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Study suggests age does not contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): Scientists have estimated that the age of an individual does not indicate how likely they are to be infected by SARS-CoV-2.
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Study suggests premature relaxation of social-distancing measures
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): Premature relaxation of the physical-distancing measures that have been designed to control the COVID-19 pandemic have frequently resulted in an immediate reversal of public health gains against SARS-CoV-2, suggests a study by Massachusetts General Hospital
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Antibodies from patients infected with SARS-CoV in 2003 cross-neut
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): Antibodies in serum samples collected from patients infected with SARS-CoV during the 2003 outbreak effectively neutralised SARS-CoV-2 infection in cultured cells, according to a new study.
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High doses of favipiravir counter SARS-CoV-2 in hamsters, Hydroxyc
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): Researchers report that treatment with high doses of favipiravir, an antiviral drug that has been used to treat pandemic influenza in Japan, significantly reduced SARS-CoV-2 levels in the lungs, improved lung pathology, and reduced virus transmission by dir
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Premature relaxation of social-distancing measures undermines gain
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has revealed that "premature" relaxation of the statewide physical-distancing measures that have been designed to control the COVID-19 pandemic have frequently resulted in an immediate reversal of public hea
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Study reveals dozens of mammals could be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): Numerous animals may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a large study modelling how the virus might infect different animals' cells, led by UCL researchers.
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Second sero-survey reveals 1 in 15 individuals aged 10 years or ab
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): One in 15 individuals aged 10 years or above were estimated to be exposed to SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) by August 2020, according to the findings of India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) second sero-survey, said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General
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Scientists examine neurological consequences of COVID-19
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], September 27 (ANI): In a recent study, neuroscientists and clinicians examined the potential link between COVID-19 and increased risk of Parkinson's disease, with an aim to find measures to get ahead of the curve.
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Diminished response by 'killer' T cells responsible for high morta
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington, [US], September 22 (ANI): Elderly patients face a higher risk of severity and death than younger patients due to COVID- 19, and new research, comparing the immune response among age groups, may help explain the reason why?
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Shorter time from symptom onset to hospitalisation is associated w
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): A shorter time from symptom onset to hospitalisation is associated with a more serious disease and death in patients with COVID-19, suggest the findings of new research.
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Study focuses on neurological consequences of COVID-19
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], September 24 (ANI): A team of neuroscientists and clinicians are examining the potential link between COVID-19 and increased risk of Parkinson's disease, and measures to get ahead of the curve.
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Coronavirus strain may have mutated, potentially evolving: Study
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): Houston researchers have unveiled a study of over 5,000 genetic sequences of coronavirus which reveals the pathogen's virus's continuous accumulation of mutations.
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