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New Delhi : Young women with comorbidities like chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetes, hypertension had a higher risk of death due to Covid than males during the first phase of pandemic in India, according to a retrospective study. A…

New Delhi : The Covid pandemic continues to haunt humanity for the last two years with the infection graphs going up and down after intervals across the globe. The vaccine against the infection has augmented the fight against the…

London : The recent race for space tourism by Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and SpaceX with several rocket launches is causing a bad effect on climate and increasingly contributing to global warming, according to a study. Researchers from…

London : The monkeypox virus appears to have mutated far, far more than would normally be expected, according to researchers investigating its genetic make-up. According to researchers from the National Institute of Health in Portugal,…

Tokyo : Scientists have found that the presence of the female hormone oestrogen gives women an advantage over men against severe psoriasis a skin disease marked by red, itchy, scaly patches. However, the underlying reason for the sex…

Copenhagen : Covid-19 positive outpatients are at an increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders compared with individuals who tested negative for the virus, finds a new study.The study, presented at the 8th European Academy of Neurology…

Los Angeles : The US administration has announced expanding monkeypox testing capacity in order to cope with rising infection cases.A total of 173 reported monkeypox cases have been reported in 25 states across the country as of Thursday,…

New York : While the effects of global climate change are already resulting in the loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise, and longer and more intense heat waves, a first-ever survey of planktonic lipids in the global ocean predicts a…

Washington : The current monkeypox outbreak, which has infected 3,417 people across 42 countries, has on Thursday been declared a pandemic by World Health Network (WHN), a global collaboration of scientific and citizen teams. The…

Toronto : Having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children, says a new study.The study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, found that the…