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Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

April 1, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Day: May 2, 2025

COVID-19ResearchSARS-CoV-2

SARS-CoV-2 virus not found in animal samples from Huanan seafood market, says study

The absence of the virus in samples collected from raccoon dogs and the inability of the study to establish the origin of the virus is in complete variance to the conclusions of a team led by evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey

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DrugsHealthResearch

IACS’s novel compound treats drug-resistant kala-azar infection

Experimental work undertaken in mice has shown a novel quinoline derivative to be effective in sharply reducing the load of Leishmania

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CoronavirusCOVID-19Genome sequencingResearchSARS-CoV-2

GISAID temporarily lifts ban on authors of Zenodo report on the origin of COVID-19 pandemic

GISAID says it reversed its stand and lifted the temporary access restrictions as a ‘show of goodwill’ and did so after it received a reply from the authors on March 21

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Communicable diseasePublic HealthTuberculosis (TB)

Differentiated TB Care: Tamil Nadu’s novel initiative results in reduced TB deaths

Deaths within two months of TB diagnosis (early TB deaths) have reduced from more than 600 in April 2022 to less than 350 in December 2022

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CoronavirusomicronPublic HealthSARS-CoV-2Testing

No cause for alarm: On the Omicron recombinant XBB.1.16 in India

More than three years after the pandemic began, newer variants, an uptick in cases, hospitalisations, and even deaths are being reported from

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Animal trialsHealthObesityResearch

Sucralose impairs mouse immune responses, and WHO has advised people not to use sucralose

A recent study, published in the Nature, provides evidence that high doses of sucralose — a calorie-free sugar substitute that is 600

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Clinical trialResearchVaccines

No neutralising antibodies found after Japanese encephalitis vaccination

A small trial in vaccinated children in Gorakhpur district has found seroprotection against the virus decreased sharply in fully vaccinated children

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