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Drug for rare disorder shows promise for treating herpes viruses
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): A drug currently prescribed to treat a rare enzyme deficiency can help cells clear the herpes simplex 1 and herpes simplex 2 viruses, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances.
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People of India should not be turned into 'Guinea pigs', says Digvijaya Si
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 8 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that people of the country should not be turned into "Guinea pigs" to test the Covid-19 vaccine, amidst competition in the world with major pharma companies vying to find an effective vaccine ag
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Discovery provides hope for early detection of serious Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], December 8 (ANI): Australian researchers have developed a way of testing whether or not Covid-19 patients' immune systems are gearing up to fight the virus that causes the deadly disease.
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Dr Anthony Fauci wants Biden administration to focus on efficient distribu
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): US' top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci on Monday said that the first thing he wants President-elect Joe Biden's administration to do is to get an efficient and equitable distribution of vaccines to as many people as possible. He also warned tha
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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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Wastewater testing for Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): Accurately identifying changes in community Covid-19 infections through wastewater surveillance is moving closer to reality. A new study identifies a method that not only detects the virus in wastewater samples but also tracks whether the infection rates ar
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Covid-19: Bangladesh records 36 deaths within 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 7 (ANI): Bangladesh on Monday recorded 36 Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours taking the total number of fatalities due to the deadly virus to 6,874 here.
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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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No vaccine can give 100 per cent immunity from any disease, say experts tr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Even as Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, a volunteer in the third phase of vaccine trials for India's first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine, said he has tested positive for the virus, medical experts in the national capital say that no vaccine makes a person
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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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Two weeks after getting first Covaxin trial shot in Haryana, Anil Vij test
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij, who received the first dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, during its Phase-III trial in the state two weeks ago, on Saturday said that he has tested positive for the virus.
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SA, England players to undergo retesting on Dec 5 amid COVID-19 scare
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], December 4 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday said that both South Africa and England players will be retested for coronavirus on Saturday after a home team player tested positive for the virus which resulted in the postponement of the first ODI.
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