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Cancer drug lessens toxicity of protein from SARS-COV-2
A team of researchers has identified the most toxic proteins made by SARS-COV-2 -- the virus that causes Covid-19 -- and then used an...
Pfizer begins testing oral pill to treat Covid
US pharmaceutical company Pfizer has begun Phase 1 clinical trial of a novel oral antiviral drug for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.
The oral...
Vax-induced antibodies may be less effective against new Covid variants
Neutralizing antibodies induced by the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines were significantly less effective against the SARS-CoV-2 variants first described in Brazil/Japan and South...
Covaxin demonstrates interim clinical efficacy of 81%
Bharat Biotech on Wednesday announced the first interim analysis of Covaxin, which shows the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine to be at 81 percent.
The...
Covid vax for S. Africa strain ready for human testing: Moderna
US-based drugmaker Moderna said that it has completed manufacturing of clinical trial material for its variant-specific vaccine candidate against the SARS-CoV-2 variant known as...
India detects over 24K mutations in 7K variants of Covid
The genetic diagnostic laboratories in India have detected over 24,000 mutations in the strains of SARS-CoV-2 in the last year, top officials told IANS...
Not all Covid patients have enough antibodies: Musk-led study
Billionaire Elon Musk has become a co-author of a study on Covid-19 where he joined researchers to track coronavirus infection in 4,000 SpaceX workers...
SARS-CoV-2 can infect neurons, damage brain tissue: Study
Researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect the central nervous system and have begun to unravel some of the virus's effects on brain...
Covid recovered patients may have immunity for over 8 months
Contrary to the current belief that recovered Covid-19 patients have antibodies to fight the disease for up to three to five months, a significant...
Century of data show Covid-19 likely to impact the brain
Making a compelling case for the expected long-term effects on the brain and nervous system by the Covid virus, new research that included scientists...