A Columbia University brain expert shares three key habits you can follow to stay sharp throughout your lifeBrain expert Dr. Drew Ramsey highlights three daily habits that improve brain health. Remember any dreams from the week, have meaningful in...
02 Apr, 2025, 03.14 PM IST
Covid-19's surprising link to Cancer treatment: New study shows tumour shrinkage potentialResearchers have discovered that the Covid-19 virus may hold unexpected benefits for cancer treatment. The virus triggers the formation of ...
18 Nov, 2024, 08.36 PM IST
Research suggests Covid can persist in lungs for up to two yearsThis prolonged presence is linked to a failure in innate immunity, the body's initial defence against pathogens.
11 Dec, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
Immunotherapy can be critical to treatment of different types of cancer, claim researchImmune cells can fight cancerous cells says research.
21 Nov, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
New research hints at possible connection between Covid-19 virus and Parkinson's diseasePeople with neurodegenerative conditions may be even more vulnerable to Covid-19.
04 Nov, 2022, 06.32 PM IST
Experimental mRNA vaccine for HIV shows promise in animalsThe research, which was carried out by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Moderna and other i...
09 Dec, 2021, 09.52 PM IST
Zumutor Biologics bags $6.2 million funding led by Siana CapitalThe latest round also saw participation from existing investors Accel and Bharat Innovation Fund, bringing the total capital raised by the ...
09 Dec, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
Scientists identify second HIV patient whose body likely rid itself of virusThe researchers noted that some people, known as elite controllers, have immune systems that are able to suppress HIV without the need for ...
16 Nov, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
Metabolic changes in plasma, immune cells associated with COVID-19 severity: StudyThe researchers collected 374 blood samples -- two draws per patient during the first week after being diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection ...
07 Sep, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
Some coronavirus mutations may help it evade immune system's T-killer cells, say scientistsWhile antibodies dock directly onto viruses to neutralise them, the scientists, including those from the Medical University of Vienna in Au...
06 Mar, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
- Killer immune cells show promise for malaria vaccines
New York, June 27 (IANS) Scientists, led by one of Indian-origin, have identified a type of immune cells that may play a key role in riddin...
27 Jun, 2018, 05.02 PM IST
- US scientists find new possibility to cure leukemia
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) A group of American scientists has found a new possibility to cure leukemia, a deadly disease that strikes patien...
21 Nov, 2017, 04.17 PM IST
- A look into mankind's oldest, fiercest ongoing battles - inside us (Book Review)
Title: Immune; Author: Catherine Carver; Publisher: Bloomsbury Sigma; Pages 288; Price: Rs 499
08 Sep, 2017, 12.27 PM IST
Potential trigger to kill cancer discoveredScientists, including one of Indian-origin, have discovered a new way of triggering cell death. This may lead to drugs for treating cancer.
28 May, 2016, 11.55 AM IST
Common antacid may treat tuberculosis: StudyTuberculosis continues to be a global pandemic, second only to AIDS as the greatest single-agent killer in the world.
08 Jul, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
Inhaling extra oxygen could help fight cancer: StudyBreathing in 40 to 60% oxygen as opposed to the 21% oxygen in air can weaken immunosuppression and awaken anti-tumour cells, researchers sa...
05 Mar, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
Cancer cure comes closer to reality?Scientists claim to have come closer to developing a cure for cancer using the body's own immune system to fight tumour cells.
14 Jul, 2013, 01.27 PM IST