NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Checking blood for coronavirus antibodies – 3 questions answered about serological tests and immunity

  • Written by Aubree Gordon, Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
Testing blood provides answers about who has been infected.Sean Gallup/Getty Images News via Getty Images

Coronavirus testing in the United States is moving into a new phase as scientists begin looking into people’s blood for signs they’ve been infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This technique is called serological...

Read more: Checking blood for coronavirus antibodies – 3 questions answered about serological tests and...

More Articles ...

  1. Coastal fish populations didn't crash after the Deepwater Horizon spill – why not?
  2. How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities to today's pandemic
  3. 8 ways veterans are particularly at risk from the coronavirus pandemic
  4. Why Boris Johnson won't have to pay any hospital bills
  5. Leading in wartime: 5 ways CEOs should communicate with their workers during coronavirus
  6. Coronavirus may wane this summer, but don't count on any seasonal variation to end the pandemic
  7. Prisons and jails are coronavirus epicenters – but they were once designed to prevent disease outbreaks
  8. Sanders exit opened door for Obama to endorse Biden – and offer up his rhetorical skills
  9. Researchers seek to repurpose an existing manufacturing platform to produce a COVID-19 vaccine
  10. How to reach young voters when they're stuck at home
  11. What policing during the pandemic can tell us about crime rates and arrests
  12. A philosopher answers everyday moral dilemmas in a time of coronavirus
  13. Screens are keeping us connected now – but they're still disruptive to in-person communication
  14. Lack of data makes predicting COVID-19's spread difficult but models are still vital
  15. No, CBD is not a miracle molecule that can cure coronavirus, just as it won't cure many other maladies its proponents claim
  16. Wildfire smoke worsens coronavirus risk, putting firefighters in extra danger
  17. Students fight pandemic – and get real-world experience – by using 3D printers to make face shields
  18. What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectivity and viral load
  19. What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectious dose and viral load
  20. Coronavirus lockdowns are pushing mass transit systems to the brink – and low-income riders will pay the price
  21. Income inequality is getting worse in US urban areas
  22. Why the Supreme Court made Wisconsin vote during the coronavirus crisis
  23. Birthed by HBCU students, this organization offers important lessons for today's student activists
  24. Shuttered by the coronavirus, many gay bars – already struggling – are now on life support
  25. Do people become more selfless as they age?
  26. Ignaz Semmelweis, the doctor who discovered the disease-fighting power of hand-washing in 1847
  27. Bees seeking bacteria: How bees find their microbiome
  28. Cold War-style preparedness could help fight future pandemics
  29. Journalists are recognizing they're writing a rough draft of history – and can't say definitively 'that's the way it is'
  30. Journalists are recognizing they're writing a rough draft of history -- and can't say definitively that's the way it is
  31. COVID-19 may hit rural residents hard, and that spells trouble because of lack of rural health care
  32. Isolating together is challenging – and relationship stresses can affect biological functioning
  33. Want to know how many people have the coronavirus? Test randomly
  34. Will COVID-19 be the death of summer vacation?
  35. 5 ways parents can motivate children at home during the pandemic – without nagging or tantrums
  36. US pharmacists can now test for coronavirus – they could do more if government allowed it
  37. US pharmacists can now test for coronavirus. They could do more if government allowed it
  38. Ancient texts encouraged hope and endurance when they spoke of end times
  39. Scientists have found oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout in fishes' livers and on the deep ocean floor
  40. What is the SBA? An unheralded agency faces the unprecedented task of saving America's small businesses
  41. Party on! Why some young people are more concerned about their reputations than catching coronavirus
  42. Making music at a distance – how to come together online to spark your creativity
  43. 3 things to consider before you let your child play chess online
  44. Muslim women who cover their faces find greater acceptance among coronavirus masks – 'Nobody is giving me dirty looks'
  45. Who wants to be a governor now?
  46. Plummeting tax revenues will put governors in tough budget situations
  47. Terrorists, militants and criminal gangs join the fight against the coronavirus
  48. Videoconferencing keeps people connected while the coronavirus keeps them inside – but privacy and security are far from perfect
  49. Study shows pangolins may have passed new coronavirus from bats to humans
  50. Why coronavirus death rates can't be summed up in one simple number