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1 year, 10 months ago

How one virus can block another

BBC

How one virus can block another Getty Images When you get one virus, can you get another one at the same time? It's called viral interference, and it simply means that the presence of one virus can block another. Looking back over the past couple of years, I'm pretty confident in saying that Covid can certainly block flu and RSV …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron Scare: Study finds intense meditation may boost immunity

India TV News

Highlights 'Omicron' is stated to be slightly less dangerous, but prevention is always better than cure Meditation activated 97 per cent of interferon-response genes Interferon proteins rally other parts of the immune system to defend against viruses The third wave of Coronavirus is almost here! Interferon proteins rally other parts of the immune system to defend against viruses and several …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Intense meditation may boost immunity: Study

Hindustan Times

According to a study conducted by the University of Florida, eight days of intense meditation causes robust activation of the immune system. "What we found was that multiple genes related to the immune system were activated -- dramatically -- when you do Inner Engineering practices," Chandran said. While meditation boosted activity in the 68 interferon-related genes, patients with severe COVID-19 …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Exposure to Common Cold Virus May Protect from Covid-19: Study

News 18

Washington: Exposure to the virus that causes common cold can provide protection against infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus behind COVID-19, according to a study. These genes trigger early-response molecules in the immune system which can stop reproduction of the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, within airway tissues infected with the cold, the researchers said. Triggering these defences early in …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Know what makes SARS-COV-2 a threat

India TV News

Coronavirus pandemic has brought about a sense of fear and anxiety around the globe. Research showed that SARS-CoV-2 uses a receptor called ACE2 to gain entry into human cells, aided by an enzyme called TMPRSS2. The study, led by Jose Ordovas-Montanes, doctoral student at the Boston Children's Hospital, in the US, found that one of the body's main defences against …

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3 years, 10 months ago

The disease-resistant patients exposing Covid-19's weak spots

BBC

The disease-resistant patients exposing Covid-19's weak spots Ying Tang/Getty Images There are some people whose bodies have reacted differently to Covid-19 compared to the rest of the population Some people are unusually resilient to the coronavirus, so scientists are now searching their genes and blood in the hope of finding the pandemic's Achilles' heel. "The idea is to try and …

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3 years, 11 months ago

A vaccine might not be enough – we need Covid-19 treatments that work

The Independent

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4 years, 1 month ago

Zydus Cadila Completes Phase-2 Clinical Trial in Covid-19 Patients with Biological Therapy

News 18

New Delhi: Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Thursday said it has successfully completed a phase 2 clinical trial In COVID-19 patients with its biological therapy, 'PegiHep', and it will now begin phase 3 clinical trial. In a regulatory filing, Zydus Cadila said "it has successfully completed a phase 2 clinical trial in COVID-19 patients with its biological therapy, Pegylated Interferon …

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4 years, 2 months ago

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