Research

Toronto : While antiretroviral therapy (ART) is known to limit HIV replication leading to elimination of most infected cells, the virus is never fully eliminated from the human body. It tends to linger in some cells deep in different human…

London : Genetic variants that damage the genome are associated with reduced reproductive success and an increased likelihood of not having children, suggests research.According to researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the UK,…

Jerusalem : An Israeli-led research team has developed a potential new treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC), using a targeted drug and immunotherapy, Ben Gurion University (BGU) in southern Israel has announced. The findings,…

New York : Giving hospitalised Covid-19 patients aspirin could boost their chances of survival, suggests a new study.New research by George Washington University suggests aspirin could still be effective for patients with moderate illness…

New Delhi : While the world is still reeling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, India's fight against tuberculosis (TB) has encountered setbacks after decades of gains.Despite the brief decline in TB notifications observed around…

New York : Contrary to worries among some doctors and the public, drinking coffee may protect your heart instead of causing or worsening heart problems, find a new study.According to three research abstracts, drinking two to three cups of…

New York : Some people infected with Covid-19 during the pandemic's early months experienced peripheral neuropathy, pain, tingling and numbness in the hands and feet, during and following their bouts with the virus, finds a new study. The…

London : A team of scientists have for the first time demonstrated that plastic particles from our day-to-day lives such as water bottles, grocery bags, toys and disposable cutlery, among others, can end up in our bloodstream in detectable…

Los Angeles : Hospitalisations due to breakthrough Covid-19 infections are extremely uncommon, with fewer than 1 in 1,000 hospitalised with a case after getting vaccinated, a new study from Mayo Clinic suggested.The study, published in…

New Delhi : Though the government is committed to making India Tuberculosis-free by 2025, the 'END TB' programme initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2017, looks indecisive five years ahead of the global target of 2030, public…