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Risk of severe illness with Omicron similar to Delta : Study
New York : Patients hospitalised with the Omicron or Delta variants of Covid-19 required similar levels of respiratory support and intensive care, according to a new study. Even though Omicron has generally been touted as mild, the findings…
As takeover fires Twitter stock, Elon Musk turns mushy and cute
New York : Shares of Twitter, arguably the world's most influential social media platform, jumped after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company is nearing a deal with Elon Musk, the world's richest man. Later, Tesla CEO Musk…
Spain’s Paula Badosa displaces Barbora Krejcikova to emerge the new No. 2 on WTA Tour
New York : Spain's Paula Badosa is the new world No.2 women's singles tennis player a new career-high in the latest WTA Rankings, after the 24 year-old advanced to the semifinals in Stuttgart last week. Badosa became the fourth Spanish…
How Covid pandemic contributed to drug overdose risk
New York : The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives of people who use drugs in ways that hurt their mental health and changed drug use behaviours, increasing their risk for overdose, according to a study. Drug overdoses have soared…
Study shows Mars had less water than previously thought
New York : Mars, which was once known to contain a massive body of water, may have less water, suggests new research.According to researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, the Red Planet faced a collision with a huge astral entity…
Covid-19 pandemic raised antibiotic resistant infections: Study
New York : People hospitalised during the pandemic both for Covid and other conditions have a higher rate of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections compared to patients hospitalised before the pandemic, according to a study. An estimated…
Twitter soars after commentariat scents imminent Elon Musk takeover
New York : Shares of Twitter, arguably the worlds most influential social media platform, jumped after the Wall Street Journal reported that the company is nearing a deal with Elon Musk, the worlds richest man, and that the announcement…
New lab grown mini heart chamber may help speed heart disease cures
New York : US researchers have engineered a tiny living heart chamber replica that may help to more accurately mimic the real organ and provide a sandbox for testing new heart disease treatments.The miniature replica was built from a…
How our immune system is linked with long Covid
New York : US researchers have found that an abnormally suppressed immune system may be to blame for long Covid-19 and not a persistently hyperactive one previously thought.In a subset of persons who recover from the initial Covid illness,…
How Covid directly infects, causes damage to human kidney cells
New York : The SARS-CoV-2 virus can directly infect a specialised type of kidney cell, explaining why acute kidney injury is one of the main complications observed in patients with severe Covid-19, finds a study. Primarily known to infect…