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New study links pre-existing allergic conditions to higher, long Covid riskThe researchers emphasised the need for more robust epidemiological research and a standardised definition of long-Covid for further invest...
US announces $122 million fund for India to address challenges posed by infectious diseasesThe total funding of USD 122,475,000 will, over a period of five years, be distributed to the three top Indian health research institutions...
Two doses of Sputnik provide two times higher antibodies against Omicron than Pfizer vaccine: StudyThe study was conducted at the Italian Spallanzani Institute on comparable groups of sera from individuals vaccinated with Sputnik V and Pf...
Coronavirus: Scientists from 4 BRICS nations to carry out genomic sequencing, mathematical modellingA whole-genome sequencing is required for the identification of genetic mutations and recombinations of the virus, while epidemiological st...
Covid origins mirror SARS’s genesis in animals, study findsThe paper was released Wednesday ahead of peer review, and is being prepared for submission to a journal for publication, one of the author...
Newly formed four city clusters to intensify India’s COVID-19 genome sequencing effortsResearch institutes in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Pune form these four clusters. “The consortium will track the emergence of viral...
COVID-19: Consortium of four Indian cities funded for enhanced genome surveillanceEstablished with support and seed funding from Rockefeller Foundation, the new effort will track the emergence of viral variants correlated...
India’s Covid-19 R count sliding below 1 after weeks of surgeLatest data put out by the COV-IND-19 study group –– an expert group in the University of Michigan analysing Covid-19 related epidemiologic...
Double mutant infecting more than UK variant nowWhile the incidence of the UK variant seemed to be declining, the double mutant variant B.1.617 - found in Maharashtra - could be a cause o...
Two +ve tests at interval of 102 days with one -ve defined as SARS-CoV-2 re-infection: ICMR studyAccording to the study 'SARS-CoV-2 re-infection: development of an epidemiological definition from India' which has been published by Cambr...
ICMR hasn't disclosed full details of sero survey yetThe Indian Council of Medical Research has not yet disclosed the full report of a nationwide sero survey conducted three months ago, prompt...
China shares virus genome data, officials suggest European strainChina, which had been under pressure to make the data public sooner rather than later as Covid-19 cases mount in the country's capital, sai...
Delhi doesn't come close to meeting US pollution standards on most daysThe discussions found that while Global Burden of Disease Study led to several initiatives but epidemiological studies had not driven the a...
Cancer rates on the rise in lower-income countries: StudyThe increase in many low-and middle-income countries is partially due to increases in risk factors that are typical of Western countries.
Indian-origin researcher to lead US varsity's cancer centre"As a biostatistician and epidemiologist, I can bring a lot to this role," a university release quoted Mukherjee as saying.
Exposure to light while sleeping can make you fat: StudyBody mass index, waist-hip ratio, waist-height ratio and waist circumference in women increased with increasing exposure to light at night.
- No link between mobiles and brain cancer, reports a new study
Extensive research has also not established any biological mechanism by which radio frequency fields from mobile phones could cause cancer.