Science & Health

New Rapid COVID-19 Test Can Provide Results In Under 4 Minutes; High Accuracy and Affordable

Researchers from Penn Medicine have developed a test known as RAPID 1.0 for detecting COVID-19, that can deliver results within four minutes.

May 15, 2021

Is COVID-19 Giving Rise to a Drinking Pandemic? Alcohol-related Stomach and Liver Diseases on Rise [Study]

According to the new study set to be presented at the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2021, the number of consultations for alcohol-related gastrointestinal (GI) and liver diseases has witnessed a massive surge during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 14, 2021

IISc is developing a Covid vaccine with more neutralising effect [Details]

Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science is developing a more effective anti-Covid vaccine to combat the Covid pandemic

May 14, 2021

Humans could develop sixth sense; scientists digging deep into brain's echolocation capability

Apart from the usual five senses, humans also have minor senses like spatial orientation, proprioception, and pain reception

May 14, 2021

How does COVID-19 cause loss of smell; scientists discover mechanism [Explained]

A multi-institutional study has discovered the mechanism behind short-term and long-term anosmia, a symptom commonly found in COVID-19 patients.

May 14, 2021

Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Show Limited Effectiveness Against B1617 Variant Of COVID [Details]

The WHO said in a note that preliminary laboratory studies have found that the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna showed reduced effectiveness against the double mutant variant of COVID found in India.

May 13, 2021

COVID-19 may cause erectile dysfunction after recovery; viral presence found in penile tissues [details]

The study by researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is the first to demonstrate the presence of COVID-19 in penile tissue.

May 12, 2021

Covid Time: Ongoing oxygen crisis brings forth the reality; Our future relies on plants

While India is struggling to produce and supply oxygen amid the second wave of Covid pandemic, the imminent question is how do we live in the future if plants are not there to provide free oxygen

May 12, 2021

WHO Warns against use of Ivermectin for treating COVID-19; Goa, Tamil Nadu approve use

In a recent tweet, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at WHO, stated that the WHO recommended against the use of Ivermectin for treating COVID-19 patients; while Goa and TN have already approved the use of the drug for the purpose.

May 11, 2021

Italian woman accidentally gets six doses of COVID jab; see what happened next

The nurse accidentally filled the syringe with an entire bottle of the vaccine that contained six doses in total and administered it to a 23-year-old woman in Italy.

May 11, 2021

Here's How New Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine Neutralizes All COVID-19 Variants [In-depth]

A new 'pan-coronavirus vaccine' developed by scientists from Duke Human Vaccine Institute was found to have a neutralizing effect not only on the SARS-CoV-2 but also on its variants, and other deadly coronaviruses as well. Here's how it works

May 11, 2021

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 158.6 mln; India logs 22.6 mln

The coronavirus has grossed 185.6million cases across the globe, the US the worst-hit country along with Brazil and India

May 11, 2021

Navi-Mumbai scientist develops stem-cell remedy to kill early stage Covid naturally

Maharashtra's Researcher scientist Dr Pradeep Mahajan has discovered a stem cell that helps curbing Coronavirus along with the protocols that avoids one from hospitalization

May 10, 2021

COVID will be like endemic flu due to variants: Canadian expert

Candian experts confirmed that new variants the coronavirus can be an endemic flu, We are entering a new world states Toronto bases global research organization.

May 10, 2021

Fully vaccinated organ transplant patients vulnerable to COVID; masks, physical distancing essential [study]

A study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine has found that even after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, organ transplant recipients do not have sufficient antibodies to ease up on crucial safety measures such as the use of masks and physical distancing.

May 9, 2021