Many of us will have experienced the "flow state" at different times in our lives. Sportsmen, artists, and musicians might describe the flow state as being in "the zone" or "in flow". For them, the ...

From today, everyone in England is being urged to take two rapid lateral flow COVID-19 tests a week, to help keep track of the virus. Only people in England will be able to get the tests, with ...

Lateral flow tests (LFTs) are widely used across healthcare, food safety and environmental monitoring, providing rapid, on-site results. But challenges with sensitivity, flexibility and usability ...

Swab, swoosh, splat. During the pandemic, many of us got used to using lateral flow tests to check if we were infected with Covid-19 or were likely to infect others. But despite the gag-inducing ...

Lateral flow immunoassays, also called immunochromatography strips, are straightforward devices used to detect the absence or presence of a target analyte. Target analytes range from pathogens to ...

The newer versions of lateral flow tests (LFTs) instruct the user to swab the nose only when testing for Covid – and the change came as a relief for those who hated doing the gag-inducing throat and ...

Lateral flow tests for Covid 19 have been rolled out across the UK in various settings – from cities to universities and care homes. Now, the prime minister has suggested they could even be used to ...

Scots are urged to test themselves regularly to help curb the spread of Covid across the country. With results returned in 30 minutes, lateral flow tests are a quick and easy way to find out if you ...

The general public had not understood the importance of reporting lateral flow test results during the Covid-19 pandemic because the message was not well communicated, a report from the UK Health ...

A finger-prick blood test to diagnose the deadliest form of stroke might be twice as effective at spotting it than using a patient’s symptoms alone. The test, which works similarly to a lateral flow ...