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‘Natural immunity’ from Omicron is weak and limited : Study
New York : Without vaccination, an infection with Omicron fails to confer robust immunity against other Covid-19 variants, finds a study. In experiments using mice and blood samples from donors who were infected with Omicron, researchers at…
Cricket legend Kapil Dev says Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar best
New York : Kapil Dev, India's first World Cup-winning cricket captain, brackets Sunil Gavaskar and West Indies legend Vivian Richards as the greatest batsmen he bowled to. "Apart from Sunil Gavaskar, because I played alongside him a lot and…
Prediabetes may raise higher heart attack risk in young adults
New York : Young adults with higher than normal blood sugar levels that signal prediabetes were more likely to be hospitalised for heart attack compared to their peers with normal blood sugar levels, according to a research. Having…
10 killed in US supermarket shooting
New York : At least ten people were killed by a gunman in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York state, local media reported.The gunman opened fire after entering the supermarket located at a neighborhood dominated by black people, Xinhua news…
Twitter, Tesla, Elon Musk see billions evaporate
New York : Elon Musk, still the world's richest man, is poorer by nearly $39 billion since he spoke of buying out Twitter. Irony. At $231 billion of worth on the Forbes Real Time Billionaires Index at close of play on Friday, only part of…
Narendra Modi highlights traditional medicine’s role in fighting Covid
New York : India is using its traditional medicines to back up the fight against Covid-19 even as the country has vaccinated nearly 90 per cent of its adult population against the disease, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "In India, we…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink rival Synchron launches human trial of brain implant in US
New York : Elon Musk's Neuralink rival Synchron has launched human trials on six severely paralysed patients in the US to enable them to control digital devices hands-free, using just thoughts.The US-based Synchron is an endovascular…
Why do some people get sicker than others from Covid?
New York : People who escape the worst symptoms of Covid-19 infection may be having the right balance of a type of immune cells called macrophages, suggests a new study.Since SARS-CoV-2 first began storming around the world in early 2020,…
Giant groundwater system discovered below Antarctic ice
New York : A team of scientists has mapped a huge, actively circulating groundwater system in deep sediments in West Antarctica.The team at Columbia University estimated that if all of it were extracted, it would form a water column from…
Cut calories, eat meals on time to live long and healthy
New York : Want to live longer? Restrict your intake of calories and eat food at the right time to live a longer and healthier life, finds a study.The study led by researchers at the Hughes Medical Institute in the US suggests that the…