Health News

How Does Malaria Parasite Defend Itself From Fever In Host Body? Scientists Discover Gene that Helps it Survive Temperatures [Study]

A new study has reported the discovery of a gene that regulates the protective heat-shock responses of Plasmodium falciparum, one of the most lethal malaria-causing pathogens.

Aug 17, 2021

Breakthrough In Opioid Overdose Treatment: Neurons Involved In Overdose Deaths Identified [Study]

A new study has reported the identification of specific receptors in a group of neurons, whose triggering results in opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD).

Aug 15, 2021

Keeping classroom air fresh: MIT study provides guidelines for reopening of schools after Covid

The study points out that the most ideal scenario would be getting plenty of fresh air enter the classroom near ground level and making it move steadily upwards, until it exits the room through ceiling vents

Aug 12, 2021

Crucial Clues to Rare Inflammation In Children After COVID-19 Infection Found; Provides New Treatment Target [Study]

In a new study, researchers from the Mount Sinai School of medicine discovered that in children with MIS-C, specific infection-fighting cells were suppressed or downregulated.

Aug 11, 2021

Gut Microbes May Help Reverse Brain Aging; Potential to Treat Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and More [Study]

A new study has shown that the transplantation of microbiota from young mice into older mice could reverse several aspects of brain aging, with far-reaching potential to treat Alzheimer's and other memory-lapse brain diseases.

Aug 10, 2021

Light therapy can heal burn injuries faster; activates key protein in cell growth [Explained]

According to a new study, photobiomodulation—a form of light therapy—was found to expedite the recovery from burns and reduce inflammation in a mice model.

Aug 8, 2021

Mixing Covishield, Covaxin provides better immunity: ICMR puts Indians' minds at ease [details]

People in the mix and match group had superior immunogenicity profiles against Alpha, Beta and Delta variants of Covid-19.

Aug 8, 2021

This Anti-Cholesterol Drug May Reduce COVID-19 Infection By 70%; Shows High Potential Against Variants Too [Study]

An international study has shown that fenofibrate—an approved and affordable drug—and fenofibric acid (its active form) can considerably decrease the novel coronavirus infection in human cells

Aug 6, 2021

What Triggers Lung Damage In COVID-19 Patients; Specific Immune Cell Is Culprit [Details]

According to a new study by South Korean researchers, infiltrating macrophages—along with promoting viral clearance—cause injury to lung tissues.

Aug 5, 2021

Weight loss by "sweating" fat through skin; new potential for managing obesity [Study]

According to the new study, a cytokine known as thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) resulted in considerable loss of abdominal fat in an animal model; the fat loss was not associated with faster metabolism or decreased food intake.

Aug 1, 2021

COVID-19 Delta Variant As Contagious As Chickenpox, More Infectious than Ebola or Flu, Warns CDC [Details]

An internal document of the US CDC asserted that the Delta variant—a variant of concern (VOC) —can be transmitted even by vaccinated people, and can potentially cause more severe infection than older strains of the coronavirus.

Jul 31, 2021

Lethal Tuberculosis Bacteria Suppresses Immunity; New Inhibiting Mechanism of Pathogen Discovered [Study]

In a new study, researchers from the University of Maryland identified a specific gene in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium that suppresses the immune actions of infected human cells.

Jul 30, 2021

Relax, banknotes & coins have "very low" transmission risk of COVID-19, Variants of Concern [details]

A multi-institutional study demonstrated that despite cash being contaminated with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the chances of contracting COVID-19 from them were very low.

Jul 29, 2021

Nerve damage in eyes sign of 'Long COVID'; prevalent among those with neurological symptoms [details]

According to a new study, nerve fibre loss and an increase in dendritic cell numbers in the cornea of the eye was prevalent among those who suffered from long COVID.

Jul 27, 2021

Mere virtual contact made older people feel more lonely during Covid lockdowns

The study by UK's Lancaster University showed that many older people experienced a greater increase in loneliness and long-term mental health disorders during the Covid pandemic due to isolation despite technology facilitating virtual contacts