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Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace successfully tested an upper-stage rocket engine (Photo- Skyroot Facebook)

Skyroot Aerospace becomes first Indian startup to test upper-stage...

The startup has so far raised Rs 31.5 crore till now and is in the process of raising another Rs 90 crore before 2021

13 Aug 2020 1:19 PM IST

The scientists next plan to work with chemists and pharmacologists to design a new drug that could bind to the spike protein. (Representational Image: AP)

Scientists discover new vulnerability in coronavirus

The spike protein of the coronavirus contains its binding site, which adheres to host cells and enables it to enter and...

12 Aug 2020 1:39 PM IST

illagers wade through a flooded area following incessant rain, in Saharsa district, Bihar. (PTI)

India Meteorological Department to use artificial intelligence in...

Officials say this can help improve 3-6 hours prediction of extreme weather events, especially for issuing nowcasts

2 Aug 2020 2:37 PM IST

Visitors watch while maintaining social distancing during a re-enactment ceremony of the changing of the Royal Guard at the Gyeongbok Palace, one of South Koreas well-known landmarks, in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

Does physical distancing help? Study says it prevented 1.5 million...

Countries with nation-wide social distancing policies had significantly reduced community mobility than those without...

31 July 2020 1:59 PM IST

Researchers say the behavioural habits of young children, and the close quarters they occupy in school and daycare settings raise concern for amplified transmission of the virus as public health restrictions are eased. (Representational Image: AFP)

Study finds young children could spread COVID-19 as much as older...

Children younger than five years have much higher levels of the novel coronavirus genetic material in their nose

31 July 2020 12:04 PM IST

The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, analysed variation of the genetic makeup of four young male patients with severe COVID-19 from two families, who did not have any preexisting medical conditions that made them predisposed to the deadly disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Rare genetic mutation might be making some people more vulnerable to...

This discovery may have important consequences for the treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients

26 July 2020 3:42 PM IST

Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. In research published Monday July 20, 2020 in the journal Lancet, scientists said that they found their experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced a dual immune response in people aged 18 to 55. (University of Oxford via AP)

Five key takeaways from Monday's data on experimental coronavirus...

Oxford University and AstraZeneca announced their vaccine's success in inducing immune responses in volunteers without...

21 July 2020 1:37 PM IST

Closer home, while we await a cure or vaccine for COVID-19, social media is flooded with plasma donation pledges. PTI Photo

Does plasma therapy really help COVID-19 patients?

Experts weigh in whether convalescent plasma therapy is as dependable in fighting COVID-19 as celeb tweets claim

20 July 2020 6:17 PM IST

Introduction of single-tablet medication represented leap forward in ART dosing, and long-active anti-retroviral injections may represent the next revolution in HIV therapy (Photo: Pixabay)

DGCI okays Itolizumab drug for restricted emergency use on COVID...

Biocon, a domestic biopharmaceutical company, has been manufacturing and marketing the drug.

11 July 2020 6:53 PM IST

Representational image.

Coronavirus-dengue combination will be fatal for Indians. Here's why

Virologist Shahid Jameel estimated that India gets about 100,000 to 200,000 confirmed cases of dengue each year.

11 July 2020 1:37 PM IST

A woman displays information on her phone while checking in to be tested at a COVID-19 testing center at Lincoln Park. (AFP)

We can now trap coronavirus in this 'catch and kill' air filter

According to a recent study, the device killed 99.8 per cent of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in a single pass...

8 July 2020 2:44 PM IST

Representative Image. (ANI)

WHO will review claims of airborne transmission of COVID-19 made by...

We are aware of the article and are reviewing its contents with our technical experts, WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic...

7 July 2020 1:21 PM IST