Drugs have been developed by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. Researchers have detailed findings in a study published in Nature Cell Discovery on 24 May.
New drug candidates from Australia could prevent Covid infection, stop disease in its tracks msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Australian Researchers Develop New Drugs to Prevent and Treat COVID-19
Researchers from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane, Australia have developed two new drugs which can protect people from spreading COVID-19 and prevent those who are infected from developing severe disease.
A team led by Professor Sudha Rao, senior researcher and head of QIMR Berghofer’s Gene Regulation and Translational Medicine Group, has developed two peptide-based drugs, which are now being tested in hamsters at IDMIT, a pre-clinical and clinical research facility in France.
The early results showed that the drugs are not toxic and have few side effects.
Australian scientists develop new drugs to fight Covid-19 daijiworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from daijiworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Scientists from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australias Queensland have developed two new drugs to both prevent SARSCoV2 the virus behind Covid19 infection