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The SARS-CoV-2 virus has RNA as its genetic material. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Rosemary compound may block COVID-19 infection, early study suggests

The research found that the compound can block the interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and the receptor...

2 Feb 2022 12:57 PM IST

- This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)

Covid may remain active, transmissible for longer than recommended...

The researchers wanted to know if a period of 14 days was really long enough for the virus to stop being detectable

31 Jan 2022 12:43 PM IST

India seeks new preferential treatment from US on drugs, other goods. (AFP Photo)

Anti-Covid drugs potent against Omicron, antibody therapies less...

The study also showed that some antibodies have entirely lost their ability to neutralise Omicron at realistic dosages

27 Jan 2022 12:35 PM IST

A nurse prepares booster doses of the AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine for people over 50 years old at a vaccination center set up at the Benito Juarez Auditorium in Zapopan, state of Jalisco, Mexico. (Photo: AFP)

Current Covid vaccines may protect from severe disease caused by...

The research also shows fully vaccinated people have fewer memory B cells and neutralising antibodies against Omicron

25 Jan 2022 5:14 PM IST

A dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at Lurie Childrens hospital in Chicago. (Photo: AP)

Nano bubbles could treat, prevent current and future strains of...

The study is the first to show evACE2 proteins are capable of fighting the new SARS-CoV-2 variants

24 Jan 2022 12:24 PM IST

It wasnt clear how a Moon-sized body could have generated a magnetic field that strong. (Photo: Twitter/File)

Study reveals new explanation for Moon-'s half-century magnetic...

Planetary bodies are known to produce magnetic fields through what-'s known as a core dynamo

24 Jan 2022 11:33 AM IST

A medical staff member speaks with a COVID-19 patient in the infectious disease ward of the Strasbourg University Hospital, eastern France. (Photo: AP)

Omicron a -'deviant-' from Covid pandemic progression script:...

Omicron, the highly infectious variant of coronavirus, is driving the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic in India

16 Jan 2022 2:34 PM IST

ISRO successfully conducted the qualification test of Cryogenic Engine for the Gaganyaan programme for a duration of 720 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. (Photo: ISRO)

ISRO conducts qualification test of the cryogenic engine to be used in...

This success was described as a major milestone for the human space programme

14 Jan 2022 7:34 AM IST

Volunteers in personal protective equipment (PPE) suits and relative perform the last rites during the cremation of a person who died due to the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a cremation ground in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Omicron more infectious than Delta variant: Medanta Hospital senior...

Omicron shows higher vaccine unresponsiveness and vaccine failure, the surgeon said

13 Jan 2022 4:42 PM IST

A youth gets a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination center in La Paz, Bolivia. (Photo: AP)

AstraZeneca Covid vaccine-'s third dose ups antibody response to...

The results were observed among individuals previously vaccinated with either Vaxzevria or an mRNA vaccine

13 Jan 2022 4:11 PM IST

ISRO successfully conducts the qualification test of Cryogenic Engine for the Gaganyaan programme for a duration of 720 seconds at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu. (PTI)

Qualification testing of cryogenic engine for Gaganyaan programme...

One more engine will undergo two short-duration tests and one long-duration test to complete the cryogenic engine...

13 Jan 2022 10:31 AM IST

A nurse a dose of the booster against COVID-19 during a vaccination campaign for people 60 and over, in Mexico City. (Photo: AP)

Multivariant Covid vaccine booster shows promise, early data suggests

The initial phase one clinical data shows the vaccine has strong levels of neutralising antibodies

5 Jan 2022 2:04 PM IST