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How High-Altitude Populations Show Genetic AdaptationsMillions thrive at high altitudes due to remarkable genetic adaptations. Tibetans, for instance, possess a gene variant allowing efficient ...
19 Feb, 2026, 06.28 PM IST
Half the Oxygen, Almost No Infrastructure: Why People Still Live at Extreme AltitudeMillions live high above sea level, a testament to human resilience. Genetic adaptations allow them to thrive where others struggle. Econom...
04 Feb, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
How strong are new Covid strains? Should you be worried?India is experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases, particularly in major cities, driven by the JN.1 sub-variants LF.7 and NB.1.5. While these ...
24 May, 2025, 03.29 PM IST
Why we need to be cautious about using anti-ageing hacksThe longevity interventions do not have data in large populations to support that this gap reduces due to interventions that increase healt...
13 Jul, 2023, 11.07 PM IST
Omicron a 'deviant', two pandemics going on side by side now: Virologist T Jacob John"Since Omicron is illegitimate or 'deviant' from COVID-19 pandemic progression script, we must think of two pandemics going on side by side...
16 Jan, 2022, 03.03 PM IST
As virus advances, doctors rethink rush to ventilatorsThe picture is partial and evolving, but it suggests people with COVID-19 who have been intubated have had, at least in the early stages of...
27 Apr, 2020, 12.08 PM IST
Low-oxygen conditions help breast cancer cells spread: StudyLow oxygen conditions, which often persist inside tumours, initiate a molecular chain of events that give breast cancer cells their ability...
27 Dec, 2013, 03.26 PM IST