Atik Cameras Develops New Products for Use with qPCR Instruments for Accurate, Reliable COVID-19 Testing Kumar Jeetendra | October 22, 2020 NORWICH, UK – (October 22, 2020) – Life Science Newswire – In response to global demand for dependable technologies designed to optimize COVID-19 testing, Atik Cameras, specialist designer and manufacturer of advanced scientific imaging solutions, has developed the new VS255 and VS825 cameras for use specifically with quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) instruments — the …
USFDA supports remdesivir, first medication to treat Covid-19 patients Kumar Jeetendra | October 23, 2020 Washington: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Remdesivir for the treatment of coronavirus, Al Jazeera reported citing a statement issued by Gilead Sciences, Inc.. Based on the press release by the company, previously authorised by the FDA for just emergency use to deal with Covid-19 patients, Veklury or Remdesivir is now …
New Virus rules in Madrid as Spain thought about public crisis Kumar Jeetendra | October 24, 2020 New coronavirus restrictions were to take effect in Madrid on Saturday since the Spanish authorities weighed declaring a national state of emergency to allow curfews to be imposed. Just days after Spain registered more than one million virus instances, the regions — responsible for managing public health — have heaped pressure on the authorities to …
Researchers devise new technique to plan HIV’s sweet shield in remarkable detail Kumar Jeetendra | October 26, 2020 Scientists from Scripps Research and Los Alamos National Laboratory have devised a method for mapping in unprecedented detail the thickets of slippery sugar molecules which help protect HIV from the immune system. Mapping these shields will give researchers a more comprehensive comprehension of why dinosaurs respond to some spots on the virus but not others, …
SARS-CoV-2 hereditary changes may have made COVID-19 more infectious Kumar Jeetendra | October 31, 2020 A study involving over 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Houston finds the virus which causes the disease is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it longer infectious. According to the paper published in the peer reviewed journal mBIO, that mutation, known as D614G, is found in the spike protein that pries open our …
Engineered counter acting agent may forestall Covid from contaminating human cells Kumar Jeetendra | November 4, 2020 By screening hundreds of artificial antibodies, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and EMBL Hamburg in Germany have identified an antibody that may prevent the new coronavirus from infecting human cells. The analysis, which is printed in the journal Nature Communications, also reveals how electrons can be quickly generated in the event of future pandemics. …
New SARS-CoV-2 IgM assay introduced by Beckman Coulter in countries accepting the CE Mark Kumar Jeetendra | November 12, 2020 Beckman Coulter, a medical diagnostics pioneer, today announced the launching of its accessibility SARS-CoV-2 Immunoglobulin M (IgM) assay in countries accepting the CE Mark. The brand new IgM antibody test revealed 99.9% specificity with 1,400 negative trials and 100% sensitivity at >18 times post symptom onset and post positive PCR. Beckman Coulter’s IgM assay is …
CRISPR-based test could give fast, affordable testing to help control COVID-19 spread Kumar Jeetendra | December 7, 2020 Imagine swabbing your nostrils, putting the swab in a device, and obtaining a read-out on your mobile phone in 15 to 30 minutes which tells you if you’re infected with the COVID-19 virus. This has been the vision for a group of scientists at Gladstone Institutes, University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), and University of …
Study affirms most basic complexities related with COVID-19 Kumar Jeetendra | December 8, 2020 A large study of patients in america who contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) confirms many complications of the disease, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Understanding the full range of associated conditions can aid in prognosis, guide treatment decisions and better inform patients as to their actual risks for the variety …
New consortium aims to comprehend principles underlying the formation of coronaviruses Kumar Jeetendra | December 10, 2020 “This consortium will aim to comprehend the physical principles underlying the formation of coronaviruses,” said Roya Zandi, a professor of physics and astronomy at UC Riverside and the principal investigator of this four-year project that received funding of over $1.75 million. “We will also explore the effect of some drugs on the assembly process.” Zandi …
Study: Most pregnant patients tested positive for Covid were asymptomatic Kumar Jeetendra | December 12, 2020 The pregnant patients who tested positive for the coronavirus were also more likely than those who tested negative to identify as Hispanic and report their primary language as Spanish. In a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of worldwide screenings for SARS-Cov-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, implemented in the labor and delivery unit of Elmhurst Hospital in …
Researchers grow new serological assay for discovery of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies Kumar Jeetendra | December 13, 2020 Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a novel serological assay for the detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus which causes COVID-19. Rebecca DuBois, associate professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, said the new method her staff developed is as accurate as the most dependable antibody tests now available, but is less …
