New York, February 20 (IANS) A majority (83 per cent) of students said their mental health had negatively impacted their academic performance in the past month and that two-third of college students are st
London, February 20 (IANS): A three-month interval between doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine resulted in higher vaccine efficacy than a six-week interval, reveals The Lancet study.
According
Hyderabad, February 19 (IANS): A few novel variants of coronavirus are spreading more in some states in India and there is emerging evidence that the N440K mutation is spreading a lot more in southern states, s
Toronto, February 19 (IANS): A team of researchers has improved the protective effect of a molecule against ischemic stroke, which is caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain.
According to the te
New York, February 18 (IANS): Getting fewer hours of sleep or staying up late most nights can increase the risk of depression, a new study suggests.
The findings, published in the journal npj Digital Medicin
Chennai, February 18 (IANS): Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras researchers are working on a new idea that may help develop effective drugs for treating HIV/AIDS.
Using molecular dynamics simulation
New York, February 18 (PTI): The D614G mutation in the spike protein of the novel coronavirus renders it up to eight times more infectious in human cells than the initial virus that originated in China, accordi
Bengaluru, February 17 (PTI): A new software tool that reveals the severity of lung infections in COVID-19 patients has been developed by researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, in collaboration with
LONDON, FEBRUARY 17 (IANS): Psychotherapy appears to be beneficial in the longer run for people suffering from panic disorder, a new study suggests.
The findings, published in the journal Psychotherapy and P
New Delhi, February 16 (IANSlife): Every year, around 50,000 individuals graduate to become certified doctors. In order to maintain the minimum doctor patient ratio, as suggested by World Health Organization (W
New York, February 16 (IANS): Recreational drinking, smoking and drug use is linked to premature heart disease in young people, particularly among younger women, a new study suggests.
The study, published in
Jerusalem, February 16 (PTI): People previously infected with the novel coronavirus respond very strongly to single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of when they were infected and whethe
Washington, February 16 (PTI): Taking zinc or vitamin C supplements does not significantly decrease the severity or duration of symptoms in COVID-19 patients, when compared to standard care, according to a stud
STOCKHOLM, FEBRUARY 15 (IANS): Over 200 children have been diagnosed with long-term Covid-19 symptoms here, statistics by Swedish Television (SVT) showed on Monday.
The Astrid Lindgren's Children's H
New Delhi, February 14 (IANS): A survey conducted by noted public health experts indicated that the side-effects post-vaccination, or 'reactogenicity' in medical linguistic, is likely to occur in 66 per
New York, February 14 (IANS): Researchers have found that the small molecule inhibitor cabozantinib was found most effective in treating patients with metastatic papillary kidney cancer among three targeted dru
New York, February 14 (IANS): Sipping green tea could be quite beneficial as researchers have found that a compound in the popular beverage may increase levels of a natural anti-cancer protein, known for its ab
New Delhi, February 13 (IANS): Mathematical calculations indicate that Covaxin may provide immunity against Covid-19 for 9 to 12 months, and there may be a booster shot after this period elapses, Y.K. Gupta, th
Toronto, February 13 (IANS): Inhibiting a key enzyme that controls a large network of proteins important in cell division and growth leads the way for a new class of drugs that could stop a deadly brain cancer
New York, February 13 (IANS): The humidity created inside the mask, which we wear to protect ourselves from getting or spreading SARS-CoV-2, can also help in combating Covid-19 as face masks substantially incre