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  'How coronavirus infection disrupts people's sense of smell decoded'

  May 12, 2020 13:31 IST

  Scientists have shown in mice that two proteins required for the entry of the novel coronavirus into the body are produced by cells involved in odour detection in the nasal cavity, a finding that may explain why some COVID-19 patients experience partial or total loss of the sense of smell.

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  Glenmark begins phase 3 of clinical trials on antiviral Favipiravir for COVID-19 patients in India

  May 12, 2020 12:10 IST

  Glenmark has successfully developed the active pharma ingredient (API) and the formulations for the product through its in-house R&D team. Favipiravir has demonstrated activity against influenza viruses and has been approved in Japan for the treatment of novel influenza virus infections.

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  Coronavirus infection in children may not start with coughs: Study

  May 12, 2020 11:10 IST

  Children suffering from non-respiratory disease symptoms like diarrhea and fever, or those with a history of exposure to the novel coronavirus, should be suspected of having COVID-19, a new study says.

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  Scientists call for studying COVID-19 transmission in companion animals, lifestock

  May 11, 2020 18:31 IST

  Scientists have called for studying the spread of the novel coronavirus across animal species, and between animals and humans, stressing the need to assess the impact of such transmission on food security.  

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  India prone to emerging weather event combining extreme heat, humidity: Study

  May 11, 2020 14:18 IST

  Global warming is causing atmospheric heat and humidity to combine in several parts of the world, including in India, into a deadly extreme weather event, according to a study which says such conditions may also ravage economies.

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  'Unwarranted' to think COVID-19 will vanish down the summer, says Indian virologist

  May 11, 2020 13:38 IST

  While the possibility for reduced spread of SARS-CoV-2 due to hot weather cannot be ruled out, it will be unwarranted to assume that COVID-19 will vanish down the summer, according to an Indian virologist.

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  Study finds why men are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection than women

  May 11, 2020 12:02 IST

  The study, published in the European Heart Journal, also found that heart failure patients taking drugs such as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), did not have higher concentrations of the coronavirus gateway enzyme ACE2 in their blood.

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  The exact origin of coronavirus pandemic remains fuzzy, but unlikely it's lab-engineered

  May 09, 2020 18:06 IST

  Is the Wuhan 'wet market' the global fountainhead of the coronavirus pandemic? Was coronavirus manufactured at a Chinese lab? Can bat viruses infect humans so easily? Three bat researchers clear the air in this exclusive interview

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  Human urine could help make concrete on moon: European Space Agency

  May 08, 2020 20:47 IST

  The European Space Agency said Friday that human urine could one day become a useful ingredient in making concrete to build on the moon.

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  Most COVID-19 patients may lose sense of smell by third day of infection: Study

  May 08, 2020 14:21 IST

  Loss of the sense of smell is most likely to occur by the third day of infection with the novel coronavirus, according to a study of over 100 Covid-19 patients which may help public health experts better identify those carrying the virus without adverse symptoms.

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  New study links low vitamin D levels with high COVID-19 death rate

  May 08, 2020 12:25 IST

  In a growing list of studies on vitamin D and its link with COVID-19 disease, British researchers have found an association between low average levels of vitamin D and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries.

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  Coronavirus found in semen, raising concerns of sexual transmission

  May 08, 2020 11:12 IST

  Chinese researchers have found virus that causes novel coronavirus can be found in semen, however, it doesn't gives a definite answer whether it can spread or transmitted during sex.

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  Lab-grown mini human organs may play key role in COVID-19 drug development: Scientists

  May 07, 2020 12:03 IST

  An emerging technique that uses lab-grown tiny human organs to study viral diseases can accelerate research on the novel coronavirus, and pave the way for new COVID-19 therapies, leading scientists say. "Organoids, are lab-grown organs, which closely resemble human tissues that are relevant for disease,” Josef Penninger, Director, Life Science Institute at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada

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  Decoded: How bats carry coronavirus without getting sick

  May 07, 2020 11:30 IST

  When exposed to the MERS virus, the researchers said, bat cells adapt, not by producing inflammation-causing proteins that are hallmarks of getting sick, but instead by maintaining a natural antiviral response.

