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Scientists raise concerns about popular Covid disinfectants
New York : The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted the unnecessary use of antimicrobial chemicals linked to health problems, antimicrobial resistance, and environmental harm, warn more than two dozen scientists.
A critical review, published in…
AI tool to spot pancreatic cancer risk 3 years before diagnosis
New York : An Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool has successfully identified people at the highest risk for pancreatic cancer up to three years before diagnosis using solely the patients' medical records, according to a new research.…
Cognitive behavioural therapy can improve fatigue after Covid-19: Study
London : People with post-viral fatigue after suffering from Covid-19 can benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy, resulting in less fatigue and concentration problems, suggests a study.After a Covid infection, a substantial number of…
New test can rapidly detect Parkinson’s, chronic wasting disease
New York : US researchers have developed a groundbreaking new diagnostic technique that will allow for faster and more accurate detection of neurodegenerative diseases Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and chronic wasting disease in animals.…
Breathing exercises may help reduce Alzheimer’s risk: Study
New York : Doing simple breathing exercises may help reduce risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, claimed a study.Researchers from the University of Southern California showed that a brief breathing session inhaling for a count of five,…
Dengue virus ‘evolved dramatically’ in India, is more severe: Study
New Delhi : Dengue virus has evolved to be more severe in India, said a team of scientists led by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), stressing the need for developing a vaccine against the strains found in the country.
In a…
Scientists inch closer to developing antiviral to fight mpox, Covid
London : Scientists will soon be able to develop antivirals to manage mpox, formerly known as monkeypox as well as Covid.Since May 2022, mpox has spread into more than 100 countries and caused over 86,900 infections across the world.
A…
IIT Guwahati’s new method helps produce sustainable green hydrogen fuel
Guwahati : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a catalyst that can release hydrogen gas from wood alcohol, with no side production of carbon dioxide.The research, published in the journal ACS…
New ML tool by IIT Madras team to detect brain, spinal cord tumour
Chennai : Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a Machine Learning (ML)-based computational tool for better detection of cancer-causing tumours in the brain and spinal cord.
Glioblastoma is a fast…
Covid infection raised risk of facial paralysis more than vax: Study
New York : Covid infection significantly raises risk of rare Bell's palsy more than vaccination against the infectious disease, according to an international team of researchers from US and Iran.Bell's palsy is the sudden onset of one-sided…