Doctor explains how leftover biryani can be a game-changer for your gutRefrigerated biryani offers digestive benefits due to resistant starch formation, acting as a prebiotic for gut microbes. The dish's spices...
08 Dec, 2025, 07.39 PM IST
Amino Spiking in Protein Supplements: What it is and how to detect itMany protein supplements are not as pure as claimed. A practice called amino spiking falsely boosts protein counts using cheaper ingredient...
14 Nov, 2025, 07.24 PM IST
Building muscle mass: Why the growing lure of protein supplements is worrying health expertsProtein revolution is transforming diets across India, with many turning to supplements to meet nutritional needs. This trend is driving a ...
11 Sep, 2024, 10.54 AM IST
As COVID cases rise again, what do you need to know about the new FLiRT variants?FLirt Covid 19 Virus: Scientists are studying the FLiRT variants, subvariants of the Omicron lineage, which may be more contagious and evad...
25 May, 2024, 11.44 AM IST
Covid-19 variant 2023: US, UK, 2 other countries detect highly mutated Coronavirus variant. Details hereCovid-19 virus variant has reportedly been detected in the US, the UK, Denmark, and Israel. The coronavirus variant is dubbed as BA.2.86 an...
19 Aug, 2023, 11.24 PM IST
Nutrition experts debunk 10 commonplace health mythsTake all health fads at face value, cautions nutritionists.
23 Jan, 2023, 08.36 PM IST
New coronavirus variant 'IHU' identified in FranceHowever, the researchers noted that it is too early to speculate on how this variant behaves as far as infection and protection from vaccin...
04 Jan, 2022, 08.35 PM IST
Omicron sibling can't be detected by imported RT-PCR kits: ExpertsThe elusive sibling (sub-lineage) of the Omicron variant, BA.2, cannot be picked up by the imported RT-PCR kit having an S gene drop, resea...
03 Jan, 2022, 04.22 PM IST
IISc's 'warm' Covid vaccine effective against all major variants of concern: StudyAccording to S S Vasan, CSIRO's COVID-19 project leader and co-author of the study, the Mynvax-vaccinated mice sera show a strong response ...
16 Jul, 2021, 12.29 PM IST
Delta variant's ability to evade antibodies could be the cause of some Covid reinfectionsA paper published by a group of researchers at Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre currently being peer-reviewed, claims that the changes...
19 Jun, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
COVID-19 antibodies, vaccines less effective against coronavirus variants: StudyThe research, published in the journal Nature Medicine, noted that the three fast-spreading variants of the coronavirus first reported in S...
05 Mar, 2021, 01.00 PM IST
Novel method to predict emergence of worrisome coronavirus variantsThe study posted in the platform bioRxiv, and yet-to-be peer-reviewed, assessed 3,11,795 genome sequences of the coronavirus spike protein ...
26 Feb, 2021, 04.31 PM IST
Pfizer vaccine can neutralise coronavirus variants first reported in UK, SA: StudyAccording to the scientists, including those from the University of Texas in the US, these variants have a substitution of the amino acid b...
09 Feb, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
Scientists say UK strain unlikely to affect efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, warn against more mutationsMore than 40 countries, including India, have banned travel to and from the UK, a move several scientists said was necessary in view of the...
22 Dec, 2020, 06.45 PM IST
Indian researchers working towards developing effective vaccine strategies against SARS-CoV-2 and HIVIn two studies published in the past week, they reported the design of a 'heat-tolerant' Covid-19 vaccine candidate and a rapid method to i...
10 Nov, 2020, 04.31 PM IST
Did the novel coronavirus originate in a lab? Close relative of SARS-CoV-2 suggests it evolved naturally, says studyBats are the most likely natural hosts for the virus.
12 May, 2020, 05.09 PM IST
Sunday ET: Debate on rice: Make informed nutritional choices to gain maximum benefit from the food grainA vast majority of the Indian population eats rice as its staple grain, similar to Asian countries such as China and Japan, where it is alm...
29 Sep, 2013, 05.05 AM IST