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Covid virus can infect inner ear, affect hearing, balance: Study
SARS-CoV-2, a virus that causes Covid-19, can infect cells of the inner ear including hair cells, which are critical for both hearing and balance,...
Aerosols spread tuberculosis like Covid-19: Study
Much like Covid-19, tuberculosis (TB) is also spread primarily by inhalation of virus-laden aerosols more than coughing, as thought so far, according to study...
AstraZeneca’s antibody cocktail can prevent, treat Covid-19
AstraZeneca's long-acting antibody combination is both able to prevent and treat Covid-19, according to the phase three results released on Monday.
The drug, AZD7442, is...
Young transplant patients respond better to Covid vax
Children, between the ages of 12 and 18, who have received solid organ transplants appear to mount a more robust immune response than their...
Bat-related coronaviruses more frequent than thought: Study
An average of about 400,000 people are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARSr-CoVs) annually in South and Southeast Asia, according to a...
Covid infections plus vax may arm some with ‘superhuman immunity’
Once infected with Covid and later fully vaccinated likely boosts immune systems of some people, providing them with a lasting defence against all future...
GSK-CureVac’s 2nd Covid vax shows better immune response
The second mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine developed by German biopharmaceutical company CureVac and its British partner GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has demonstrated improved immune response and protection...
Spain authorises clinical trials of domestic Covid vax
The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has authorised the beginning of the first round of clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine...
Can antibodies to common cold protect against Covid?
Pre-existing antibodies against human cold coronaviruses (HCoV) can likely confer cross-protection against Covid-19 infection, suggests a study.
The study, led by researchers at the Barcelona...
Licensed drug may cut SARS-CoV-2 infection by up to 70%: Study
A licensed drug normally used to treat abnormal levels of fatty substances in the blood could reduce infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus by...