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Representative image of a vaccine being administered to a person. (Photo | US Air Force - Areca T Wilson)

Johnson & Johnson to begin coronavirus vaccine trials on humans in...

US pharmaceutical Moderna has already moved into human trials for its vaccine candidate, as has China's CanSinoBIO.

31 March 2020 6:03 PM IST

An artists depiction of a virus being destroyed. (

MIT designing drug that may block entry of coronavirus into human...

The potential drug is a short protein fragment, or peptide, that mimics a protein found on the surface of human cells,...

31 March 2020 5:16 PM IST

Images combined from a 3D medical animation, depicting the shape of coronavirus as well as the cross-sectional view. Image shows the major elements including the Spike S protein, HE protein, viral envelope, and helical RNA (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Scientificanimations.com)

Can a particle accelerator help design COVID-19 vaccine? Australia set...

Using the technology, within five minutes one can understand why a drug does or does not attach to a COVID-19 protein,...

31 March 2020 4:17 PM IST

SARS-CoV-2, can be isolated from the faeces and urine of infected people, in which the pathogen can survive for up to several days after exiting the human body. (Representative Image)

Paper-based test to detect coronavirus in wastewater: Study

It may predict the potential spread of the virus by picking up signatures of it in faeces from disease carriers that...

31 March 2020 12:44 PM IST

People entering the White House have their temperature taken before a coronavirus,COVID-19 briefing atthe White House in Washington, DC. AFP Photo

Loss of smell, taste, likely to be early symptom of Covid19, says...

Currently, there have been reports of taste and smell disorders related to COVID-19 from multiple countries

29 March 2020 1:40 PM IST

A US based company has designed a portable coronavirus testing process that delivers results in 15 minutes. (Photo: Abbott Labs)

US lab unveils portable 5-minute COVID-19 test

The emergency product could be in the market next week

28 March 2020 10:44 AM IST

Canadian researchers study drugs to reduce Covid19 complications

Several COVID-19 patients have had severe complications from a surge of activated immune cells in the lungs -- known as...

24 March 2020 10:52 AM IST

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Covid19 myths busted: Read this before you believe in Whatsapp...

We-'ve summed up a few common myths and misconceptions around coronavirus to keep you better informed

24 March 2020 10:03 AM IST

Dawn Canova, clinical manager for outpatient wound care at Carroll Hospital, handles a sample from a person tested for the coronavirus at a drive-thru station in the hospitals parking garage in Westminster, Maryland. AFP Photo

US begins first phase of clinical trials for vaccine against Covid19

The trial began at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) in Seattle

17 March 2020 2:04 PM IST

Cell biologist Prof Frank Grosveld, one of the members of the research team.

Signs of hope: Cell biologists report discovery of first antibody to...

Team of 10 researchers say: â€œIn conclusion, this is the first report on a (human) monoclonal antibody that neutralizes...

16 March 2020 7:43 PM IST

A couple wearing protective masks are seen crossing the street in New York City. AFP Photo

Covid19 spreads even before people show symptoms, study says

They study says the speed of an epidemic depends on two things -- how many people it infects, and how long it takes...

14 March 2020 11:55 AM IST

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Scientists gear up for Coronavirus vaccine test

Dozens of research groups around the world are racing to create a vaccine as COVID-19 cases continue to grow

9 March 2020 1:34 PM IST