CORONAVIRUS

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed an advanced nanomaterial-based biosensing platform that detects, within seconds, antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 or the coronavirus. It also helps to assess patient immunological response to the new vaccine. The study, published in the journal Advanced Materials, is Carnegie Mellon’s collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and the UPMC. The testing platform identifies ...

India’s drug Controller DCGI on Friday approved the Covishield coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, following the data scrutiny by manufacturer in India Serum Institute (SII) a day before. The decision comes after the United Kingdom’s approval on Thursday, bringing hope as the New Year dawns. India has recorded the world’s second-most Covid-19 infections after ...

The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in novel coronavirus cases on Thursday, with the total of 338,779 cases in 24 hours. Europe reported 96,996 new cases, the highest total for the region ever recorded by the WHO. Deaths rose by 5,514 to a total of 1.05 million. This surpasses the previous WHO record for new cases of 330,340 ...

A combination of drugs provide near-perfect cure to COVID-19, according to doctors in AdventHealth Ocala, Florida, who are upbeat about the drug therapy called ICAM. Though the clinical trial is far away, the ICAM therapy has resulted in a 96.4% survival rate since April, said pharma researchers. ICAM is an acronym for a combination of existing medications used simultaneously on patients. ...