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Experimental drug blocks COVID-19 viral entry into lung cells expresspharma
September 21, 2020
Researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine made changes to a free ACE2 molecule, and then fused one part of it to a piece of an antibody, an immune system protein, with the goal of strengthening its antiviral effect.
Progress toward antiviral treatments for COVID-19 worldpharmanews
September 17, 2020
COVID-19 is caused by a virus known as SARS-CoV-2, which is similar in structure to two other viruses that have caused recent outbreaks: SARS-CoV, which caused an outbreak of SARS in 2003, and MERS-CoV, the cause of a 2012 outbreak of ...
US researchers identify tiny molecule to neutralise Covid-19 virus pharmaceutical-technology
September 17, 2020
A research team at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the US has isolated a tiny biological molecule that could completely neutralise SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.
Genome analyses track SARS-CoV-2's early introduction to the US and Europe worldpharmanews
September 14, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 arrived in Washington State somewhere between late January and early February 2020, sparking rapid community transmission of the virus that went undetected for several weeks before this community spread became evident ...
Researcher claims antiviral medicine for cats also works against COVID-19 expresspharma
August 31, 2020
The scientists said they plan to test modifications of the drug to make it an even better fit inside the virus.
Roll-out plan of Sputnik-V prompts worries about virus mutation expresspharma
August 24, 2020
Viruses are known for their ability to mutate all the time - and often this has little or no impact on the risk posed to people.
Guideline cites incubation period of virus chinadaily
August 22, 2020
The incubation period for COVID-19, the time between exposure to the virus and the onset of symptoms, is about three to seven days for most people and can be up to 14 days, during which these pre-symptomatic patients can be contagious, according to China'
Concerns over the spread of COVID-19 declining since June: Poll pharmaceutical-technology
August 21, 2020
Fear of COVID-19 community transmission has been causing anxiety among the public as well as governments. Majority of the concerns in the public were related to fear of contracting the disease themselves and their families, according to a study ...
Virus uses ‘decoy’ strategy to evade immune system: Otago researchers expresspharma
August 17, 2020
The research demonstrates another manner in which viruses are capable of hijacking infected cells and alerts scientists to the novel mechanism of viral transmission, say scientists.
COVID-19 resurgence expected in US as herd immunity unlikely: GlobalData expresspharma
August 03, 2020
New data suggest that some hard-hit communities may be better protected for COVID-19 resurgence, while other communities are not.

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