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Study sheds light on molecular mechanisms of HIV drug resistance
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Dolutegravir is one of the most potent antiviral drugs now being used in clinical practise to treat HIV. Scientists from the Salk Institute and the National Institutes of Health have discovered the molecular routes through which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develops resistance to i
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Researchers discover antivirals that helps fight emerging infectious disea
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A recent study has discovered possible broad-spectrum antiviral drugs capable of targeting numerous families of RNA viruses, which continue to pose a serious threat to future pandemics. The UCLA Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology study, led by Gustavo Garcia Jr., tested a libra
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Scientists map key protein structure of Hepatitis C virus
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A team led by scientists at Scripps Research and the University of Amsterdam has achieved an important goal in virology: mapping, at high resolution, critical proteins that stud the surface of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and enable it to enter host cells.
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Research shows that scientists serendipitously discover rare cluster compo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyoto [Japan], June 19 (ANI): Scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Cell-Material Sciences have discovered a new compound from the group that could prove to be a catalyst. The compounds known as polyoxometalates contain a large group of metal oxides that carry a negative charge. The
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Two held in Vijayawada for black marketing of fake Remdesivir injections
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 29 (ANI): Amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in the country leading to an increased demand for life-saving antiviral drugs, Andhra Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested two people and seized fake Remdesivir injections from their possession.
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Study sheds light on how vitamins, steroids and potential antivirals might
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bristol [UK], January 29 (ANI): Evidence is emerging that vitamin D - and possibly vitamins K and A - might help combat COVID-19. A new study has shown how they - and other antiviral drugs - might work.
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Telangana: 4 held for illegally procuring, selling COVID-19 antiviral drug
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Medchal-Malkajgiri (Telangana) [India], July 20 (ANI): Four persons have been arrested on Sunday for allegedly procuring and selling of COVID-19 antiviral drugs in an illegal manner in Malkajgiri, Telangana.
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Hyderabad police arrest 7 people for black marketing COVID-19 drugs
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Hyderabad Police arrested seven persons accused of illegally procuring and selling of COVID-19 antiviral drugs Covifor (Remdesivir) and Cipremi Injections, on Saturday.
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Glenmark to start new phase 3 clinical trial for hospitalised patients of
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday announced a new randomised, open-label study to test the combined efficacy of two antiviral drugs Favipiravir and Umifenovir as a potential Covid-19 treatment strategy.
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'Govt still not satisfied with the efficacy of antiviral drugs Remdesivir,
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry is still not satisfied with the efficacy of two antiviral drugs--Remdesivir and Favipiravir--for the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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Hepatitis C drugs can reduce liver-cancer related deaths: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): A new study has put forth that antiviral drugs used to treat hepatitis C are beneficial in reducing liver-related deaths by nearly 50 per cent in patients who had a history of liver cancer.
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BSAs found effective in treating viral infections: Study
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Apr. 25 (ANI): Antiviral therapy is one of the most exciting aspects of virology as it has successfully employed basic science to generate very effective treatments for serious viral infections.
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