Lungs Of Young Adults More Susceptible To Covid-19 Causing SARS-CoV-2 Virus, Claims Study
The study, which was posted on a preprint website and has not yet undergone peer review, showed that the lungs of older individuals are less susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 and flu virus replication compared to the young.
Apr 18, 2024, 11:46 AM IST
People With Blood Group A At Higher Risk Of Covid-19 Infections: Study
The study reveals blood group A cells were more likely to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 when compared with blood group O cells.
Jun 29, 2023, 16:42 PM IST
Covid-19 Virus Can Fuse Cells Leading To Brain Fog, Headaches: Study
The study reveals that Covid-19 causes neurons to undergo a cell fusion process, which has not been seen before.
Jun 08, 2023, 19:42 PM IST
Omicron, Sub-Lineages Dominant SARS-CoV-2 Variants In India: Govt Tells Rajya Sabha
During the last four months, more than 1900 Omicron sub-variants have been detected among the samples analysed by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium across the country.
Mar 14, 2023, 16:02 PM IST
Covid-19 Still a Public Health Emergency of International Concern: WHO
WHO Sounds Alert on Covid-19: In its notification, the global health agency said, "The WHO Director-General concurs with the advice offered by the Committee regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and determines that the event continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)."
Jan 30, 2023, 15:51 PM IST
New danger coming! Covid-like VIRUS found in Russian BATS can INFECT humans, say researchers
New Covid-like VIRUS found in Russian BATS: US researchers have found a new Covid-like VIRUS in Russian BATS which can infect humans. The two viruses have been identified as Khosta-1 and Khosta-2. The researchers found while Khosta-1 didn’t pose much threat to humans, Khosta-2 demonstrated some troubling traits.
Sep 23, 2022, 23:51 PM IST
Medical breakthrough! Scientists develop new mechanism to inactivate Covid-19 virus, block entry into cells
This novel approach provides an alternative mechanism to render viruses like SARS-CoV-2 inactive, promising a new class of peptides as antivirals.
Jul 13, 2022, 22:07 PM IST
Covid-19 infection may induce severe bone loss, suggests study
In addition to lung infection, complications of different organ systems in the long-term Covid-19 infection have been increasingly recognised in patients with disease, the researchers said.
May 27, 2022, 13:56 PM IST
US scientists detect Omicron variant of Covid-19 for first time in deer
The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, posted recently on the preprint repository bioRxiv, also found neutralising antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in one of the Omicron-infected deer, suggesting that, like humans, these animals can be reinfected with the virus.
Mar 07, 2022, 14:51 PM IST
Is NeoCov the deadliest strain of coronavirus? All about the variant, and why it's in news
In its current form, NeoCov - a type of coronavirus - does not infect humans but further mutations may make it potentially harmful, researchers have noted
Jan 28, 2022, 19:40 PM IST
Future Covid variants to be more contagious, warns WHO
According to Dr Mike Ryan, WHO's director of emergency programmes, the virus will continue to evolve before it settles into a pattern.
Jan 27, 2022, 13:55 PM IST
Are you in the grip of Omicron? These two symptoms are MOST reported by patients
According to experts, about 20 symptoms of Omicron have been reported.
Jan 20, 2022, 15:13 PM IST
No evidence of transmitting COVID-19 virus through breastfeeding: Study
Women who are infected with COVID-19 and are breastfeeding their baby have no risk of transmitting the virus through their breastmilk.
Jan 20, 2022, 12:53 PM IST
Those who are not vaccinated for Covid 19 can be re-infected by SARS-CoV-2
Re-infections can and have happened, even shortly after recovery.
Oct 04, 2021, 19:36 PM IST
Coronavirus epidemic first occurred over 21,000 years ago: Study
The study, published in the journal Current Biology, showed that humanity may have been exposed to sarbecoviruses -- which has the potential to jump from animals to humans -- since the Paleolithic period -- roughly 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 BC.
Sep 05, 2021, 11:46 AM IST
Why elderly, diabetic are at higher risk of COVID infection
Low levels of microRNA (miRNA) immunity increase the risk of COVID-19 infection in older adults and people with diabetes, according to Nanjing University researchers.
Aug 17, 2021, 13:14 PM IST
Kalonji may help in treatment for COVID-19 infection: Study
A team from the University of Technology in Sydney found an active ingredient of Nigella sativa or Kalonji can prevent the SARS-CoV-2, the virus leading to COVID-19, from causing a lung infection. Their study is published in the journal Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology.
Aug 04, 2021, 14:41 PM IST
US sees rise in respiratory virus, Delta infections among children
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that cases of RSV have risen gradually since early June, with an even greater spike in the past month.
Aug 02, 2021, 15:35 PM IST
Hair loss is new post COVID-19 complication: Doctors
The sudden onset of hair loss -- Telogen effluvium -- is caused majorly due to stress, nutritional deficiency and inflammatory reactions caused by the infectious disease, the health experts explained. Normally a person can lose up to 100 hair per day, but due to Telogen Effluvium it can increase up to 300-400 hair per day.
Aug 01, 2021, 13:31 PM IST
Inhalable dry antiviral powder may be effective against COVID-19
The broad-spectrum anti-coronavirus activity of inhaled tamibarotene powder was also demonstrated in MERS-CoV-infected mice model as pre-challenge prophylaxis.
