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Fighting mosquito-borne diseases: Scientists pinpoint drug target for dengue, zika & other virusesResearchers have found a new way to tackle infectious mosquito-born viruses, such as dengue and Zika. A study published in the journal Cell...16 Aug, 2023, 07.58 PM IST- Covid nasal sprays could one day stop the virus from replicating, or entering the body'Viral blockade', as the name suggests, is a simple premise based on blocking SARS-CoV-2.29 Nov, 2022, 09.02 AM IST
- Why do some people who take Paxlovid for Covid get 'rebound' symptoms or test positive again?In a clinical trial, Paxlovid showed an 89% reduction in the risk of hospitalisation and death.05 Aug, 2022, 09.43 AM IST
- Children's noses can better fight COVID-19 infection, study says"We have shown the lining of children's noses has a more pro-inflammatory response to the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 than adult noses," said Shor...04 Aug, 2022, 04.27 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
- Omicron infects 70 times faster but may cause less severe disease: StudyThe researchers from University of Hong Kong found that Omicron infects and multiplies 70 times faster than the Delta variant and original ...16 Dec, 2021, 01.13 PM IST
- Nipah virus: could it cause the next pandemic?Nipah virus was first identified in Malaysia in 1998. Cases such as the recent death of a boy in Kerala, India have raised concerns that it...01 Nov, 2021, 11.33 AM IST
- SARS-CoV-2 mutations: Why coronavirus might still have some tricks to pullThe SARS-CoV-2 genome is made up of 30,000 individual bases. The rate at which mutations arise is typically expressed as the probability th...12 Aug, 2021, 11.06 AM IST
- Only way to decrease variants of COVID-19 is by increasing vaccination: Gagandeep KangKang said, "When we are infected or vaccinated we make antibodies in response to a whole virus or part of a virus. In a viral infection, th...27 May, 2021, 05.06 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
- 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
- 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
- Novel chikungunya vaccine promises safety, effectivenessNew York, Dec 20 (IANS) Researchers have developed the first vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific virus that does not...20 Dec, 2016, 04.05 PM 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 multiplies19 Nov, 2016, 05.37 PM IST
- New study points to potential Ebola drug targetInterfering with the replication of the Ebola virus can stop it in its tracks, opening the door to potential treatments for the deadly dise...12 Apr, 2015, 09.41 AM 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
- Lab breakthrough opens way to cure for cold soresCold sores, the painful blemishes of the mouth caused by the herpes simplex virus, may become a thing of the past, US researchers reported ...02 Jul, 2008, 01.58 PM IST
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