Browsing Category
Research
Cut calories, eat meals on time to live long and healthy
New York : Want to live longer? Restrict your intake of calories and eat food at the right time to live a longer and healthier life, finds a study.The study led by researchers at the Hughes Medical Institute in the US suggests that the…
Experimental oral Covid pill shows promise against disease, transmission
New York : An investigational Covid vaccine designed to be taken as a pill results in neutralisation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in mucosal tissues such as the nose and lungs, according to a study conducted on hamsters.The study led by Duke…
Omicron not mild as thought, deadly as Delta, Alpha variants: Study
New York : Infection from the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is not mild as generally touted, rather is as deadly as Delta, Alpha and other strains that claimed thousands of lives globally, finds a study. Omicron was first detected by South…
Can low-dose lithium help improve kidney health?
New Delhi : Long known as a valuable treatment for bipolar disorder, lithium may also be useful in treating kidney disease, a silent killer which affects about an estimated 10 crore people in India, health experts contended here on…
How Covid infection spurs antibodies against common colds
New York : Getting sick with a common cold doesn't make you immune to Covid-19, but a Covid infection might, at least temporarily, boost the number of antibodies you have against common cold-causing coronaviruses and the SARS-CoV-1 and…
B12 deficiency in children is huge yet overlooked problem: Study
London : Vitamin B12 deficiency in infants leads to poor motor development and anaemia, according to a study which stated that its deficiency is an enormous yet overlooked problem. For many years, there has been a focus on vitamin A, zinc…
Australian researchers discover clues to severe Covid-19 in kids
Sydney : Researchers in Australia have discovered the blood clotting and immune protein pathways that are activated in severe cases of Covid-19 in children, paving the way for earlier diagnosis and more targeted treatments. The team at the…
Cognitive loss from severe Covid equivalent to 20 years of ageing: Study
London : Cognitive impairment, as a result of severe Covid-19, is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points, finds a study. The results of the study, published in the journal…
Omicron variant did not eliminate Delta, it may return: Study
Jerusalem : The Omicron variants may burn themselves out in the next couple of months and the Delta variant might re-emerge, researchers claim. While Delta wiped out the variants that preceded it, Omicron has not eliminated Delta, said…
Genetic links found between Covid and other diseases
New York : A team of US researchers has uncovered genetic links between Covid-19 severity and certain medical conditions that are known risk factors for severity of the infectious disease. Some people with Covid experience the disease more…