India, Australia invite research proposals for COVID-19
The research proposals are expected to focus on antiviral coatings, other preventive technologies, data analytics, modelling, AI applications, and screening and diagnostic testing as priority areas.
Sun Pharma initiates phase II trials on phytopharmaceutical drug (AQCH) to treat COVID-19
AQCH, which is being developed for dengue, has shown broad antiviral effect in in-vitro studies and hence is being tested as a potential treatment option for COVID-19.
CSIR-NCL develops indigenous nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19
A team of polymer science and chemical engineering scientists have successfully worked out the detailed specifications of nasopharyngeal (NP) swab polymers and adhesives.
IIT Madras researchers identify microRNA that affects tongue-cancer cells
This finding is important in that molecular strategies can potentially be devised to manipulate miR-155 expression to develop therapeutics for Tongue Cancer
NCVTC to develop of host-directed antivirals for COVID-19
The selected candidates with anti-coronavirus activity will be subjected to study their molecular mechanism of action, besides examining generation of potential drug-resistant virus variants.
