Research

New Delhi : The increase in the number of people dying prematurely from exposure to air pollution was highest in cities in South Asia. In India it caused an estimated 1,00,000 premature deaths in Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad,…

London : People who have taken a booster dose are likely to recover from Omicron three days earlier than in the case of a Delta infection, claims a study published in The Lancet journal.The study led by a team at King's College London…

New Delhi : While many people who recover from Covid-19 experience long-term symptoms, such as brain fog or heart problems, increasing evidence suggests that the virus can also impair fertility in men. The pilot study, led by a team of…

New Delhi : Not just lungs but also every cells of human body and the hard organs like bones and teeth get adversely affected by smoking, said Professor Uma Kumar, Head of Rheumatology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New…

London : An international team of researchers has created a series of brain charts spanning our entire lifespan from a 15-week-old foetus to a 100-year-old adult that show how our brains expand rapidly in early life and slowly shrink as we…

Jerusalem : A new comprehensive Israeli study has found that a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose triples the protection against severe illness in people aged 60 or above, compared to a three-dose protection, the Israeli Health Ministry said. On…

Sydney : An international team, including Australian researchers, have identified novel areas of DNA that are linked to the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of dementia. Researchers believe that the findings could…

London : An edible additive used in foods such as baked goods, ice cream and salad dressings has the potential to harm our gut microbiota, finds a study. Introduced into the modern diet nearly half a century ago, the food additive E415,…

London : People infected with Covid-19 are at an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis a blood clot in the leg up to three months, pulmonary embolism a blood clot in the lung up to six months, and a bleeding event up to two months, finds a…

New York: International groups of researchers have led the largest-ever genetic studies to identify large numbers of specific genes that could play important roles in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a serious psychiatric disorder that…