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Researchers identify nanobody that may help prevent COVID-19 infection
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], September 4 (ANI): Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a nanobody -- a small neutralizing antibody -- that has the capacity to block SARS-CoV-2 from entering human cells.
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Cellular roadmaps predict body's coronavirus vulnerability
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], September 4 (ANI): New research from Cornell University developed potential roadmaps for how the coronavirus infects organs and identifies what molecular factors could help facilitate or restrict infection.
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Children can have COVID-19 antibodies, virus in their system simultaneousl
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): Children's National Hospital researchers, who set out to improve the understanding of how long it takes pediatric patients with the virus to clear it from their systems and at what point they start to make antibodies that work against the coronavirus, have
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Minimal SARS-CoV-2 diversity suggests global vaccine is feasible: Study
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Sept 2 (ANI): Genetic analysis of sequences from more than 27,000 individuals infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 reveals that the virus has mutated minimally since December 2019, suggesting one vaccine would be sufficient to combat global infections.
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Obese people at higher risk of COVID-19 complications: Study
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 26 (ANI): A review of COVID-19 studies reveals a troubling connection between two health crises: coronavirus and obesity.
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Nursing home study suggests dialysis patients at greater risk of SARS-CoV-
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 25 (ANI): According to a new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, residents receiving hemodialysis for chronic kidney disease may be at even greater risk for infection from SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Study reveals nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in mice
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): Scientists have developed a vaccine that targets the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can be given in one dose via the nose and is effective in preventing infection in mice susceptible to the novel coronavirus. The investigators next plan to test the vaccine in nonhuman pr
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Gargled water may be alternative to swabs for COVID-19 sample collection:
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 21 (ANI): A study published by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that gargle lavage may be a feasible alternative to swabs for sample collection for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.
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Around 6 lakh people in Hyderabad may have been affected by SARS-CoV-2, sa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 21 (ANI): Around 6 lakh people in Hyderabad, which includes symptomatic and asymptomatic patients and also recently recovered individuals, could have been infected by COVID-19 in 35 days, says a study released by Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biolog
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Sero-survey for SARS-CoV-2 brings out burden of disease, say medical exper
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Implemented across Delhi's 11 districts, a sample testing scaling to 15,000 by the Delhi government stated that 29.1 per cent population in the national capital has developed antibodies for SARS-CoV-2.
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Eight teams from India, US receive awards to pursue cutting-edge research
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Eight binational teams consisting of researchers from India and the US have received awards to conduct cutting-edge research in pathogenesis and disease management of COVID-19 through India-US virtual networks.
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Atrimed Pharmaceuticals Plant Science receives breakthrough in molecule re
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): Bangalore based Atrimed Pharmaceuticals, a pioneer in developing scientifically tested Plant based medication, announced that, three of our samples tested positive against SARS-CoV-2 in the ICMR (Indian Council for Medical Research) desig
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