Science & Health

31 school students test Covid positive in B'luru, cases cross 580-mark

Twenty one students of the New Standard English School studying in Class 6, and 10 students of MES School studying in Class 5 have tested positive for Covid

Jun 15, 2022

Allahabad University gets copyright for early diagnosis of breast and ovarian cancer detection

Ten scientists, including biochemist Munish Pandey from Biochemistry department of Allahabad University (AU), have developed a technique for early diagnosis of breast and ovarian cancer by examining patient's urine sample.

Jun 14, 2022

Canada PM Justin Trudeau tests positive for Covid for second time

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in a tweet on Monday that he has again tested positive for Covid-19.

Jun 14, 2022

India reports marginal decline in new Covid cases at 6,594

India on Tuesday reported 6,594 fresh Covid-19 cases, as against the 8,084 infections on Monday, besides six deaths

Jun 14, 2022

Covid Update: India reports 8,084 new cases, 10 deaths in 24 hrs

India on Monday reported 8,084 fresh Covid-19 cases, a slight decline from the 8,582 infections reported on Sunday

Jun 13, 2022

Covid update: Covid vax likely safe for patients treated for hypothyroidism

Inactivated and mRNA Covid-19 vaccines appear to be safe for patients treated for hypothyroidism, say researchers.

Jun 13, 2022

Global warming: "Asian water tower" faces worsening supply imbalance, 2 billion people at risk

Rapid global warming has worsened the water imbalance for almost 2 billion people in the Third Pole region -- including India, Bangladesh and Nepal -- where about 90 per cent of water is used for irrigation, a new study has warned.

Jun 11, 2022

IANS CVoter Snap Poll: Majority want no-mask passengers to be punished

The country has been witnessing a big spurt in the number of fresh coronavirus cases as people are increasingly adopting Covid inappropriate behaviour.

Jun 11, 2022

Oracle developing national electronic health records database: Larry Ellison

Cloud major Oracle, which just completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of electronic health records company Cerner, is developing a national health records database.

Jun 11, 2022

Covid Surge Again: India reports 8,329 fresh cases, 10 deaths in 24 hrs

The active Covid caseload has also risen to 40,370 cases, accounting for 0.09 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

Jun 11, 2022

10 more rare pygmy hogs released in Assam's Manas National Park

Ten more captive-bred pygmy hogs, the world's smallest and rarest wild pig most threatened by extinction, have been released in Manas National Park in western Assam by the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP) on Wednesday and Friday, officials said.

Jun 10, 2022

Takeda's dengue vaccine candidate,TAK-003 shows promise

Japanese pharma company Takeda on Friday announced that its dengue vaccine candidate, TAK-003, prevented 84 per cent of hospitalised dengue cases and 61 per cent of symptomatic cases.

Jun 10, 2022

These Superworms are like mini recycling plants, could help revolutionise recycling plastic [Details]

A species of insect larvae with a taste for plastic could help revolutionise recycling, researchers say.

Jun 10, 2022

Covid Surge: Omicron sub-variants behind rising cases in India: Doctors

With India reporting a sudden rise in the number Covid-19 cases for a second day in a row, doctors said on Thursday that Omicron sub-variants are behind the spike in Covid caseload.

Jun 10, 2022

NASA yields to UFO enthusiasts' long-standing demand, forms team to study unexplained UAP sightings

The announcement was made public on Thursday, as the space agency stated researchers will be tasked with "identifying available data, how best to collect future data, and how NASA can use that data to move the scientific understanding of UAPs forward.

Jun 10, 2022