BrainCheck’s eponymous mobile neurocognitive test can detect dementia and concussion. But it has a new application: post-COVID brain fog. Developed by neurologists at Baylor College of Medicine’s Eagleman Laboratory for Perception and Action, BrainCheck carries an FDA Class II Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) designation and can be used on a tablet or laptop in […]
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FDA authorizes Kantaro’s ‘high performance’ COVID-19 antibody test
Kantaro Biosciences announced today that it received FDA emergency use authorization (EUA) for its COVID-SeroKlir antibody test. New York-based Kantaro, a joint venture between Mount Sinai Health System and RenalytixAI (NSDQ:RNLX), developed the semi-quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody test kit to determine the presence and precise level of IgG antibodies related to COVID-19. A partnership with […]
Bio-Techne, Kantaro Biosciences to produce COVID-19 serology test
Bio-Techne (NSDQ:TECH) and Kantaro Biosciences announced a partnership to manufacture and distribute COVID-19 serology tests. Kantaro, a commercial affiliate of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, will collaborate with Bio-Techne to develop a test kit based on the Mount Sinai-developed coronavirus test and scale the manufacturing and distribution of those kits. The companies […]
Are coronavirus antibody tests all they’re cracked up to be?
With pressure mounting to get Americans back to work, the new focus is on tests that purport to indicate antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2. These serological tests are supposed measure the amount of antibodies or proteins present in the blood when the body is responding to a specific infection, like COVID-19. Many companies in China have […]
This visor-like device could be a defibrillator for stroke
A portable, visor-like device has shown potential for detecting emergent large-vessel occlusion with 92% accuracy in patients who may have had a stroke. The researchers suggest that the diagnostic device could be readily accessible to emergency personnel and in public spaces in the same way a defibrillator is available for treating heart attacks. Researchers and […]