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Study finds SARS-CoV-2 responses varied significantly depending on cell ty
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers employed heart and lung stem cells infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 to better understand how the illness affects various organs, paving the path for more tailored therapies.
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Researchers discover antivirals that helps fight emerging infectious disea
Updated : 3 years, 2 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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Astrocyte dysfunction causes cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, people with dementia have protein buildup in their astrocytes, which may cause abnormal antiviral activity and memory loss.
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FNDR and DevsHealth announce a collaboration to discover and develop affor
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India]/ Barcelona [Spain], March 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): Foundation for Neglected Disease Research (FNDR) and DevsHealth have announced the start of a collaborative project to develop new broad-spectrum antiviral agents for infections caused by flaviviruses such as dengue
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Researchers discover two separate reservoirs of latent HIV in patients
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
When HIV patients get antiviral medication (ART), their viral levels are reduced to the point that a conventional blood test cannot detect the virus. However, once ART is discontinued, detectable HIV resurfaces, infecting new cells. The cells that release the virus to re-ignite the infection
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Scientists map key protein structure of Hepatitis C virus
Updated : 3 years, 6 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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Hetero's 'Nirmacom' is world's first generic version of COVID-19 oral drug
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 27 (ANI/PRNewswire): Hetero, India's leading pharmaceutical company with the widest global reach, today announced the receipt of World Health Organization Prequalification of Medicines Program (WHO PQ) approval for its generic version of COVID-19 oral
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Beijing to distribute Pfizer's Covid-19 drug as increase in Covid cases sh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
As covid cases in China continue to rise, Beijing will soon start distributing Pfizer's Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to the community health centres in forthcoming days, CNN reported citing state media on Monday.
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Research suggests that antiviral defense regulates intestinal function and
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Besides the skin, the digestive tract is the tissue that is most exposed to environmental influences such as bacteria and viruses. Therefore, cells that form these barriers to the interior of the body also have special defence mechanisms. A research team led by Professor Dr Thorsten Hoppe ha
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Research: Presence of ancient viral DNA in human genome protects against i
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human cells against certain present-day viruses, according to new research.
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Study finds inhibiting enzyme boosts the innate immune response
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Researchers have identified a promising strategy for the development of broad-spectrum antiviral therapies that center around promoting a strong immune response capable of stopping a number of viruses in their infectious tracks.
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Antiviral drug tecovirimat effective in treatment of monkeypox symptoms, f
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Calfornia [US], August 29 (ANI): According to a UC Davis Health study, treating skin lesions and symptoms of monkeypox with the antiviral tecovirimat seems to be both safe and effective. The research is among the earliest to evaluate and document the effects of using this antiviral drug to t
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