Most thyroid tests don’t require any special preparation. However, the radioactive iodine uptake scan requires you to abstain from certain foods and medications for up to several weeks. If a doctor ...

Antibodies are the critical targeting agents of the immune system and the crux of immune therapy and vaccine development, but studying them is slow, expensive and labor-intensive. Now, researchers at ...

As more people get over COVID-19, they have immunity. Considering there may have been cases in the U.S. since December or January, that means plenty of people now cannot get sick from the virus. And ...

Mononucleosis tests can detect antibodies directed to viruses that cause mononucleosis. Usually, a doctor recommends these tests when someone has symptoms of the disease. People often refer to ...

In the scurry to track, isolate and otherwise beat back the global coronavirus pandemic, testing people for traces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is a high priority. But a different ...

A non-reactive HIV test result usually means you don't have HIV. Retesting may be necessary because of inaccurate results during the window period. HIV antibody test results are accurate more than ...

Health experts say the country is days away from widespread coronavirus antibody testing. Instead of detecting the virus itself, the tests detect proteins called antibodies that the immune system ...

The oPool+ display platform combines technologies to make and test large numbers of antibodies at once. Illinois researchers analyzed how antibodies bind to the influenza protein hemagglutinin.