UK could face major Omicron wave from January next year, new analysis warnsThe study assumed Omicron is less severe than previous variants among the vaccinated and therefore hospitalisations may not be too high. Ho...
11 Dec, 2021, 07.41 PM IST
India, UK to conduct clinical trials of Ashwagandha for promoting recovery from COVID-19Ashwagandha (withania somnifera), commonly known as 'Indian winter cherry', is a traditional herb that boosts energy, reduces stress and ma...
01 Aug, 2021, 11.54 AM IST
Scientists develop gadget that can sniff out COVID-19 using body odour profilesThe study tested devices with organic semi-conducting sensors, which could potentially be used as a COVID-19 screening tool.
14 Jun, 2021, 05.40 PM IST
South Asians in England at greater risk in second COVID wave, new study findsLed by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the study published in the medical journal 'Lancet' on Friday accounted fo...
01 May, 2021, 03.28 PM IST
How safe is it to switch and space COVID-19 vaccine doses?Faced with surging pandemic and new, more transmissible coronavirus variants, some countries are hoping to broaden immunisation by giving s...
06 Jan, 2021, 10.40 PM IST
Covid vaccine rollout urgent as new strains take holdThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday approved the US-made Moderna vaccine, having already given a green light December 27 to on...
06 Jan, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
Here's what we do and don't know about new coronavirus mutationsOne mutation -- variant B117, which likely emerged in southeastern England in September, according to Imperial College London -- has now be...
04 Jan, 2021, 10.22 PM IST
Study says Britain must vaccinate two million a week to prevent a third COVID-19 waveResponding to the study, a UK Health Department spokesman told Reuters that "over the coming weeks and months the rate of vaccination will ...
29 Dec, 2020, 03.35 PM IST
Furry saviours: UK begins trials to see if ‘Covid dogs' can sniff out deadly virusThe trials will establish whether these dogs can be used as a non-invasive, early warning measure to detect coronavirus.
16 May, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
Four-legged friends to save the world? Dogs could help detect virus, canines are being trained to sniff out Covid-19The approach is based on a belief that each disease triggers a distinct odour.
23 Apr, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Maharashtra polls: One legacy, two brothers, two partiesHis younger brother Ashish Deshmukh, a strong supporter of separate Vidarbha, is looking at fighting the Saoner Assembly seat from the BJP.
21 Sep, 2014, 02.19 PM IST