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India's vaccine coverage very impressive: Bill Gates |
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Hyderabad | Friday, 2022 5:15:08 AM IST |
| Microsoft Co-founder and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-chair Bill Gates was all praise for India for development, manufacturing and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines and termed the country's vaccine coverage as "very impressive". ... read.. |
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New ICMR policy to develop innovation-led ecosystem: Mandaviya |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2022 2:45:08 AM IST |
| The new ICMR/DHR policy will ensure multi-disciplinary collaboration, promote startup culture and develop an innovation led ecosystem at Medical Institutes across the country by promoting Make-in India, Startup India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives, sa ... read.. |
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Severe Covid may affect pregnancy outcomes |
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London | Friday, 2022 2:15:09 AM IST |
| Severe Covid-19 in pregnancy may increase the risk of pre-labour caesarean birth, a very or extreme preterm birth, stillborn birth, and the need for admission to a neonatal unit, finds a new study. ... read.. |
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Kerala continues to see dip in daily Covid tally, TPR |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Friday, 2022 1:15:09 AM IST |
| Kerala continues to register fewer new Covid cases, as on Thursday 4,064 turned positive, while the test positivity rate also came down to 7.82 per cent, said a statement from State Health Minister Veena George. ... read.. |
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Extreme heat linked to rise in mental health emergency care: Study |
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Boston (Massachusetts) | February 24, 2022 11:51:20 AM IST |
| Does the temperature outside decide a person's temperament inside? On extremely hot summer days, adults are at an increased risk of visiting emergency rooms for mental health crises related to substance use, anxiety, stress, and more. ... read.. |
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Delhi reports 583 Covid cases, 3 deaths |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2022 4:45:08 AM IST |
| Delhi on Wednesday reported marginal rise in Covid cases, at 583, against 498 the previous day, as well as three more deaths, the Health Department bulletin said. ... read.. |
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Zero tolerance for poor standard of work: Mandaviya to doctors |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2022 1:45:08 AM IST |
| Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday gave a very strong message to doctors that there will be zero tolerance for poor standard of work at all levels. "No one should feel that absenteeism and poor performance shall go unnoticed", he emphasi ... read.. |
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Continue with practice of washing hands: V-P to citizens |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2022 1:15:09 AM IST |
| Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday cautioned that with the flattening of Covid pandemic curve, people should not lower their guard and should continue with the practice of washing hands frequently. ... read.. |
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Bird flu unlikely to spread in India: Experts |
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New Delhi | Wednesday, 2022 3:45:09 AM IST |
| Bird flu has resurfaced in India with cases being reported from Maharashtra's Thane and Palghar regions. Thousands of birds have been culled in Palghar alone. ... read.. |
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Well-functioning fat key to fewer old age ailments, suggests study |
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Copenhagen | February 22, 2022 2:51:42 PM IST |
| Fat tissues play a pivotal role in human health. However, with age, they lose function and can lead to type 2 diabetes, obesity, cancer and other ailments. High levels of lifelong exercise have the potential to counteract this deterioration, according to ... read.. |
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Delhi's Covid positivity rate falls below 1%, 370 new cases |
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New Delhi | Tuesday, 2022 4:45:08 AM IST |
| Delhi on Monday saw its Covid positivity rate fall below 1 per cent for the first time since beginning of the third wave, to 0.94 per cent - the lowest since 1.2 per cent on December 29, according to the Health Department bulletin. ... read.. |
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Covid pandemic may end in 2022: WHO |
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Moscow | Tuesday, 2022 1:15:08 AM IST |
| If there are no more major Covid outbreaks after Omicron, the pandemic may see an end in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Russia has said. ... read.. |
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New study finds better treatment for Parkinson's disease |
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Copenhagen | February 21, 2022 5:21:15 PM IST |
| Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease wherein dopaminergic neurons progressively die in the brainstem. Tremor and difficulties in walking are the most commonly recognizable symptoms for people suffering from Parkinson. Although there is no pe ... read.. |
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Antibiotics after birth affects gut microbes of babies, study finds |
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Edinburgh | February 18, 2022 9:20:54 PM IST |
| Treating babies with antibiotics in the first week of life is linked with a decrease in healthy bacteria necessary amongst others to digest milk and an increase in antimicrobial resistance, a new study by The University of Edinburgh researchers suggested. ... read.. |
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Study finds how long does it takes to recover from concussion |
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California | February 17, 2022 4:52:09 PM IST |
| Concussion is a brain injury caused by a blow to the head or a violent shaking of the head and body. It can lead to temporary cognitive symptoms. A new study has suggested that people with mild traumatic brain injuries may be more likely to have cognitive ... read.. |
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Age of natural menopause linked to violence exposure: Study |
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Ohio | February 16, 2022 4:50:59 PM IST |
| Research on women's violence exposure is essential and necessary as the COVID-19 pandemic has elevated the rates of intimate partner violence and child abuse. A new study showed that a woman's collective violence exposure--consisting of her own abuse and ... read.. |
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Study reveals positive results for treatment of major depression |
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Maryland | February 16, 2022 2:51:08 PM IST |
