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Fever is Not a Disease Itself, It is Usually a Sign of Other Illness and Infection
A fever (in greek- pyrexia, in Latin- febrile) is a body condition at which the temperature of the body becomes higher than what is called normal. A normal …
COVID-19 Vaccines Around the Globe
First reported on Dec 31, 2019, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, the world is in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic. World’s leading health and research …
Six Promising COVID-19 Vaccine that are Currently in Phase 3 of Clinical Trial
On December 31, 2019, the WHO representative of China was informed that a new pneumonia case was caused by an unknown aetiology (unknown cause) detected in …
What is ACE-2 Receptor, How it is Connected with SARS-CoV-2, and How Do We Know SARS-CoV-2 Uses ACE-2 Receptor for Entering the Host Cell?
Long been coronavirus, the virus that causes CVID-19, has been a hot and ramping issue all over the world. Though some international biopharmaceuticals like …
January Timeline of Coronavirus
No one would have suspect that this coronavirus, which causes disease COVID-19, will be so much devastating and affect the globe in all the possible ways it …
Seems Like COVID-19 Vaccine will be Ready by the End of 2020
Earlier in April 2020, researchers from the University of Oxford at the Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Centre had initiated a phase I trial of their COVID-19 vaccine …
Bio-Tech Company ‘Moderna’ Attaining New Height for COVID-19 Cure Vaccine
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. The black area in …
COVID-19 Vaccine Update from a China-Based Biotech Company is Promising
Whole world is in desperate need of the COVID-19 vaccine/antidote and this seems evident especially in this situation where the number of confirmed cases hits …
Killing Coronavirus by 'Air Filter' Could be the Best Alternative for Ongoing Worst Situation
Device for virus experiment. Photographs show the device details (left) and one of the two filters using folded Ni foam (right). On December 31, 2019, …
Researchers Found Neuropilin-1 Facilitates SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity
RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 have a remarkable ability to adapt to their host environment by generating adaptive mutations in a short period.
Gilead Announced Results from Phase III Trial of Remdesivir
On June 01, 2020, Gilead made and announcement, through a press release, about the results from its phase III SIMPLE trial of remdesivir in human patients.
Host Factor Determines the Severity of COVID-19, not the Varied Strain
Researchers analyzed the clinical, molecular, and immunological data from 326 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Shanghai and discovered two different SARS-CoV-2 strains within their patient cohort but that viral variations did not significantly affect the patient outcomes.
Adding a Nylon Stocking Really Improves Filtering Efficiency of Homemade Cloth Masks
Researchers claimed that the filtration ability of homemade masks was lower than 30% (in normal) but when they are added with the pantyhose layer, their filtration ability boosts anywhere from 15% to 50%.
Here is the Most Detailed 3D Representation of SARS-COV-2
The coronavirus RNA molecule is one of the largest amongst all RNA viruses at 30,000 'letters' long, which is about twice the size of the influenza A genome, but still 100,000 times smaller than the human genome (over 3 billion 'letters' long).
Yes, Coronavirus is Mutating but You don’t Need to Panic
Researchers have identified 6,822 mutations of SARS-CoV-2 across a global dataset among which 273 mutations have occurred repeatedly and independently.
Another COVID-19 Vaccine Enter in Phase 1/2 of Clinical Trial
The Clinical trial started on May 25, 2020. First volunteer participants are already enrolled. Estimated Primary Completion Date is December 31, 2020, and Estimated Study Completion Date July 31, 2021.
A Prominent Technique to Detect SARS-CoV-2: Real Time RT-PCR(rRT-PCR)
Real-time RT-PCR has risen to become the benchmark technology for the detection and/or comparison of RNA levels for several reasons...
Researchers from Harvard and MIT are Working Together to Develop a Face Mask that can Light up When it Detect Coronavirus
For the fast, easier and safe detection of coronavirus, researchers James Collins, Peter Nguyen, and Nina Donghia, and Luis Soenksen at the Wyss Institute are developing a rapid self-activating COVID-19 diagnostic face mask which can detect coronavirus when an affected person wears it.
Phase II/III of COVID-19 Vaccine is About to Begin at Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Centre
The University of Oxford, Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Centre's researchers have already begun recruiting human volunteers for the next phase in human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine trial in humans.
COVID-19: Another Potent Antiviral Drug in the List
A team of researchers has recently found that an antiviral drug can help speed up the recovery of COVID-19 patients. The international team was led by Dr. Eleanor Fish, Scientist Emeritus at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network (UHN), and professor at the University of Toronto's Department of Immunology.