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Study links long Covid with nerve responsible for heart rate, speech
London : Long Covid symptoms could be linked to the effect of the virus on the vagus nerve one of the most important multi-functional nerves in the body, according to a study.The vagus nerve extends from the brain down into the torso and…
New polymer coating for clothes may keep Covid, bacteria at bay
Toronto : Worried if catching Covid or other bacterial infections during a hospital visit? Canadian researchers have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic coating for almost any fabric that decreases the infectivity of the virus that causes…
How Covid variants escape cellular immune response
London : A team of Spanish researchers have identified a number of existing strains of SARS-CoV-2, as well as future variants, which have the potential to escape the immune system's cytotoxic T cell response in some portion of the…
Vitamin D deficiency can reduce vax efficacy, increase Covid severity: Experts
New Delhi : India has started showing declining Covid trends over the past few weeks as the nation is reporting below one lakh Covid infection for the past few days.On Sunday, India reported below 50,000 Covid cases after 40 days.However,…
Omicron may cause brain complications, inflammations: Russian expert
Moscow : The Omicron strain of the Covid-19 may lead to neurological complications much like other Covid variants, according to a Russian expert.According to founder and chief executive of DNKOM research center Andrey Isaev, although…
Vaccinated patients less likely to need critical care during Omicron surge
New York : Among those admitted during the omicron surge, vaccinated adults had less severe illness compared with unvaccinated adults and were less likely to land in intensive care, finds a new study.The study, by Cedars-Sinai Medical…
CDC study shows 3rd dose of mRNA vax wanes after 4 months
New York : Immunity against severe Covid-19 disease begins to wane four months after receipt of the third dose of an mRNA vaccine, such as Pfizer-BionNTech or Moderna, suggests a study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Post-vax exercise bumps up antibodies: Study
New York : Around 90 minutes of mild- to moderate-intensity exercise directly after the flu or the Covid-19 vaccine may provide an extra immune boost, suggests a new study.The study showed that participants who cycled on a stationary bike…
Scientists find early versions of Covid, maybe linked to lab leak theory
London : Hungarian scientists have stumbled upon traces of the early versions virus that may have been manipulated in a Chinese lab, giving fresh momentum to the pandemic's lab leak theory, media reports said.The team from Eotvos Lorand…
Ebola virus can hide in brain, recur even after treatment: Study
New York : Ebola virus, which can persist in certain areas of the body, can re-emerge to cause fatal disease, even long after treatment with monoclonal antibodies, according to a study.The study, published in the journal Science…