Devil fish, capable of walking on land, is now spread to 65% water bodies in Telangana, AndhraThe armoured sailfin catfish, known as the Rakashi or devil fish, has been found in 65% of water bodies in the Eastern Ghats region of Indi...
04 Sep, 2023, 02.08 PM IST
Covaxin booster dose enhances vaccine effectiveness against Delta, Omicron variants, says ICMR studyThe protective efficacy of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin following two and three-dose immuniszations against the Delta variant and the efficacy ...
15 Jun, 2022, 01.09 PM IST
NeoCov coronavirus found in bats may pose threat to humans in future, scientists cautionA type of coronavirus, NeoCov, that spreads among bats in South Africa may pose a threat to humans in future if it mutates further, accordi...
28 Jan, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
Immune response induced by Omicron effectively neutralise Delta variant: ICMR studyIt suggests that the immune response induced by the Omicron could effectively neutralise the Delta variant, making the re-infection with De...
26 Jan, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
Omicron survives much longer on plastic, skin than earlier coronavirus variants: StudyThe yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, posted recently on the preprint repository BioRxiv, found that the Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron varia...
26 Jan, 2022, 01.48 PM IST
Individuals who recovered from Covid and are vaccinated have higher protection against Delta variant, shows studyThere is limited information available on the duration of protective immune response post-infection, vaccination or breakthrough infection.
05 Jul, 2021, 05.46 PM IST
J&J's COVID-19 vaccine shows promise against Delta variantFirst identified in India, Delta is becoming the globally dominant variant of the coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization.
02 Jul, 2021, 09.13 AM IST
Chinese researchers removed key Covid-19 gene data from NIH databaseJesse Bloom, a virologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, described the removal of the sequencing data in a new p...
24 Jun, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
Bharat Biotech shares elaborate data of all research studies of CovaxinCovaxin, a whole-virion inactivated coronavirus vaccine, is the first and only product to have published any data from human clinical trial...
14 Jun, 2021, 10.22 AM IST
New coronavirus variant detected by NIV may cause severe symptomsThe new variant is likely to cause severe symptoms. The findings of the pathogenicity evaluation show increased disease severity and point ...
08 Jun, 2021, 08.54 AM IST
Pfizer jab less effective, still protects against Indian strain: Study"Despite slightly diminished efficacy, the Pfizer vaccine probably protects" against the Indian variant, according to laboratory test resul...
29 May, 2021, 06.16 PM IST
India's coronavirus vaccine, COVAXIN, likely effective against new British variant: StudyA study conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Covaxin showed a comparable neutralization activity of the vaccinated ind...
27 Jan, 2021, 03.15 PM IST
Recovered patients generated antibodies that can neutralise coronavirusSome antibodies are blocking the virus from entering the cells.
28 May, 2020, 06.04 PM IST
Chinese, US scientists identify 2 bacterial secreted proteins effective in inactivating coronavirusAs the development of virus-specific vaccines and antiviral drugs usually take a great deal of time, broad-spectrum antiviral drugs could b...
26 May, 2020, 06.35 PM IST
Novel coronavirus mutations may not make it more infectious: StudyCoronaviruses, like other RNA viruses, can develop mutations in three different ways: by mistake from copying errors during viral replicati...
26 May, 2020, 05.18 PM IST
'Nearly 70 drugs that may be effective against COVID-19 identified'According to researchers, some of the drugs are already used to treat diseases such as diabetes & hypertension.
26 Mar, 2020, 09.06 PM IST
Nearly 70 drugs that may be effective against Covid-19 identified: ScientistsAround 332 human proteins were found to interact with the SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins, the researchers, including Advait Subramanian, Srivats...
26 Mar, 2020, 05.11 PM IST