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No more nasal swabs? U of T researchers are developing an accurate, five-minute COVID-19 test

Amid a rise in positive COVID-19 cases – and a reported backlog to book tests and receive results in Ontario – Health Canada has approved four rapi

To measure the severity of COVID-19, researchers create a tool that can pull an elusive marker from human blood

When COVID-19 attacks, the immune system produces a cytokine, or protein, called Interleukin-6 (IL-6), whose concentrations can offer vital inf

Researchers find clues to SARS-CoV-2 infection and explore why COVID-19 impacts patients differently

Previously, scientists have determined that entry of SARS-CoV-2 into cells occurs through a receptor on the cell surface, known as A

Blood test could predict who will benefit from immunotherapy, researchers find

A test that detects changing levels of tumour fragments in the blood may be an easy, non-invasive and quick way to predict who will benefit from im

The tell-tale sign of antibodies

When the University’s research labs shut down for quarantine, biology professor Brian Dixon pivoted some of his research away from b