

Abantika Ghosh - 4 August, 2020

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan says Covid is spreading to new areas in India but 66 per cent of cases continue to be in 50 districts and 82 per cent in 10 states.

Delhi man donates plasma 6 times to Covid patients. Here’s what experts have to say

Soniya Agrawal - 4 August, 2020

Delhi resident Tabrej Khan donated plasma 6 times between 18 April and 20 June. He is now planning to donate for a seventh time and sent his blood for antibody test to LNJP hospital.

Why you should not get depressed over studies that say Covid antibodies fade fast

Faye Flam - 22 July, 2020

Researchers say none of these findings is any reason to stop or slow down vaccine work and if anything, it should redouble the efforts if natural immunity fades quickly.

Covid antibodies fade rapidly in mild cases, raise risk of lost immunity, report says

Michelle Fay Cortez - 22 July, 2020

Research on blood taken from 34 patients found the loss of antibodies occurred more quickly than with SARS, an earlier type of coronavirus infection.

Fingerprick antibody test with ‘98.6% accuracy’ could see mass rollout in UK by year-end

Simrin Sirur - 19 July, 2020

Once approved, UK government hopes to distribute the kits online for free rather than sell them through supermarkets, says a report in The Telegraph.

Serological survey kicks off in Delhi as national capital’s Covid cases surge

Manisha Mondal - 27 June, 2020

The serological survey is being conducted to assess the actual spread of the Covid infection.

RT-PCR, antigen, antibody, TrueNAT — all you need to know about the different Covid tests

Mohana Basu - 27 June, 2020

Each kind of test has different processes, prices & also purposes — antigen tests can identify positive cases, while antibody tests can screen a wide area.

Antibodies in Covid recovered patients last only 2-3 months, finds Nature study

Sandhya Ramesh - 19 June, 2020

The Chinese study also found that asymptomatic individuals have less antibodies than symptomatic ones, a fact that could have significant bearing on vaccines.

Hospital staff with Covid-19 produced antibodies that could prevent reinfection, says study

Marthe Fourcade - 26 May, 2020

The research addresses a crucial question whether people who have Covid-19, especially milder forms, develop antibodies capable of protecting them against reinfection.

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Indian law needs to account for women, make finance inclusive

Shreya Garg - 17 May, 2022

Indian women face multiple barriers in accessing finance in an equitable manner. Research suggests adding a gender lens to existing laws and financial products is crucial.