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Covid virus starts losing ability to infect within 5 minutes in air: Study
London : Coronavirus' ability to infect people starts decreasing within five minutes of being airborne and the virus loses about 90 per cent of its infectivity within 20 minutes of being in air, according to a new study.The yet to be…
T-cells from common colds may help fight Covid: Study
London : People with higher levels of T-cells from common cold coronaviruses are less likely to become infected with SARS-CoV-2, according to a new research.The study, by Imperial College London researchers, provides the first evidence of a…
57-year-old US man gets pig heart in world-first transplant
New York : n a rare medical feat, the US doctors have successfully transplanted a genetically-modified pig heart to a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease.The patient, David Bennett, a Maryland resident, who had been hospitalised…
More cases of back pain with Omicron after recovery: Experts
New Delhi : While back pain has been a common symptom of viral diseases, doctors are witnessing an increase in the case of severe back pain among Omicron patients, even after recovery.The four most common symptoms of the Omicron variant are…
Molnupiravir best bet in fight against Covid: Experts
New Delhi : With questions being raised on the safety of Molnupiravir an oral antiviral pill approved for treating Covid-19, Indian health experts have pointed out that the benefits of the drug outweigh the potential risks it may have in…
Sub-variants of Omicron replacing Delta in India: Report
New Delhi : The highly transmissible Omicron with three sub-variants is likely replacing the previously dominant Delta strain in India, pushing the daily tally of Covid-19 cases in the country.According to the World Health Organization…
‘Deltacron’ a lab contamination, not a new variant: UK virologist
New Delhi : After a scientist in Cyprus claimed that his team has identified a new Covid variant being dubbed as 'Deltacron', a UK-based virologist has termed it a "lab contamination" and not a new strain.Tom Peacock, a virologist at the…
Genetic mutations responsible for Covid susceptibility in India
Varanasi : A team of researchers at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have discovered that multiple genetic mutations could be responsible for the Covid-19 susceptibility in India.The team led by Professor Gyaneshwer Chaubey analysed the…
Covid-vaccinated mothers pass on antibodies to babies via breast milk
New York : Women vaccinated against Covid-19 transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants, potentially giving their babies passive immunity against the coronavirus, according to a new research that encourages lactating women to…
Omicron 105% more transmissible than Delta: Study
Paris : The Omicron Covid-19 variant may be 105 per cent more transmissible than Delta, according to a research by French scientists.The study, published on the medRxiv site and yet to be peer-reviewed, analysed 131,478 tests in France from…