SARS-CoV-2
- Telangana
Telangana records 2702 new COVID-19 cases
Telangana recorded a surge in the daily COVID-19 cases, on Thursday, with 2702 new infections being reported, taking the tally to 7,02,801, while the death toll rose to 4049 with two cases…
- World
Multivariant Covid vaccine booster shows promise, early data suggests
London: A COVID-19 vaccine booster aimed at tackling multiple coronavirus variants shows promise in inducing a comprehensive immune response, early data suggests. The initial phase one clinical data shows the vaccine has strong…
- India
Covid antiviral drug Molnupiravir launched in India
New Delhi: Covid antiviral drug Molnupiravir was on Monday launched in India at Rs 1,399 for a five-day course for mild to moderate infection. Amid rising cases of new Covid variant Omicron…
- News
Scientists developing chewing gum that could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission
New York: A chewing gum laced with a plant-grown protein serves as a “trap” for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, reducing viral load in saliva and potentially tamping down transmission, finds a new study. The…
- Science
Damaged telomeres in elders might increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2: Study
Heidelberg: 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…
- Health
Covid can infect kidneys directly: Study
New Delhi: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, can directly invade human kidney cells — specifically the proximal tubules, which are major gatekeepers in the organ’s waste-filtering function, according to a new research.…
- Featured News
Ominous signs as virus mutates into a more threatening form
M Somasekhar Nearly two years after its first confirmed reports, the SARS-COV-2 that has so far affected 261, 398, 577 people and killed 5, 213, 544 continues to mutate and mount challenges to…
- Health
Unborn babies may contract Covid-19 via infected mother: Study
London: An unborn baby could become infected with Covid-19 if their gut is exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, claims a new study. The study led by University College London researchers found that…
- Health
Delta-like SARS-CoV-2 variant may increase pandemic severity
New York: A SARS-CoV-2 variant with traits similar to that of the Delta variant might cause a more severe pandemic with more infections and breakthrough infections/reinfections than variants with either trait alone,…
- Health
Gene common in South Asians may double risk of COVID-19 death: Study
London: Scientists at the University of Oxford have identified a gene that may double the risks of lung failure and death from COVID-19, and could explain why people of South Asian ancestry have…
- India
DRDO Chairman briefs VP on in-house developed equipment to tackle Covid
New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman Dr G. Satheesh Reddy on Monday briefed Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu about the various products and equipment developed indigenously by DRDO labs for…
- Health
How will Delta evolve? Here’s what the theory tells us
Queensland: The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what will happen in the future and suggests which management…
- World
3D ‘assembloid’ shows how SARS-CoV-2 infects brain cells
New York: A team of researchers has produced a stem cell model that demonstrates a potential route of entry of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, into the human brain. The findings published…
- Health
Inflammatory syndrome post-Covid rare but possible in adults
Toronto: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome is rare but possible in adults who recover from Covid-19, say researchers. The condition has, so far, been detected only in children. The researchers from University of Calgary…
- Technology
AI predicts how patients with viral infection will fare
New York: A team of researchers has used an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm to sift through terabytes of gene expression data to look for shared patterns in patients with past pandemic viral…