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  Four-year-old llama named Winter may treat coronavirus with its antibodies, says study

  May 10, 2020 11:02 IST

  As the quest for the cure of the deadly coronavirus is on, there appears to be a breakthrough according to US and Belgian scientists who have identified a particle that can block the virus, according to a study published on Tuesday.

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  Coronavirus is weakening like SARS, suggests new mutation: Study

  May 07, 2020 8:16 IST

  A study at USA's Arizona State University (ASU) has discovered new mutations of COVID-19 that suggest that the virus is likely weakening like the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). In the recent ASU study, a new technology known as next-generation sequencing was used to come to this conclusion.

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  Live Streaming, Super Flower Moon 2020: Watch the final supermoon of 2020 tomorrow. Check details

  May 06, 2020 21:26 IST

  Get ready to witness Super Flower Moon 2020 on May 7. The beautiful celestial event will grace the night skies on Thursday, a keepsake memory in the grim corona times. The supermoon is going to be the last supermoon of the year 2020. If you are not able to watch Super Flower Moon Live, then you may catch the view online.

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  Intensive farming may increase risk of epidemics, scientists warn

  May 06, 2020 16:42 IST

  Intensive farming techniques have led to a common antibiotic-resistant pathogen to become capable of infecting both cattle and humans, according to a study which suggests the need to check agriculture practices for such outbreaks.

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  Scientists release app to track COVID-19 symptoms, inform users about hotspots

  May 06, 2020 13:47 IST

  The scientists said it may be useful as a planning tool to inform guidelines around self-isolation, identify regions in need of additional ventilators, expand hospital capacity, and provide real-time data to prepare for future outbreaks.

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  Heating may effectively disinfect N95 masks for reuse: Study

  May 06, 2020 13:42 IST

  Heating may be the best way to disinfect N95 masks for reuse, according to a study which found that doing so preserves their filtration efficiency for 50 cycles.

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  Coronavirus structure offers clue to high infection rate: Study

  May 06, 2020 10:35 IST

  Researchers studying the structure of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 have found a unique feature in the virus that could explain its highly transmissibility between people, findings that may aid in the development of new drugs against the disease.

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  Mutant coronavirus has emerged and it's more dangerous, says study

  May 06, 2020 8:20 IST

  As the deadly novel coronavirus has caused havoc across the globe, scientists have discovered a new strain of COVID-19 that has become dominant worldwide and appears to be more contagious than the one that spread initially. According to a new study led by scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the strain appeared in February in Europe, migrated quickly to the East Coast of the United States, and has been the dominant strain across the world since mid-March.

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  Hepatitis C drugs may help fight COVID-19, supercomputer simulations suggest

  May 05, 2020 14:11 IST

  Several drugs approved for the treatment of hepatitis C viral infection have been identified as potential candidates against COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, according to a study based on extensive calculations using supercomputer simulations. 

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  ‘Recently recovered COVID-19 patients produce virus-specific antibodies’

  May 05, 2020 11:54 IST

  Most newly discharged patients who recently recovered from COVID-19 produce varying virus-specific antibodies and T cells, according to a study that has implications for designing an effective vaccine against the deadly disease.

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  'Scientists training dogs to sniff out COVID-19 in humans'

  May 04, 2020 15:02 IST

  Scientists in the US say they are training dogs to identify COVID-19 in humans by sniffing out the disease in saliva and urine samples. 

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  COVID-19 virus infects human intestinal cells, study finds

  May 04, 2020 12:01 IST

  The novel coronavirus can infect and replicate in cells that line the inside of the human intestines, according to a study that could explain why some patients with COVID-19 experience gastrointestinal symptoms. 

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  First detailed colour-coded geological map of Moon for scientists released

  May 04, 2020 11:31 IST

  The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has released a 1:5,000,000 scale map recently which reveals a lot about the surface of the Moon. It is colour-coded for scientists, researchers and lunar enthusiasts to easily study the Moon’s surface and it can also aid future research projects involving the Moon.

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  'How coronavirus infects intestine cells decoded'

  May 03, 2020 10:01 IST

  Researchers have shown that the novel coronavirus can infect and multiply in cells of the human intestine, a finding that could explain why many COVID-19 patients experience gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea.