iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- In a major data breach, drugmaker Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has temporarily shut down production across its key plants. This comes just days after the company received approval from DCGI to conduct phase 2 and 3 trials for a reworked protocol of a COVID-19 vaccine that sought some additional information. This only […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- A new study has found that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), or those who develop new (acute) kidney injury (AKI) are more likely to suffer from COVID-19 fatality. The research team, led by an Indian-origin scientist, says the findings could help clinicians know which patients to watch closely and help health […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- It’s been more than 8 months after the world plunged into the global pandemic and yet the solution for it is still a far cry. However, there are new promising developments every day that gives us hope of an early cure. Now, a 14-year-old Indian-American scientist may have started the path for […]
After reporting earlier this summer that marijuana ingredient cannabidiol, or CBD, may help reduce cytokine storm and excessive lung inflammation linked to Covid-19 deaths, researchers have now found clues to show how the process works.
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Soumya Swaminathan, the Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization, asks the world to be better prepared and get used to living with coronavirus, as she warns that it “is here to stay”. In a recent discussion, she clearly points out that nothing is going to change the situation overnight. “We should […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- The University of Houston has entered into an exclusive license agreement with an Indian American co-founded company for developing novel vaccines for respiratory diseases like COVID-19. AuraVax Therapeutics Inc., a Houston based biotech company has agreed to exclusively license a new intranasal COVID-19 vaccine technology developed by Navin Varadarajan, M.D. Anderson Professor […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- A team of Indian American scientists is working to develop a unique COVID-19 vaccine to protect all segments of the population, especially older adults using an adenovirus that causes disease in cattle. Led by Purdue University virologist Suresh Mittal, the team aims to create a vaccine that uses a bovine adenovirus as […]
IANS- Leading pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech will use Kansas-based ViroVax’s adjuvant Alhydroxiquim-II to boost the immune response to its coronavirus vaccine Covaxin. Covaxin is an inactivated vaccine derived from a strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus, isolated at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. The inactivated virus is formulated with ViroVax’s adjuvant to produce the vaccine […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- Doctors at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland says President Donald Trump who had a high fever and was wearing an oxygen mask when admitted could be released as early as Monday, Oct. 5. Sean Conley, a doctor treating Tump, a military pulmonary critical care specialist, said that Trump is […]
An interim report on a clinical trial being conducted in three Indian hospitals has apparently shown that Covid-19 patients on two natural treatments are resolving most symptoms earlier than those on conventional medicines.
