Step closer to universal antibody solution: IISc team develops synthetic antibody that can neutralise deadly snakebite toxinScientists at the Scripps Research Institute and the Evolutionary Venomics Lab at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institut...
22 Feb, 2024, 02.20 PM IST
New Covid-19 variant EG.5 on the rise in US, other countriesNew Covid-19 variant EG.5 is on the rise in the US. The variant is causing about 17 per cent of the new Covid-19 cases in the country compa...
10 Aug, 2023, 09.07 AM IST
Wastewater of international planes may be tested for Covid variantsGiven China's lack of data transparency, a better solution would be testing wastewater from airlines, which would offer a clearer picture o...
07 Jan, 2023, 01.18 PM IST
Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 not dangerous as 'hyped': ExpertThe latest Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75, first detected in India in June, is not dangerous as "hyped" as it is not surging cases or death ra...
19 Jul, 2022, 10.15 PM IST
A new Covid wave is emerging. Here’s How you can prepare for thatHere is how you can plan to lower your risk of exposure, minimize the disruption to the lives of your family and friends and help to assure...
06 Apr, 2022, 01.15 PM IST
A new wave of Covid in the offing? These 7 steps can help lower your riskWhile the virus is unpredictable, there are clear ways to protect yourself.
05 Apr, 2022, 06.45 PM IST
Free rides and beer: Incentives are added to vaccine drivePublic health officials say the efforts are crucial to reach people who haven't been immunised yet, whether because they are hesitant or be...
30 Apr, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
India blames a virus variant as its Covid crisis deepensAs supplies run dangerously low and hospitals are forced to turn away the sick, scientists are trying to determine what role variants of th...
30 Apr, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
Can we avoid another coronavirus pandemic?Trials have been on in Europe and Latin America since December, and the results could be out as early as next month. The good news is that,...
22 Feb, 2021, 11.10 AM 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
Second Covid-19 stage three vaccine trial paused within 24 hours over safety concernsUS pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly on Tuesday suspended its Phase 3 trial of its lab-produced antibody treatment in hospitalized patients ove...
14 Oct, 2020, 01.33 PM IST
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...
23 Sep, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
Apart from respiratory distress, Covid-19 causes catastrophic health problems that may be permanentThe virus can cause neurological complications like headache, dizziness and confusion.
26 Jun, 2020, 04.36 PM IST
Hospitals plan for 'COVID cabanas,' conference rooms to house patientsMembers of the American Hospital Association have been advised to prepare for 96 million cases in the next few months, with 4.8 million add...
13 Mar, 2020, 07.33 AM IST
Artificial, small molecules may help tackle heart attack & other cardiovascular disordersA 2018 Lancet study says, India accounts for about a fifth of cardiovascular deaths globally.
27 Nov, 2019, 06.14 PM IST
New class of drugs may dramatically increase healthy lifespanThe researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Mayo Clinic and other institutions have coined the term 'senolytics' for the ne...
11 Mar, 2015, 05.53 PM IST
New nicotine vaccine may help smokers quit the habitThe researchers analysed blood from the three experimental groups and found that the left-handed hapten elicited a much more effective immu...
13 Jan, 2015, 06.04 PM IST