Indian scientists find hidden reservoir of Covid virus in body cellsEven for individuals deemed virus-free by conventional tests, the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA within EVs may indicate a potential source for...
13 Dec, 2023, 04.34 PM IST
Over 5,500 new viruses identified in the ocean, including a missing evolutionary linkRNA viruses are best known for the diseases they cause in people, ranging from the common cold to Covid-19.
09 Apr, 2022, 06.18 PM IST
RNA-based therapy can protect from many Covid variants: StudyResearchers at Yale School of Medicine in the US noted that the molecule could lead to new treatments for COVID-19 in immunocompromised pat...
04 Jan, 2022, 03.46 PM IST
Gennova to finish Phase 2 & 3 trials of its mRNA jab by January 2022The company had submitted the interim Phase-1 clinical trial data to CDSCO, where it tested for safety and immunogenicity.
12 Dec, 2021, 03.59 PM IST
Can the Pfizer or Moderna mRNA vaccines affect my genetic code?Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are mRNA vaccines, which contain tiny fragments of the genetic material known as “messenger ribonuclei...
26 Jun, 2021, 01.29 PM IST
New DNA vaccine for COVID-19 effective in mice, hamsters: StudySome currently available COVID-19 vaccines rely on messenger RNA or mRNA strands to teach the human immune system to recognise the SARS-CoV...
28 May, 2021, 01.53 PM IST
German researchers tie cold viruses used to deliver COVID-19 vaccine to rare blood clot riskThe researchers, in a study not yet reviewed by experts, said COVID-19 vaccines that employ adenovirus vectors - cold viruses used to deliv...
27 May, 2021, 08.50 AM IST
Pfizer, Moderna vaccines may greatly reduce risk of asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, study saysThe Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines for COVID-19 are authorised for emergency use in many countries. An mRNA vacc...
12 Mar, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
How coronavirus interacts with proteins in human cells decodedAccording to researchers one of the most urgent tasks is to understand all the molecular interactions between the virus and the cells it in...
26 Dec, 2020, 08.08 PM IST
View: Why are all the prominent Covid vaccines developed by women?In business, academia and other fields of science, women do not have roles nearly as prominent as they do right now in vaccine development....
09 Dec, 2020, 09.31 AM IST
Scientists identify cellular structure that may play critical role in coronavirus replicationThe study, published in the journal Science Advances, uncovers a coronavirus-specific structure in cells, which may act as a target for muc...
08 Aug, 2020, 05.49 PM IST
Genetic code that may help coronavirus survive identified: ResearchersIn the study, published in the journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, researchers used a new tool to determine what c...
03 Jun, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
Experimental COVID-19 test detects coronavirus in 10 minutes: StudyAccording to the study, published in the journal ACS Nano, the test uses a simple assay containing gold nanoparticles to detect a colour ch...
30 May, 2020, 06.30 PM IST
New study detects coronavirus genetic material in air, but unclear if particles are infectiousWhether there is potential for SARS-CoV-2 to spread through the air has been less clear.
27 Apr, 2020, 05.55 PM IST
New customisable vaccine can fight Ebola, H1NI quickly: ResearchThe vaccines were able to stimulate both arms of the immune system -- a T cell response and an antibody response.
05 Jul, 2016, 04.12 PM IST
Building blocks of life may have originated from cometsThey propose the first realistic scenario for the formation of this key compound, which had never been detected in meteorites or cometary i...
10 Apr, 2016, 03.20 PM IST
New 'drug' blocks replication of AIDS virus for first timeThis achievement has been obtained for the "first time in the world" by a group of researcher led by Jose Gallego from Universidad Catolica...
29 Nov, 2013, 02.06 PM IST