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Can hormone therapy cut Covid deaths in elderly women?
London : Low oestrogen levels in elderly women may increase their risk of death due to Covid-19, according to a study that suggests exploring hormone therapy to reduce infection severity.The study, published in the open access journal BMJ…
WHO warns of fresh wave of Omicron in eastern Europe
London : A new wave of infections from the Omicron variant of coronavirus is moving towards the east of Europe, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, urging authorities to improve vaccination and other measures.WHO's Europe…
Adele’s London home features ‘a wine store and an energy centre’
London : Singer Adele's three-bedroom flat in London boasts some spectacular features.Asked about her plans after the show, Adele said: "I'm going straight back to my flat. Then I'm going to McDonald's. I might crack open a bottle of white…
Study links long Covid with nerve responsible for heart rate, speech
London : Long Covid symptoms could be linked to the effect of the virus on the vagus nerve one of the most important multi-functional nerves in the body, according to a study.The vagus nerve extends from the brain down into the torso and…
How Covid variants escape cellular immune response
London : A team of Spanish researchers have identified a number of existing strains of SARS-CoV-2, as well as future variants, which have the potential to escape the immune system's cytotoxic T cell response in some portion of the…
Scientists find early versions of Covid, maybe linked to lab leak theory
London : Hungarian scientists have stumbled upon traces of the early versions virus that may have been manipulated in a Chinese lab, giving fresh momentum to the pandemic's lab leak theory, media reports said.The team from Eotvos Lorand…
When Robert Pattinson pretended to be a drug dealer
London : Actor Robert Pattinson was keen to impress the "cool kids" when he was at school so even though he had no idea what narcotics "looked like", he created his own powder doused in cleaning products, which he hid inside floppy discs…
Premier League: Manchester City move 12 points clear at top as Villa and Leeds produce 6-goal…
London : Defending champion Manchester City moved 12 points ahead of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League thanks to a comfortable 2-0 win at home to Brentford. Manchester City have 60 points from 24 games while Liverpool, with two…
Inaugural Commonwealth esports championships to be held at Birmingham 2022
London : The inaugural Commonwealth esports championships will be played alongside the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham in August, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has announced.The esports event at Birmingham 2022 will be held…
Covid numbers still ‘absolutely staggering’: WHO
London : The world crossed about 400 million known cases of Covid and more than 5.76 million deaths on Wednesday.While over 10.09 billion have been vaccinated, the Covid numbers are still "absolutely staggering", according to a senior World…