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Scientists just reviewed more than 400 cat studies and found that outdoor-roaming pets had three to five times the odds of carrying germs that can infect people, turning a common habit into a quiet public health riskA groundbreaking study reveals that outdoor-roaming pet cats carry infectious diseases at rates similar to feral cats, posing risks to huma...
Over 1,500 bat species carry thousands of deadly viruses but rarely get sick, and scientists are only just beginning to understand whyBats possess a unique, preactivated innate immune defense that stops viruses from fully replicating, even after cell entry. This remarkable...
He was a cricket star in the making, when he began to experience vomiting and headaches. Doctors ignored it as a stomach bug until it was too lateShriyan, a young cricket prodigy, displayed exceptional talent from a very early age, captivating audiences with his skills. Tragically, hi...
Gennova Bio joins CEPI to develop vax against Nipah virusGennova Biopharmaceuticals, in partnership with CEPI, will advance the development of a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine against Nipah virus wi...
Another bat virus discovered from China—Here’s what makes HKU5-CoV-2 different from COVID-19A team of Chinese researchers has discovered a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, which has the potential to infect human cells. The virus, l...
China lab claims to have made nasal Covid-19 vaccine for ‘future pandemicsThe Chinese city where the infamous Covid-19 virus originated has now developed an innovative vaccine that is projected to safeguard humani...
New all-in-one vaccine may prove effective against all coronavirusesScientists from Oxford and Cambridge universities have developed a new all-in-one vaccine that can protect humans against a broad range of ...
Robust mechanism to address gender-based misconduct in sports imperative: SC judge Hima KohliIt is imperative to establish a robust mechanism to address gender-based misconduct as the creation of an inclusive environment sends the m...
India's rising Covid cases: Experts say common cold-like spread suggests endemicity, urge precautionGiving the reassurance that a monster spike on the lines of the Delta wave in the spring of 2021 is unlikely due to the endemic nature of t...
UK scientists trial first needle-free air-powered COVID-19 vaccineIt offers a possible future alternative to people who fear needle-based jabs and, if successful, it could be scaled up and manufactured as ...
New vaccine blocks novel coronavirus, variants in animal studyThe pan-coronavirus vaccine triggers neutralising antibodies via a nanoparticle composed of the coronavirus part. This part allows the vacc...
Nasal COVID-19 vaccine will be easy to give to children: AIIMS directorOnce children start going to the school regularly and they contract the COVID-19 infection, they will not have much problem but if they bri...
Wildlife, land-use change and health infra: Scientists identify ways of preventing next pandemicThere can be no one answer to the question at the centre of an anxious debate across a world coping with COVID-19 and wondering what will h...
View: It's time for humans to stop living voraciouslyChina’s crackdown in 2003 on wildlife markets ended after Sars exited. History is repeating itself, this time while the Covid-19 pandemic i...
Big tobacco companies join race for Covid vaccineBAT has already started pre-clinical testing on animals, of a plant-based vaccine via US biotech subsidiary Kentucky BioProcessing. Philip ...
Three confirmed cases of Coronavirus in India, all from KeralaThe patient, a student of the Wuhan University, is stable and in isolation at a hospital.
Bats, unlike other mammals, do not show dependence on gut bacteria: StudyEarlier studies have established that in several mammals, including humans, gut bacteria, help in digesting food and maintaining healthy im...
New SARS-like virus could infect humansScientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found a SARS-like virus in Chinese horseshoe bats that may infect humans without need for ...
Why we still don't have an Ebola vaccineAmid emergency WHO meetings and frenzied containment efforts, where is the Ebola vaccine?
- HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju bats for public-private tie-up in health, education sectors
Union HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju today said such collaboration could help overcome resource constraints in public sector.