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Pioneering RNA vaccines could tackle all future virus mutations, eliminate need for booster doses
This method addresses the challenge of viral mutation by targeting thousands of sections of the vir…
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Novel artificial enzymes could help 'kill' Covid virus: Study
Scientists have developed artificial enzymes programmed to target the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 an…
PTI
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Got flu before you got Covid? Your immune response could be different
Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus changes neither the trajectory, nor the severity of…
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Monkeypox is not a global emergency as of now, says WHO
However, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “deeply concerned” about the e…
PTI
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Los Angeles County reports first death due to West Nile virus this year
Los Angeles County has reported its first death of the year caused by West Nile virus, a mosquito-b…
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Covid-19 vaccine is not coming anytime soon, says health professor from Italy
And is there a possibility to develop a vaccine for Covid-19, and how soon is it possible? …
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Scientists from Australia and US develop new antiviral therapy with 99.99% efficacy against COVID-19
An international team of scientists, from Australia and the US, has developed an experimental direc…
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BioNTech scientist Katalin Karikó risked her career to develop mRNA vaccines. Americans will start getting her coronavirus shot on Monday.
For more than a decade, Katalin Karikó struggled to convince colleagues that mRNA vaccine technolog…
Aria Bendix
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Premier medical institute in Kerala develops RNA extraction kit for COVID-19
In the lab, the RNA of SARS-CoV-2 is extracted, convertedinto DNA and amplified using the PCR techn…
PTI
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Bacteria and virus: Differences you need to know
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, diseases caused by bacteria and viruses have been a popular …
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Delay in vaccination may lead to development of new COVID-19 variants, say healthcare experts
People should not delay taking Covid-19 vaccine as this will give virus an opportunity to develop n…
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New research explains severe virus attacks on lungs
A team of Swedish researchers has revealed how different kinds of immune cells, called macrophages,…
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Epidemiologist rates 10 zombie virus movies and TV shows for realism
Dr. Tara C. Smith is an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist at Kent State University College of Publi…
Ju Shardlow,Brett Jordan
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How viruses like the coronavirus mutate
Coronavirus mutations can sound scary, but they're actually nothing to worry about. Some can even b…
Abby Tang,Clancy Morgan,Emily…
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Lymphoma drug outperforms Remdesivir against COVID-19 virus
A chemotherapy medication originally developed to treat lymphoma has outperformed the popular remde…
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Does copper kill germs? Yes, it's effective against COVID-19 within 4 hours
Copper kills most germs within hours because it disrupts a pathogen's protective layers that keep i…
Ashley Laderer,Tania Elliott
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Antiviral drug 'Molnupiravir' blocks COVID-19 virus within 24 hours: Study
Researchers have discovered that the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Covid-19) with a new antivi…
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How do viruses spread and how to protect yourself against infection
Viruses easily spread between humans through coughs, needles, and sex. Animals can also infect huma…
Ashley Laderer,Tania Elliott
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Scientists say a man with HIV is the first to reach long-term remission without a bone marrow transplant, but their peers are skeptical
A 36-year-old man was declared HIV-free after taking a cocktail of anti-retroviral drugs, but scien…
Shira Feder
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'Recently recovered COVID-19 patients produce virus-specific antibodies'
Compared to healthy controls, both newly discharged and follow-up patients showed higher levels of…