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- Read more about Indian researchers to work for COVID-19 vaccine
The swell of novel coronavirus appears not abating. In just a few months from the outbreak, it has reached around 210 countries, took lives of more than one lakh people. The numbers are climbing. In an effort to place a hurdle before the runaway train, scientists across the globe are racing to develop a drug that can cure or a vaccine that stop its spread.
- Read more about RGCB developing a new kit to detect COVID-19 infection
Researchers at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram are in the final stages of developing a kit that promises to help detect SARS CoVID-19 infection as early as four days post-infection of the virus.
- Read more about Enforcement Policy for Digital Health Devices For Treating Psychiatric Disorders During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) plays a critical role in protecting the United States from threats such as emerging infectious diseases, including the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. FDA is committed to providing timely guidance to support response efforts to this pandemic.
- Read more about FDA Approves First Therapy for Treatment of Low-Grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jelmyto (mitomycin gel), the first therapy to treat low-grade upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC). Urothelial cancer is a cancer of the lining of the urinary system.
- Read more about Sanofi and GSK to join forces in unprecedented vaccine collaboration to fight COVID-19
Sanofi and GSK announce that they have signed a letter of intent to develop an adjuvanted vaccine for COVID-19, using innovative technology from both companies, to help address the ongoing pandemic.
- Read more about Indian Pharmaceutical Market shows growth of 8.9% in March despite COVID-19 crisis
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, the Indian Pharmaceutical market registered a surprising growth of 8.9% in Mar’20 with some evidence of panic buying in Chronic Medicines as reported by AIOCD AWACS.
- Read more about New kind of Mask that can destroy COVID-19
Indian scientists are working day and night to find solutions against the threat of Covid-19. Scientists from Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI), located in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, have developed a unique face-mask, which can destroy the virus.
- Read more about Gujarat based lab provides whole genome sequence, helpful in drug targets and vaccine development
- Read more about Loss of Smell and Taste Validated as COVID-19 Symptoms in Patients with High Recovery Rate : Study
Loss of smell and taste has been anecdotally linked to COVID-19 infections. In a study published April 12, 2020 in the journal International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology , researchers at UC San Diego Health report the first empirical findings that strongly associate sensory loss with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
- Read more about UC San Diego researchers move closer to producing heparin in the lab
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), University of California San Diego researchers moved one step closer to the ability to make heparin in cultured cells. Heparin is a potent anti-coagulant and the most prescribed drug in hospitals, yet cell-culture-based production of heparin is currently not possible.