Research

Rome: Improving school ventilation systems can help reduce Covid-19 cases among students, an Italian study showed. The study, released on Tuesday, was conducted by the Hume Foundation, an Italian think tank, involved 10,441 classrooms in…

Sydney: A piece of DNA, previously considered as 'junk' material by scientists, could be the key to extinguishing fear-related memories for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobias, according to a new study led by…

New York: Evidence is mounting to show that organ donation from dying donors testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 appears to be safe and does not cause Covid-19 in the patient receiving the donated organ, according to a study. The Covid pandemic…

New York : In a significant breakthrough, scientists at a US-based gene analytics firm claimed that they can decode almost all the DNA of days-old embryos created via in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the Science reported.According to MyOme,…

Hyderabad : Simple measures like wearing of face masks and maintaining social distance used to check spread of Covid-19 can also prove most effective in preventing the spread of tuberculosis, say healthcare professionals.On the eve of World…

New York : Pregnant patients who tested positive for the coronavirus were found to have more than double the risk of poor outcomes including preterm birth, blood clot, according to a study that emphasised the need to promote maternal…

London : People who have had Covid-19 are at increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a study.The study, published in the journal Diabetologia, showed that patients with Covid-19 developed Type 2 diabetes more frequently…

New York : Scientists have found that a type of immune cells of people with Parkinson's disease have a very specific gene signature, a finding that may open the door to new treatments and diagnostics for the debilitating…

London : Women are less likely to receive life-saving treatment for cardiogenic shock than men and thus, are more at risk of death, according to research.Cardiogenic shock is a life-threatening condition in which the heart suddenly fails to…

London : Shortness of breath may be a sign of heart attack and lead to less survival than those with typical symptoms of chest pain, according to a study.The researchers from Braga Hospital in Portugal, showed that just 76 per cent of heart…