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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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Topic: clinical trials

Jerusalem researchers find what’s causing blood clots in Covid cases, possible treatment too

At least 30 per cent of coronavirus patients develop blood clots that cause rashes, swollen legs and sometimes sudden death.

US firm Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate shows ‘potential’ in first phase of trials

Phase 1 of the trials involved 45 healthy volunteers aged 18-55 yrs. Moderna says interim data shows the vaccine candidate 'has the potential to prevent Covid-19 disease'.

Can Dabur Chyawanprash or panchkosha meditation help with Covid? Unusual trials on in India

According to ICMR data, 63 Covid-related studies are in the clinical trial stage, with 15 testing the efficacy of Ayurvedic and homoeopathic treatments.

Govt plans to test whether ashwagandha, mulethi, guduchi will help fight Covid-19

The Modi govt will also test to see if Ayush-64, a patented medicine, will be effective in treating Covid-19.

ICMR plans plasma therapy clinical trials in 2 weeks to treat critical Covid-19 cases

ICMR has invited hospitals, health institutions to participate in 2 randomised controlled trials — convalescent plasma therapy & plasma exchange therapy.

Trial assessing anti-clotting drug to algorithm guiding PPE use — latest on Covid-19 research

From new algorithms guiding PPE use to study on how surgical & cotton masks are ineffective in virus' spread, ThePrint brings you top developments on Covid-19.

Medicine Nobel awarded for study on how human cells sense and adapt to oxygen levels

The findings by scientists William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, and Gregg L. Semenza are relevant to nearly all bodily functions and mechanisms.

Modi govt seals compensation J&J could pay for ‘faulty’ hip implants — Rs 30 lakh minimum

Modi govt frames compensation formula for J&J by tweaking India's clinical trial rules. Now, upper limit is likely to be set at over Rs 1 cr.

Pioneer sees gene-editing therapy in your local clinic in five to 10 years

Concerns remain about the safety of disrupting or repairing defective genes, but experts say they are not a 'show-stopper'

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What Trump-Harris result could mean for India in key areas, from geopolitics to trade & immigration

India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.