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Zydus explores biologicals route to treat COVID-19 with long-acting Interf
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 20 (ANI): Pharma major Zydus Cadila said on Monday its biological therapy Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b can emerge as one of the pathways to treat COVID-19.
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Injecting cytokines to reactivate immune system could be useful in treatin
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Oncologist Dr. Vishal Rao, HCG Hospital Bengaluru on Friday said that human body cells release interferon chemical to kill viruses but it cannot be released by cells in the case of COVID-19 cases, leading to weak immune system. However, a therapy
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Body's new warning system 'sprays' DNA to alert other cells
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 13 (ANI): A previously unknown warning system that contributes to the body's immune system has been discovered.
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Immune response to Zika virus may harm fetal development: Study
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 07 (ANI): A study has recently revealed that the proteins that mount a potent immune response to Zika viral infection can affect the placenta and fetal development.
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Why are newborns at greater Herpes simplex virus disease risk?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): Interferon is a crucial component of the human immune system's response to infection by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), but how important a role it plays in determining the severity of disease and explaining why newborns are so much more suscept
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