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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Topic: antibodies

Antibodies against coronavirus detectable up to 7 months post-infection, says study

According to the research, the participants had antibodies with confirmed neutralisation activity for up to six months post infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Early Covid treatments could be ‘bridge’ to vaccine, Anthony Fauci says

The aim is to prevent patients from developing the serious lung damage for which Gilead's remdesivir and the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone are administered.

China’s vaccines produced antibodies that lasted 6 months, says country’s top scientist

The high levels of antibodies show that the shots can provide immunity against the virus for a longer period of time, chief scientist Zeng Guang said.

RECOVERY trial to test REGN-COV2, first specifically designed antibody cocktail for Covid

The RECOVERY trial, the world's largest trial, is currently looking for therapeutic options against Covid.

9 reasons why Covid vaccine will be widely available in 2021

As a physician-scientist, I am asked how I can be sure that researchers will develop a successful Covid vaccine — after all, we still don’t have one for HIV.

Some Covid-19 antibodies could last in recovered patients for at least 6 months, study finds

Findings based on studies of patients in Wuhan, among the first to have recovered from Covid worldwide. Earlier studies suggested the antibodies decline after 2-3 months.

Maybe she’s born with it, maybe she’s a honeybee—How insects survive without antibodies

In ‘Every Creature Has A Story’, Janaki Lenin writes about how hard-working bees avoid disease while living in densely-populated hives.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.