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Junk foods may damage your bones
Does your kid love to eat ultra-processed junk foods like packaged chips, soups, hot dogs and fries? Besides the increasing risk of obesity, eating junk foods can also affect your bones, warn researchers.A team of researchers from the…
Multivits, omega-3, probiotics may cut Covid infection in women
Women who take multivitamins, omega-3, probiotics or vitamin D supplements may be at less risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19 infection, according to a large population study.Women taking probiotics…
Covid vax ‘safe’ in people with high-risk allergies: Study
Severe allergic reactions to Covid-19 vaccines remain exceedingly rare, thus people with high-risk allergy histories can safely take the jabs, according to a study of 65,000 people.Individuals with severe allergies to foods, oral drugs,…
DRDO develops SpO2 based oxygen delivery system
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) supplemental Oxygen Delivery System for soldiers posted at extreme high altitudes. It would also be be a boon to the country in the…
Self-prescription could be dangerous to liver, warn doctors
The Covid-19 surge across the country has not just led to a scramble for hospital beds but has also resulted in people opting for self-prescribed treatment models which could prove dangerous. Liver, one of the most vital organs of the human…
Covid pandemic linked to 6 unhealthy eating behaviours
A new research into the lingering impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed correlations to six unhealthy eating behaviours.The study found six key themes of eating behaviour changes -- mindless eating and snacking; increased food…
New insect species from Kosovo named after coronavirus
A team of scientists have named a small caddisfly -- native to a national park in Kosovo -- after the Coronavirus pandemic.The Potamophylax coronavirus was collected near a stream in the Bjeshket e Nemuna National Park in Kosovo by the team…
Novel personalised cancer vaccine safe : Study
A new personalised cancer vaccine, developed by the US researchers, is safe and beneficial for patients with different cancers, including lung and bladder, results of phase I clinical trials have shown."While immunotherapy has…
Girl aged 12 with 5 kg tumour gets new life after surgery
A 12-year-old girl from Delhi got a new lease of life by a team of doctors of City based Sir Ganga Ram Hospital who removed two football-sized tumours weighing 5 kg from her stomach
Heart health is the first step to health
As per global reports by the World Health Organization, heart-related ailments have remained the leading cause of mortality at the global level for the last 20 years.India is leading the race, as research reports suggest that mortality from…