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Neem tree-based drugs may help fight Covid variants: Study
Kolkata : Extract from the bark of the neem tree, indigenous to India, may help treat and reduce the spread of coronavirus, a team of international researchers found.Neem, used for over thousands of years, is known for its pesticidal,…
Why exercise gets harder the less you do it
London : Doing less exercise could deactivate a vital protein in the body, causing further inactivity and making exercise more difficult, new research suggests.Scientists at the University of Leeds have discovered that deactivating the…
Pfizer Covid vaccine less effective in kids 5 to 11: Study
New York : Pfizer's Covid vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 has proved to be significantly less effective than in older adolescents or adults against the infectious virus, according to a study.The yet to be peer-reviewed study, led by The…
Kids release less droplets, aerosols than adults: Study
London : Children release just a quarter of the aerosolised particles as adults while breathing, speaking and singing, according to a study.The study, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, may be useful for making decisions about risk…
Antibiotics doesn’t prevent wheezing in babies, may cause harm
New York : Antibiotic azithromycin does not prevent recurrent wheezing among infants hospitalised with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rather may prove to be harmful, researchers warned.Azithromycin is known to have anti-inflammatory…
Loss of smell, taste post Covid may destroy your love life
London : Long-term side effects of Covid can destroy your love life as loss of taste and smell are linked to a fall in sex drive, a UK psychologist warned.Loss of the ability to smell and taste has been a hallmark of Covid. While for some…
50 cases of oral cancer detected in UP district in 20 days
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) : In a shocking development, 50 cases of patients having primary symptoms of mouth cancer have surfaced in 20 days during screening at the out-patient department of the Firozabad medical college.According to the…
Young, healthy adults died from Covid due to ECMO shortage: Study
New York : Nearly 90 per cent of Covid-19 patients who qualified for, but did not receive, ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) due to a shortage of resources during the height of the pandemic died in the hospital, despite being young…
Covid vax effectiveness declines after 6 months without boosters: Study
New York : The effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine may substantially decline after six months if booster shots are not taken, according to a new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.The study indicated that vaccines were 94…
BGR-34 manages diabetes, heals damaged cells: Study
Chandigarh : Researchers have found that ayurveda drug BGR-34 can help lower the sugar level within 12 weeks as well as exert a powerful anti-oxidant action to prevent diabetic complications.Published in the latest edition of Serbian…