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Study examines if pandemic-related stress impacts brain health of uninfect
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Massachusetts [US], February 23 (ANI): Irrespective of whether a person has ever been infected with the SARS-Cov-2 virus or not, one thing is for sure: it affected the mental health of every individual. New research has indicated that for some individuals -- even those who have steered clear
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Study finds SARS-CoV-2 evades our immune system
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sapporo [Japan], January 2 (ANI): A new study has identified a key mechanism used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to evade host immune systems.
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Chewing gum to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission developed by researchers
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], December 11 (ANI): A chewing gum has been developed by a team of researchers that is laced with a plant-grown protein serving as a "trap" for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, hence it could reduce its transmission.
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Hong Kong scientists develop world's first anti-COVID steel: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 9 (ANI): Scientists from the University of Hong Kong have developed the world's first stainless steel capable of eliminating the SARS-Cov-2 virus on its surface, Russian media citing the university's press office reported on Thursday.
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Researchers develop chewing gum to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], December 6 (ANI): A team of researchers has developed a chewing gum that is laced with a plant-grown protein serving as a "trap" for the SARS-CoV-2 virus and could reduce its transmission.
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COVID-19 doesn't harm baby's brain during pregnancy: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): Two years into the pandemic, there is evidence that pregnant women are more vulnerable to the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. However, little is known about the possible consequences for an unborn child if the mother is infected during pregnancy.
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Study finds damaged telomeres in elders might increase SARS-CoV-2 suscepti
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], December 4 (ANI): The expression of the cell receptor for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, ACE2 which is essential for mediating cell entry of the virus, increases in the lungs of ageing mice and humans, according to a group of Italian and American researchers led by Fabrizio d'Ad
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Damaged telomeres in elders might increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2: S
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], December 3 (ANI): According to a group of Italian and American researchers led by Fabrizio d'Adda di Fagagna, the expression of the cell receptor for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, ACE2 which is essential for mediating cell entry of the virus, increases in the lungs of ageing mi
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Research finds COVID-19 testing kits also measure oral microbiome in saliv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], November 30 (ANI): A new research by Rutgers University has found that the COVID-19 saliva testing kits that include a novel preservative can also be used to measure microscopic organisms in the mouth. This has enabled the study of the relationship between mouth and lung mic
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Uncommon for unborn babies to contract COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 27 (ANI): According to a study led by UCL researchers with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the NIHR Great Ormond Street Biomedical Research Centre, it is only possible for an unborn baby to contract Covid-19 if their gut is exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Immune system early responder can combat COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): A simple RNA molecule jumpstarts the immune system's 'first responders' to viral infection and can even eradicate the SARS-CoV-2 virus in mice with chronic cases of COVID-19, a new Yale School of Medicine study found.
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WHO forms new expert group to continue studies into origins of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 13 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the next step in the search of the origins of COVID-19 will be the creation of a new advisory group that will develop a global framework to study pathogens with pandemic potential.
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