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Novel device to diagnose Covid from saliva samples
A team of researchers has designed a small tabletop device that can detect SARS-CoV-2 from a saliva sample in about an hour.
In a new...
Covid vax safe for patients with rheumatic, lupus disease
mRNA Covid-19 vaccination is safe for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases -- such as inflammatory arthritis and lupus -- and flares of their...
Kalonji may help in treatment for Covid-19 infection: Study
Australian researchers have found that seeds of the plant, Nigella sativa, better known as Kalonji, could be utilised in the treatment of Covid-19 infection.
The...
Scientists find drug cocktail effective against Delta, Beta variants
A team of researchers here has found a combination of antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs that can be used to treat Covid-19 patients with mild...
AstraZeneca does not raise high blood clot risk post 2nd dose: Study
The incidence of rare blood clot is higher following a Covid-19 infection than two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines, according to a new...
3D ‘assembloid’ shows how SARS-CoV-2 infects brain cells
A team of researchers has produced a stem cell model that demonstrates a potential route of entry of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19,...
Inhaled Covid vax shows promise against disease in animals
An experimental single-dose, intranasal Covid-19 vaccine has shown potential for full protection in mice against the lethal infectious disease, say researchers.
The experimental vaccine uses...
Japanese scientists repurpose anti-malarial drug to fight Covid
A team of scientists has identified an anti-malarial drug, mefloquine, that is effective against SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19.
The team from Tokyo University of...
Covaxin effectively neutralises Alpha, Delta variants: US top body
Covaxin's Covid-19 jab, developed and manufactured by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, generates antibodies that can effectively neutralize the Alpha (B117) and Delta (B1617) variants of...
Prior Covid infection won’t affect IVF success: Study
The ovarian reserve of women previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, is not adversely affected, and their chance of success from fertility...