Sleeping six hours or less in middle age linked to increased risk of dementia, says new studyTime spent sleeping is linked to risk in older adults, but it is unclear whether it is also true for younger age groups.
Coronavirus nearly three times more deadly than flu: studyThe research, using French national data and published in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, underscored the increased severity o...
Pfizer is on track to be first to find out if its Covid vaccine worksA wide range of symptoms and severity makes the evaluation of Covid-19 vaccines tricky. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said that...
Amid deepening fears, the story of those who will not wait for superpowers’ Covid vaccinesThe US and other superpowers have laid claim to billions of Covid vaccine doses that are nearing the finish line. That’s sparked worries th...
The health of 7.8 billion people is stuck in a dangerous place between China and TrumpNo one from the World Health Organization said in public that China might not be providing the full picture.
A malaria drug may lead fight against Covid-19One candidate that has been much in the news is hydroxychloroquine (a later version of the more toxic chloroquine), used to treat malaria a...
As pressure for coronavirus vaccine mounts, scientists debate risks of accelerated testingStudies have suggested that coronavirus vaccines carry the risk of what is known as vaccine enhancement, where instead of protecting agains...
- Gene variants behind kidney disease in kids identified
London, June 15 (IANS) Genetic variants found in regions that are involved in regulation of the immune response may be responsible for a ty...
- Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder share gene variant: Study
London, Oct 3 (IANS) Researchers have identified a genetic variant that is associated with multiple psychiatric disorders and drives change...
Blood groups A, B and AB tied to higher diabetes riskThe objective was to evaluate the relationship of ABO blood type, Rhesus factor and a combination of the two with type 2 diabetes.
- India, France to co-operate on basic medical research
India and France have joined hands to explore the possibilities of RNAi (RNA interference) in areas of basic medical research and biotechno...