A bird flu pandemic would be one of the most foreseeable catastrophes in historyNearly five years post-COVID, the next pandemic's only barrier is luck. H5N1 avian flu infects a third of California's dairy herds, posing ...
29 Nov, 2024, 07.55 PM IST
Researchers find 'SC' antibody that can help develop one vaccine for all COVID-19 variantsResearchers have identified an antibody, SC27, that can counter all known variants of the coronavirus causing COVID-19 and related viruses ...
09 Sep, 2024, 02.57 PM IST
Will avian flu become another pandemic and Joe Biden pay price for its spread in 2024 Presidential Election?If media reports are to be believed, the Joe Biden administration is dangerously underprepared for the disease. The avian flu virus H5N1 ha...
10 Apr, 2024, 09.12 AM IST
After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worriesThe giant wave ebbed by mid-April. The virus mutated quickly into a series of sub-variants adept at evading immunity. A recent study in the...
25 Nov, 2022, 08.03 PM IST
CoVarScan is here! New Covid test can identify all variants in hoursThe test detects the signatures of 8 hotspots on the Covid virus.
05 Jul, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
Dominant coronavirus mutant contains ghost of pandemic pastA genetic trait that harkens back to the pandemic's past, known as a "delta mutation," appears to allow the virus "to escape pre-existing i...
26 May, 2022, 10.04 PM IST
IISc researchers find Asthma drug Montelukast can block crucial SARS-CoV-2 proteinApproved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the drug, called montelukast, has been around for more than 20 years and is usually ...
25 Apr, 2022, 08.38 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
Delta dominant variant in US, makes up more than half of COVID-19 cases: CDCThe variant, also known as B.1.617.2, was first detected in India in December and is spreading quickly across the globe. In some parts of A...
07 Jul, 2021, 03.22 PM IST
Pfizer Covid shot neutralises Brazilian strain in lab studyIn lab experiments, the shot demonstrated “roughly equivalent” levels of neutralising activity against the Brazil and UK strains compared w...
09 Mar, 2021, 11.30 PM IST
Pfizer vaccine can neutralise coronavirus variants first reported in UK, SA: StudyAccording to the scientists, including those from the University of Texas in the US, these variants have a substitution of the amino acid b...
09 Feb, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
Asian markets swing as traders mull virus, vaccines and stimulusSigns that Joe Biden's much-vaunted stimulus could face a tough ride through Congress were also tempering optimism, while there was increas...
27 Jan, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
Britain reports record 1,325 coronavirus deaths over 24 hours, total dead now 79,833The death toll eclipsed the previous worst of 1,224 recorded on April 21 during the height of the first wave last year, and brings the tota...
08 Jan, 2021, 10.38 PM IST
Pfizer vaccine appears effective against mutation in new coronavirus variants: StudyThe not-yet peer reviewed study by Pfizer and scientists from the University of Texas Medical Branch indicated the vaccine was effective in...
08 Jan, 2021, 10.10 AM IST
Novel coronavirus can undergo mutations that may make it more deadly & contagious, says studyThe spike protein is also continuing to accumulate additional mutations.
02 Nov, 2020, 06.18 PM IST
Dengue virus is becoming resistant to vaccines and treatment: StudyAs per the study, one of the strains of the virus can morph itself which helps it evade the immune system of the human host.
23 Sep, 2019, 10.52 AM IST
Now, a novel tool may lead to Zika virus vaccinesThe recent outbreak has highlighted the urgent need to establish genetic tools for studying how the virus multiplies
19 Nov, 2016, 05.37 PM IST