| Psychedelics are a class of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary states of consciousness. Previous studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive di ... read.. |
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Researchers link transient blood pressure rise to learning in brain |
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Gothenburg | February 15, 2022 11:51:15 PM IST |
| It is natural for people to get stressed in their everyday work, but at times, this stress can lead to an increase in blood pressure. Recent research has revealed that minor everyday rises in blood pressure due to short-term stressors can be linked to a b ... read.. |
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Study says loneliness has a different neural basis than social anxiety |
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Connecticut | February 15, 2022 11:20:53 AM IST |
| Social anxiety disorder, sometimes referred to as social phobia, is a type of anxiety disorder that creates extreme fear in social settings. People with this disorder have trouble talking to people, meeting new people, and attending social gatherings and ... read.. |
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Three doses of COVID vaccine better than two? Study suggests so! |
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California | February 14, 2022 6:21:01 PM IST |
| The majority of the vaccines available for COVID-19 have two doses. People are said to become more capable of resisting the virus after the second dose. But, a recent Kaiser Permanente study, found that one month after a third dose, the effectiveness of t ... read.. |
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Study shows keto diet could enhance pancreatic cancer therapy |
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Brussels | February 14, 2022 4:22:32 PM IST |
| A diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates (sugars) that causes the body to break down fat into molecules is called ketones, or 'keto' diet. A recent preclinical study led by Ludwig Cancer Research has demonstrated that a common weight-loss diet could en ... read.. |
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Bedtime media use harmful for sleep: Study |
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Washington | February 13, 2022 5:22:22 PM IST |
| A recent research examined how sleep might be impacted by media use--such as watching movies, television, or YouTube videos; browsing the Internet, or listening to music--before bed. ... read.. |
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Study reveals secret hideouts of ovarian cancer |
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Helsinki | February 12, 2022 6:21:25 PM IST |
| Ovarian cancer often goes undetected until it reaches a level wherein it has spread within the pelvis and stomach. Every year, roughly 550 women develop ovarian cancer in Finland. Ovarian cancer is difficult to treat and it is commonly fatal, with 320 wom ... read.. |
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Lifetime of knowledge clutters memories of older adults, says study |
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New York | February 12, 2022 5:51:12 PM IST |
| We often rummage through our brains to remember that 'tiny bit of information' that has the potential to absolutely turn our situation around. When a person tries to access a memory, his brain quickly sifts through everything stored in it to find the rele ... read.. |
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Changes in diet could increase life expectancy: Study |
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Washington | February 12, 2022 5:22:04 PM IST |
| According to a recent study, young adults could add more than a decade to their life expectancy by changing their diet from a typical Western diet to an optimized diet that includes more legumes, whole grains and nuts, and less red and processed meat. ... read.. |
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Exercise post vaccine shot boosts antibodies? Research suggests so |
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Iowa | February 12, 2022 3:21:08 PM IST |
| Exercising post vaccination surely gets the heart pumping but can it increase one's antibodies? Researchers at Iowa State University suggested that 90 minutes of mild to moderate-intensity exercise directly after a flu or COVID-19 vaccine may provide an e ... read.. |
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Research identifies mechanisms underlying glaucoma |
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Montreal | February 10, 2022 7:21:32 PM IST |
| Glaucoma is the non-curable blindness that affected 80 million people worldwide in 2020. Reduced blood flow and impaired neurovascular coupling are well-known features of glaucoma. The mechanisms underlying these abnormalities have now been unveiled, than ... read.. |
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Routine prenatal ultrasound identifies early signs of autism: Study |
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Beersheba | February 10, 2022 6:50:56 PM IST |
| Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a condition related to brain development that impacts a person's perception and socialization with others, causing problems in social interaction and communication. A routine prenatal ultrasound in the second trimester ca ... read.. |
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Study finds how liver and immune cells communicate while fasting |
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Munich | February 9, 2022 6:21:55 PM IST |
| People often fast for losing weight. Sometimes they do it for better digestion. Previous studies have shown how fasting can influence the immune system to improve different chronic inflammatory conditions, but little is known about how immune responses mi ... read.. |
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Old drug may protect against COVID-19 lung injury, finds study |
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New York | February 9, 2022 5:51:04 PM IST |
| Lung infection and lung injury was the cause for many deaths in the second wave of COVID-19. Doctors everywhere tried their best to find a drug that cured the lung infection. Now, a new preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cold ... read.. |
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Feeling dizzy on standing up? Simple muscle techniques offer great help |
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Philadelphia | February 9, 2022 4:21:45 PM IST |
| Initial orthostatic hypotension (IOH) is a condition of feeling lightheaded upon standing up due to, or a transient decrease in blood pressure and increase in heart rate. It is a common but poorly understood condition. A new study has offered two simple c ... read.. |
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Simulation training helps perfecting surgical skills, finds study |
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Sapporo | February 8, 2022 6:51:41 PM IST |
| Practice makes a person perfect, but what if the practice itself is life-threatening? Dangerous professions, such as aviation or the military, require extensive simulation-based training to assist the person till they learn to do the job. With advances in ... read.. |
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