Health-Lifestyle

London, June 29 (IANS) Researchers in the UK are probing a potential link between blood clots and long-term symptoms post a Covid infection, and whether a treatment of blood thinners may help reduce long Covid conditions, media reports…
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New York, June 29 (IANS) Tiny, robust immune particles derived from the blood of a llama -- a domesticated South American camelid -- could provide strong protection against every Covid-19 variant, including Omicron, and 18 similar viruses…
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Tokyo, June 29 (IANS) Japanese researchers have identified a pivotal gene that mediates the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on blood sugar metabolism. Covid-19 is best known for causing respiratory disease, but can also damage other organ…
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London, June 28 (IANS) A highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, which emerged in pigs in the last 50 years, has the potential to spread to humans, finds a new study. MRSA was…
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London, June 28 (IANS) Scientists have proven for the first time that viruses can survive and remain infectious by binding themselves to plastics in freshwater -- raising concerns about the potential impact on human health. Rotavirus, which…
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New York, June 28 (IANS) SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, undertakes a massive takeover of the body's fat-processing system, creating cellular storehouses of fat that empower the virus to hijack the body's molecular machinery and…
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By Vishnu Makhijani
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New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare will discuss the 'affordability of cancer treatment' for the second day in a row. The committee started the discussion with Union Health Secretary Rajesh…
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