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BCG vax prevents TB in young kids, not adults : Study
New York : Amid longstanding debate on the effectiveness of the popular tuberculosis (TB) vaccine Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a new study published in The Lancet Global Health suggests that the jab is protective against the disease only…
Brain fog may not be limited only to humans : Study
New York : Worried about brain fog, which affects learning, memory, and problem-solving abilities, after your Covid infection? Take heart, you are not alone. The impairment is also seen across animal species, finds a new study.
A team of…
Rise in night temperature may up your death risk 6-fold : Study
New York : As night-time temperature climbs owing to climate change, so does your risk of death nearly six-fold in the future due to excessive heat that disrupts normal sleeping patterns, a new global study has warned.
Excessively hot…
Fatigue, headache among top symptoms of long Covid
New York : Fatigue and headache are the most common symptoms reported by individuals on an average of over four months out from Covid-19 infection, finds a study.The study, published in the journal 'ScienceDirect', reported preliminary…
Human brain did not shrink 3,000 years ago as thought earlier: Study
New York : As speculated earlier, the 12th century BCE, a time when humans were forging great empires and developing new forms of written text, did not coincide with an evolutionary reduction in brain size, say a team of researchers…
Skin-like computing chip analyses health data with brain-mimicking AI
New York : A team of US researchers have developed a flexible, stretchable computing chip that processes information by mimicking the human brain.The device, described in the journal Matter, aims to change the way health data is processed.…
NASA’s Curiosity celebrates 10th anniversary of landing on Mars
New York : US-based space agency NASA's Curiosity rover has hit a milestone as it celebrated the 10th anniversary of its landing on Mars on August 5.Ten years ago, a jetpack lowered NASA's Curiosity rover onto the Red Planet, beginning the…
Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu was bullied online after gaining weight
New York : Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu has revealed that she gained weight since being crowned in December, but she doesn't mind the change. However, it was the online bullying that got to her and she "broke down" so many times.…
Covid symptoms can rebound in nearly 1 in 3 people without Paxlovid : Study
New York : While there are reports of viral RNA and symptom rebound in people with Covid-19 treated with Pfizer's Paxlovid, a study led by Indian-origin scientists showed that even without the antiviral treatment both symptoms of Covid as…
Naomi Osaka wins at Silicon Valley Classic, Emma Raducanu advances at Citi Open
New York : Naomi Osaka delivered a terrific third set to defeat China's Qinweng Zheng 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the opening round of the Silicon Valley Classic. Osaka's serve was sharp and it carried her through the match, with 11 aces to Zheng's…