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Srinivasan can fight BCCI elections, but can't take charge if elected:...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Friday ruled that the BCCI's Annual General Meeting in Chennai on September 29...

27 Sept 2013 2:10 PM IST

Zika virus can infect these early microglia, sneaking into the brain where they transmit the virus to other brain cells. (Photo: Pixabay)

How Zika virus infects developing brain decoded

Zika virus can infect these early microglia, sneaking into the brain where they transmit the virus to other brain cells.

29 Oct 2017 12:32 PM IST

This undated photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell surface. In a report released on Monday, July 24, 2017, researchers said a South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for 8 1/2 years after stopping anti-HIV medicines _ more evidence that early treatment can occasionally cause a long remission that, if it lasts, would be a form of cure. (Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)

Scientists finally discover last unknown structure of HIV virus

Researchers claim if this part of viral cell's assembly is stopped, the HIV virus will not be able to replicate.

20 Oct 2017 10:54 AM IST

An antibody that protects from dengue virus is also effective against Zika, a study has found. (Photo: Pixabay)

Zika vaccine made from genome shows promise in early human trial

Unlike conventional vaccines, it is made by reproducing sections of virus genome in lab.

6 Oct 2017 7:55 AM IST

Chikungunya, dengue and Zika viruses are transmitted to humans by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which live in tropical, subtropical, and in some temperate climates. (Photo: Pixabay)

Now Zika virus can be fought using anti-malaria drug

Medication, called chloroquine, has a long history of safe use during pregnancy, and is relatively inexpensive.

18 Nov 2017 8:18 AM IST

A scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell surfaceRepresentational Image. (Photo: AP)

Scientists decode how HIV hacks cells

Scientists discover previously unknown details about how HIV, may offer new avenue for drugs to combat the virus.

9 Nov 2017 9:16 AM IST

An Aedes aegypti mosquito known to carry the Zika virus, is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. (Photo: AP)

Mutation in Zika virus in 2013 led to birth defects, study finds

The mutation in one of its structural proteins, called pRM, is believed to have arisen prior to the 2013 outbreak in...

29 Sept 2017 8:11 AM IST

An antibody that protects from dengue virus is also effective against Zika, a study has found. (Photo: Pixabay)

Antibody that protects against Zika, dengue identified: Study

An antibody that protects from dengue virus is also effective against Zika, a study has found.

26 Sept 2017 5:50 PM IST

A significant amount of work needs to be done before prenatal gene editing can be translated to the clinic (Photo: AFP)

Novel DNA vaccine against Ebola safe, effective, say scientists

Researchers designed optimised synthetic DNA vaccine candidates targeting a virus surface protein called glycoprotein.

12 Oct 2018 6:18 PM IST

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What is more dangerous to heart, bacterial pneumonia or viral...

Here is what a new study has found.

13 Nov 2018 12:11 PM IST

Swine flu is a disease which affects the respiratory tract of pigs and is caused by influenza viruses and is easily transferable to humans (Photo: Pixabay)

Global pandemic unstoppable, warn experts at Davos summit

Experts say pandemic will happen due to international travel as world marks 100 years of Spanish flu that killed 50...

27 Jan 2018 4:01 PM IST

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Just breathing can spread the flu: Study

Here is what researchers recommend for people who have the flu.

19 Jan 2018 12:55 PM IST