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Research suggests that antiviral defense regulates intestinal function and
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Besides the skin, the digestive tract is the tissue that is most exposed to environmental influences such as bacteria and viruses. Therefore, cells that form these barriers to the interior of the body also have special defence mechanisms. A research team led by Professor Dr Thorsten Hoppe ha
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COVID-19 vaccinations reduce risk of reinfection by 50 per cent
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
When compared to those who have not been vaccinated, those who have recovered from a coronavirus infection have a halved risk of becoming infected a second time or contracting COVID-19 again with severe symptoms.
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Not just vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics key to deal with outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Soumya Swaminathan, the World Health Organization's former chief scientist on Tuesday laid emphasis that it is important not to forget the use of diagnostics and therapeutics, along with the development of vaccines to deal with any future virus.
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Scientist who worked at Wuhan lab makes startling revelation; says COVID w
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
COVID was leaked from Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), a state-run and funded research facility, two years ago, the New York Post reported, quoting US-based researcher Andrew Huff's statement in the British newspaper The Sun.
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'Tridemic' overwhelms Canadian health care system
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to the Canadian Global Television Network citing Marnay Blunt reports, respiratory illness cases are increasing this year and all this comes amid the cautions from the World Health Organization, as drastic measures are being considered worldwide to slow virus spread.
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Study sheds light on origins of Omicron virus
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
First discovered a year ago in South Africa, the SARS-CoV-2 variant later dubbed "Omicron" spread across the globe at incredible speed. It is still unclear exactly how, when and where this virus originated. Now, a study published in the journal Science by researchers from Charite - Univers
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67-year-old Pune man found Zika virus positive
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A case was found infected with the Zika virus in the Bavdhan area of Pune. Entomological survey of the Zika virus across Pune city to mitigate future outbreaks.
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China's Vice Premier calls for optimizing COVID-19 response after nationwi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The top Chinese official also called for improving response to the changing situation around the pandemic, stressing the importance of optimizing the country's policy on disease prevention, testing and quarantine measures, as well as immunization of the whole population.
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48,500 year old zombie virus revived by scientists in Russia
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A team of French scientists have revived a 48,500-year-old zombie virus buried under a frozen lake in Russia until now. According to New York Post, French scientists have sparked fears of yet another pandemic after reviving the "zombie virus".
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New gadget identifies COVID-19 antibodies in five minutes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Rapid, low-cost, and accurate tests are still required for epidemiological surveillance and healthcare services to monitor and contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Brazilian researchers have contributed to this field's efforts by creating an electrochemical immunosensor that identifies antibodi
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Scientists reveal first close-up look at bats' immune response to live inf
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and colleagues in Singapore have sequenced the response to viral infection in colony-bred cave nectar bats (Eonycteris spelaea) at single-cell resolution. Published in the journal Immunity, the findings contribute to insights into bat immunity that could
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Gut microbes disturbed by COVID-19 infection, antibiotics: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In an intensive look at the effects of the virus causing COVID-19 on patients' microbiome - the collection of microorganisms that live in and on the human body - Rutgers scientists found that acute infection disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with
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