Bathing C-section babies in vaginal liquid may boost their immunity: StudyPast research has shown infants born by C-section have vastly different gut bacteria composition compared to those born vaginally.
16 Jun, 2023, 09.24 AM IST
Bill Gates’ daughter Jennifer announces birth of first child, shares photoJennifer Katharine Gates, Bill, and Melinda's oldest child was born on April 26, 1996. She pursued her undergraduate degree in human biolog...
05 Mar, 2023, 02.23 PM IST
Air pollution increases risk of premature death by 20%: Study27 Jun, 2022, 03.36 PM IST
Past COVID-19 infection does not fully protect young people against reinfection: LancetIn the study, conducted between May and November 2020, around 10 per cent or 19 out of 189 participants who were previously infected with S...
29 Apr, 2021, 01.35 PM IST
Not just respiratory droplets, airborne dust & fibre particles can also spread coronavirusMicroscopic fibres from an inanimate object may carry infectious viruses.
18 Aug, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
Coronavirus decoded: Here's why children are at a lower risk of Covid-19 infection as compared to adultsChildren account for less than two per cent of identified cases of Covid-19.
25 May, 2020, 10.15 AM IST
Novel test can detect antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in human bloodAccording to the research published in the journal Nature Medicine, the new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, tested in 16 patients, can b...
12 May, 2020, 06.16 PM IST
NASA develops high-pressure ventilator to fight COVID-19The device, called VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally), passed a critical test this week at the Icahn School of M...
24 Apr, 2020, 03.05 PM IST
Chocolate lovers, rejoice! 3 bars can cut heart failure riskNatural compounds in cocoa called flavonoids boost blood vessel health and help reduce inflammation.
30 Aug, 2018, 06.32 PM IST
- Genes that may lead to obesity identified
New York, Jan 13 (IANS) You can blame your genes for your obesity as researchers have found 13 genes that carry variations associated with ...
13 Jan, 2018, 06.17 PM IST
- Paracetamol in pregnancy may delay daughters' language skills
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) Women who consume acetaminophen -- also known as paracetamol and widely used to reduce a high fever or relieve pain...
10 Jan, 2018, 06.02 PM IST
‘Healthy people provide better clue to diseases’We need to find people who are genetically predisposed to the diseases but don’t get sick, says biochemist Stephen Friend
20 Jul, 2017, 04.35 PM IST
- Obama selects 4 Indian American scientists for presidential awards
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Four Indian-American scientists have been chosen among 102 researchers who will receive the Presidential Early Ca...
10 Jan, 2017, 05.37 PM IST
Cancer spreads even before tumours formThough the new findings are based on researches on breast cancer, researchers say the early departure of cancer cells to seed metastases ca...
10 Jan, 2017, 01.09 PM IST
Obama selects four Indian-Americans for presidential awardsThe four are part of the list of 102 scientists and researchers who are recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists a...
10 Jan, 2017, 12.01 PM IST
Brain scan can tell whether you are in love!Researchers from universities in China and New York have obtained the first empirical evidence of love-related alterations in the brain usi...
16 Mar, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
53 drugs that may block Ebola identifiedA study found that among the better known drug types shown to hinder infection by an Ebola virus model are several cancer drugs, antihistam...
18 Dec, 2014, 01.43 PM IST