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...
22 Jun, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Kerala: One more Shigella death, seven fresh cases reportedAccording to a statement issued by the office of Health Minister K Muraleedharan, health authorities confirmed that a 54-year-old woman fro...
21 Jun, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
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...
11 Jun, 2026, 04.55 PM IST
Just a small mutation away? New China-linked virus could be next big threatAmerican scientists warn that a new coronavirus found in China poses a pandemic threat. The virus, HKU5-CoV-2, is related to MERS. Slight m...
06 Jun, 2025, 07.06 PM IST
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...
01 Apr, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
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 ...
06 May, 2024, 08.45 PM IST
Khosta-2: New Russian bat virus capable of infecting humansThe virus was initially discovered in bats in Russia two years ago and thought to be harmless to people, but a closer scrutiny recently in ...
24 Sep, 2022, 10.40 AM IST
US exchanges defeat high-frequency trading lawsuitHigh-frequency traders use computer algorithms to gain split-second trading advantages.
29 Mar, 2022, 07.27 AM IST
Global 'hot spots' where new coronaviruses may emerge identifiedThe researchers also identified locations that could easily become hot spots with changes in land use. They found that parts of Japan, the ...
03 Jun, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
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...
11 May, 2021, 04.11 PM IST
Reconsider decision to allow pvt hospitals charge Rs 250 per COVID-19 vaccine: Siddaramaiah"The decision of the Central government to allow private healthcare centres to charge Rs 250 for administering the vaccine will adversely i...
05 Mar, 2021, 01.12 PM IST
'How the deadly Nipah virus jumps from bats to humans found'According to the research, published recently in the journal PNAS, the Nipah virus (NiV) could circulate among fruit bats, not just in plac...
07 Nov, 2020, 03.33 PM IST
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 ...
02 Apr, 2020, 10.32 AM IST
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...
13 Nov, 2019, 12.33 PM IST
Abhishek Nayar's off-season training routine for Rohit Sharma: Chop wood, lift tyres & walk in a tank of wet clayNayar used to make Sharma work on the grounds during the off season, not with a bat, but a shovel.
23 Apr, 2018, 11.11 AM IST
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 ...
15 Mar, 2016, 02.28 PM IST
AAP's Prashant Bhushan bats for lifting of AFSPA in J&KAam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Prashant Bhushan today batted for the lifting of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kash...
05 Jan, 2014, 11.46 PM IST