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A malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective. (Photo)

Hydroxychloroquine can't prevent COVID-19, says new study

Hydroxychloroquine and a similar drug, chloroquine, have been the subject of much debate since Trump started promoting...

4 Jun 2020 10:52 AM IST

Scientists at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology say the virulent strain could be the cause of higher mortality seen in some states of India.

CCMB claims discovery of more virulent strain of COVID-19 virus in...

Hyderabad research institute says the virus mutated in India in the face of local host genetics

4 Jun 2020 9:37 AM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

Scientists hunt for pandemic hotspots to test vaccines

Transmission rates may be at such low levels at some places that there is not enough disease circulating to truly test...

1 Jun 2020 4:16 PM IST

A pharmacy tech holds a pill of Hydroxychloroquine at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah. (AFP)

US sends 2 million doses of malaria drug to Brazil for COVID-19...

No large, rigorous scientific studies have found the drug, hydroxychloroquine, safe or effective for preventing or...

1 Jun 2020 9:55 AM IST

Chandrabali Datta, who was born in Kolkata, works in the Clinical Biomanufacturing Facility at the universitys Jenner Institute. (DC Photo)

Covid19 vaccine project is a humanitarian cause: Indian-origin...

The 34-year-old's role as a Quality Assurance Manager means to ensure compliance are met before the vaccine could...

31 May 2020 10:13 AM IST

Hospital staff shifts a COVID-19 patient to a special ward for treatment. (PTI)

Patients who undergo surgery after COVID infection at increased death...

Mortality rates were higher in men versus women, and in patients aged 70 years or over versus those aged under 70 years

30 May 2020 1:09 PM IST

A worker caresses cats at the Public Animal Shelter of the Guaratiba neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AFP)

Coronavirus 'shapeshifts' to jump from animals to humans: Study

Researchers conduct genetic analysis of the novel coronavirus and confirmed that its closest relative is a coronavirus...

30 May 2020 12:28 PM IST

A CCTV grab of a young male tiger, about three years old, looking down a mine belonging to the Singareni Colieries in Adilabad district of Telangana.

Telangana miners stop work at night to let tiger prowl in peace

The young tiger is probably a migrant from Maharashtra looking to mark out its own territory

26 May 2020 3:56 PM IST

Representational image

Birds on our rooftop, balcony, terrace...!

Birders in Hyderabad are overjoyed, as they're able to spot many species

25 May 2020 8:19 PM IST

Remdesivir is helping people recover faster. (Photo- Social Media)

Over 130 drugs under trail to treat Covid19, remdesivir leading...

Remdesivir is helping people recover faster, and is lowering the death rate among critically ill patients

23 May 2020 4:53 PM IST

Roscosmos tweeted a picture of the cosmonauts wearing space suit bearing Indian flag.(Photo- Roscosmos twitter)

Four Indian cosmonauts resume Gaganyaan training in Russia after...

Four Indian Air Force fighter pilots are currently under training in Moscow, and are likely to be potential candidates...

23 May 2020 3:57 PM IST

Covid19 pandemic may cause long-term health problems. (Photo- Social media)

Covid19 pandemic may cause long-term health problems: Study

Another key exposure in the study was fear for one's own safety, and the safety of others

21 May 2020 5:28 PM IST