What is a lateral flow test (LFT)? A lateral flow test (LFT) is a simple, quick and cheap assay that can detect the presence of target antigen(s) or antibody(ies) in a liquid sample. 1 As a type of ...

In a recent review published in Nature Reviews Bioengineering, researchers assessed the changing landscape of lateral flow tests (LFTs), and the development of next-generation LFTs based on lessons ...

If you match certain requirements then you can receive free lateral flow tests. What are the requirements? Where can you buy lateral flow tests if you don’t qualify? Here’s everything you need to know ...

The government will no longer provide free universal Covid-19 testing for most of the public from 1 April, as part of its plan for living with the virus. While people can currently still order lateral ...

The majority of people who want to be tested for COVID-19 will have to fork out for their own lateral flow tests from today under new plans put forward by ministers. The government has announced who ...

Lateral flow assays, also called immunochromatographic assays, identify or measure biomolecules in intricate samples like blood, saliva, urine, or other fluids to diagnose numerous medical conditions.

On April 1, 2022, free Covid testing was scrapped by the Government in a bid to “focus resources” on people who are most in need of testing measures. The decision means most people in England will now ...

For many doing a lateral flow test has become a daily or weekly occurrence in a bid to curb the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Under new guidance the public is instructed to report every ...

WE’VE all gotten used to waiting over a lateral flow test in anticipation of a singular red line. But what does it mean when you get a pink or very faint line, and ...

Scientists and public health experts built the COVID-19 pandemic response on years of experience navigating infectious disease outbreaks. Although lateral flow immunoassays have been central to ...

Free lateral flow tests are still available for people who do not have symptoms of coronavirus in Scotland. Around one in three people with the virus don’t show symptoms, so can spread to others ...