Tag: Virus
Nipah virus detected in Kozhikode, Centre rushes team to Kerala for...
Following the death of a boy, the Central Government has rushed a team of National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to the state for providing technical support.....................
Bharat Biotech unveils first commercial batch of COVAXIN manufactured in Ankleshwar
The vaccine batches manufactured from Ankleshwar facilities in Gujarat will be available for supplies starting September 2021.........................
Indian researchers unveil structure of key protein in COVID-19 virus
The IIT Mandi team has experimentally studied the structural conformations of SARS-CoV-2 NSP1 under various conditions – in an organic solvent, membrane mimetic environment, and inside liposomes...........................
Healthy young adults with COVID-19 may have long-term impact on blood...
Healthy adults with mild COVID-19 symptoms may increase their risk of cardiovascular complications which may continue for some time after COVID-19 infection.....................
PHDCCI urges GOI to take steps for scaling up Covid-19 vaccine...
PHD Chamber has called for immediate steps to facilitate voluntary licensing for scaling up production of Covaxin, Covishield and other vaccines to meet Covid-19 vaccination demand in India..........................
‘N protein’ of Coronavirus plays critical role in its transmission: IISER...
It is not enough to study spike protein alone to develop therapeutic drugs, antibodies, and entry inhibitors, since actual infectivity levels may vary significantly based on the presence of other viral proteins like the nucleocapsid (N) protein...............................
IIT Madras researchers study the high transmission potential of Coronavirus
Studying the SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, using various computational tools, the team set out to understand how spike proteins of these different virus strains interact with the human cells.....................
Genomics-guided approach for development of a therapeutic decoy-trap for COVID-19 treatment
A new study has analyzed genetic variation in ACE2, the receptor for the COVID-19 causing SARS-CoV-2 virus, from over 300,000 individuals and identified key mutations that are predicted to make individuals more susceptible to the virus....................
Indian scientists develop artificial enzyme to keep HIV virus in check
Made from vanadium pentoxide nanosheets, the new “nanozymes” work by mimicking the natural enzyme called glutathione peroxidase to help reduce oxidative stress levels in the host’s cells, which is required to keep the virus in check......................
Premas Biotech & Oramed announce oral COVID-19 vaccine candidate that produces...
With triple antigen targeting, the vaccine is claimed to offer better protection against COVID-19 variants. While Oravax Medical Inc has been established to accelerate the vaccine’s path to market, clinical trials are expected to commence in Q2 2021......................