New Delhi : A team of scientists from top Indian research institutes has identified variations in COVID-19 RNA and their implications by using state-of-the-art genomic sequencing methods. The researchers have also studied the fixation of these intra-host variations into extra-
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) have identified phytochemicals in the petals of a Himalayan plant that could potentially be used to treat COVID-19 infection. The research
New Delhi (Indian Science Wire) : Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-Madras), the Centre for Networked Intelligence at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), and Semantic Web India, a private technology firm based in Bengaluru, have joined
New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal and the University of Nebraska Medical Centre, Nebraska, (UNMC), USA have identified Rapamycin as a potential drug that can be repurposed to treat COVID-19. Rapamycin used
New Delhi (India Science Wire): Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)’s constituent laboratories have been working relentlessly in partnership with industry to launch repurposed drugs through process development and conducting clinical trials. CSIR labs have also extensively contributed towards
New Delhi(India Science Wire) : AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) has been expanded into India, with the first patients recruited last week to the first two sites, Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana in Punjab and Sterling Multispecialty Hospital in Pune,
Bhopal. (India Science Wire):Innovators at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal have developed a unique ‘Crowd and Mask’ Monitoring System to prevent COVID-19 from spread. This one-of-its-kind low cost Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled device is portable and easy
New Delhi, Jan 07 (India Science Wire): In the light of coronavirus vaccine roll-out, the central government is going to execute a mock drill on vaccine administration on January 08, 2021. These drills are aimed to ensure efficient planning and
The government has also initiated a study on whether Ashwagandha can be an alternative to anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a potential COVID-19 preventive. Ayurvedic herb Ashwagandha can be an effective therapeutic and preventive drug against the COVID-19 infection, a
Ayush department in Mysuru district has come up first of its kind 210 bedded dedicated Ayush covid care centre in the entire State at Mysuru, to treat asymptomatic Covid 19 patients with Ayurveda alone. Mysuru district officer of Ayush (Ayurveda,
