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Long COVID could be caused by the virus lingering in the body. Here's what the science saysLong COVID refers to symptoms that persist for more than 12 weeks after a COVID-19 infection, encompassing up to 200 different symptoms. Ev...10 Jun, 2023, 05.22 PM IST- IISc researchers provide alternative mechanism to render viruses like SARS-CoV-2 inactiveA protein-protein interaction is often like that of a lock and a key, the Bengaluru-based IISc noted in a statement. This interaction can b...06 Jun, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
- IIT Delhi study reveals mechanisms driving SARS-CoV-2 evolution in humansSARS-CoV-2 has a uracil-rich (uracil is one of the four building blocks of RNA) genome. The researchers have identified how uracils adjacen...29 May, 2022, 04.22 PM IST
- Nano bubbles in blood of Covid 19 patients could treat, prevent infection with coronavirus variantsThe study, published in the journal Nature Communications on Thursday, is the first to show evACE2 are capable of fighting the new SARS-CoV...21 Jan, 2022, 06.38 PM IST
- Drug used to reduce blood fats may cut SARS-CoV-2 infection by 70 per cent: StudyThe team led by researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK found that fenofibrate and its active form fenofibric acid can sign...06 Aug, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
- Drug that blocks multiple coronavirus variants in mice identifiedThe findings, published in the journal Science Immunology, suggest that the drug diABZI activates the body's innate immune response, the fi...31 May, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
- Oral drug effective against Covid in hamsters, now in final stages of human trials: StudyScientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US and the University of Plymouth in the UK found that MK-4482, also called ...19 Apr, 2021, 07.47 PM IST
- How lung temperature influences coronavirus replication decodedNatural temperature differences which exist in the upper and lower respiratory tract influence the replication of the novel coronavirus and...01 Apr, 2021, 01.49 PM IST
- WHO's coronavirus origins report: All you need to know about the four theories in playThe final report, a joint WHO-China study, which AFP obtained Monday ahead of its official release, spelled out how the joint team of Chine...29 Mar, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
- 82 people have tested positive for new mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India: GovtTheir close contacts have also been put under quarantine. A comprehensive contact-tracing exercise has been initiated for their co-travelle...08 Jan, 2021, 02.04 PM IST
- Novel coronavirus infections may have been present in US as early as December: StudyWhile the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the US was identified on January 19, 2020, the scientists, including Sridhar V Basavaraju fro...02 Dec, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
- Keep washing your hands: A study shows that coronavirus may survive on skin for 9 hoursThe influenza A virus (IAV), in contrast, remained viable on human skin for nearly two hours.09 Oct, 2020, 06.42 PM IST
- 'How coronavirus enters cells decoded, may help develop new drugs'According to the researchers, including those from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the US, understanding how the novel coronavir...27 May, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
- Coronavirus may infect intestinal tract along with respiratory systemAnalysis has revealed that Covid-19 is closely related to SARS-related coronaviruses found in horseshoe bats.14 May, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
- Did the novel coronavirus originate in a lab? Close relative of SARS-CoV-2 suggests it evolved naturally, says studyBats are the most likely natural hosts for the virus.12 May, 2020, 05.09 PM IST
- Avoid using plastic or stainless steel utensils. Coronavirus stays on them for 3 daysThe novel virus can remain stable for about four hours on copper, and up to 24 hours on cardboard.23 Mar, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
- Coronavirus a product of natural evolution, not lab made: StudyThe analysis of public genome sequence data from SARS-CoV-2 and related viruses found no evidence that the virus was made in a laboratory o...19 Mar, 2020, 09.17 AM IST
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