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CSIR-CCMB, Apollo Hospitals announces collaboration to develop cost-effect
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 11 (ANI): The CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited have announced a collaboration for joint manufacturing and commercialisation of an innovative dry swab test, Direct Amplification rapid RT-P
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Self-collected saliva samples prove effective for diagnosing COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) have found that SARS-CoV-2 genetic material can be reliably detected in self-collected saliva samples at a rate similar to that of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs.
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Studies reveal potential weaknesses in SARS-CoV-2 infection
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): A single protein that appears necessary for the COVID-19 virus to reproduce and spread to other cells is a potential weakness that could be targeted by future therapies.
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Healthcare workers 7 times as likely to have severe COVID-19 as other work
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 9 (ANI): Healthcare workers are 7 times as likely to have severe COVID-19 infection as those with other types of 'non-essential' jobs, finds research focusing on the first UK-wide lockdown.
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New COVID-19 testing approach measures patients' immune response for bette
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): Researchers from UC San Francisco and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (CZ Biohub) have developed a new approach for COVID-19 testing that detects a distinct pattern of immune gene expression in infected individuals.
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Researchers argue Covid-19 studies should also focus on mucosal immunity
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): More COVID-19 studies should be devoted to how immunity emerges to SARS-CoV-2 in the mucous membranes of the nose and mouth- suggest the findings of a novel study.
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Researchers adapt cell phone camera for SARS-CoV-2 detection
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): Researchers have developed an assay (investigative procedure) that can detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in a nasal swab using a device attached to an ordinary smartphone.
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As per ICMR directives, REME - PHI technology successfully tested: capable
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], December 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): In the battle against the ongoing pandemic, ZECO Aircon, in collaboration with RGF, has successfully earned the approval of ICMR-CSIR laboratory for its REME with PHI technology in a study conducted that revealed the efficiency of REME H
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Face masks considerably reduce COVID-19 cases in Germany
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): An Analysis of public data on SARS-CoV-2 infections in Germany suggests that in regions that mandated the use of face masks in public spaces had registered lower infections.
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AI predicts which drug combinations kill cancer cells
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Espoo [Finland], December 1 (ANI): A team of researchers have developed a machine learning model that accurately predicts how combinations of different cancer drugs kill various types of cancer cells. The new AI model was trained with a large set of data obtained from previous studies, which
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FIZ researches on Kabasura Kudineer Tablets from Sri Sri Tattva, a classic
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): Global spiritual leader and humanitarian, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar called for large scale studies on effectiveness of AYUSH medicines in tackling COVID-19 through immunity building after reported success in initial researches, inc
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Highly effective measles virus-based Th1-biased coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): A measles-virus-based COVID-19 vaccine might be able to prevent both COVID-19 and measles, according to a new study.
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