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A health worker shows a vial of the Moderna vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo: AFP)

Here's why you should not skip the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

As per a study by Stanford University School of Medicine, the second dose induces a powerful boost to broad antiviral...

20 July 2021 9:00 AM IST

A health worker collects swab sample of a child for Covid-19 test, at majestic bus stand in Bengaluru, July 15, 2021. (PTI/Shailendra Bhojak)

New study suggests COVID-19 virus piggybacks only black carbon...

The study is based on data collected from Delhi, from September to December 2020

18 July 2021 11:45 AM IST

This Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003 file photo shows a reconstructed Neanderthal skeleton, right, and a modern human skeleton on display at the Museum of Natural History in New York. (AP /Frank Franklin II)

Just 7 per cent of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows

Scientists already know that modern people share some DNA with Neanderthals, but different people share different parts...

17 July 2021 2:06 PM IST

The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is already approved for use in adults and adolescents aged 16 years and above. (Photo: AP/File)

BioNTech produces 10 times more antibodies than China's Sinovac: study

Those who received Sinovac had 'similar or lower' levels of antibodies to those seen in patients who caught and fought...

16 July 2021 12:16 PM IST

A study on rats has shown that coffee suppressed gut bacteria and increased muscle motility regardless of caffeine content in humans. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Coffee might decrease chances of getting Covid: Study

The study also concluded that coffee consumption lowered the risk of pneumonia amongst the elderly

13 July 2021 1:23 PM IST

A medical worker holds a vial of Russias Sputnik V vaccine for Covid-19. (Photo:AP/File)

Sputnik V gives 90 per cent protection against Delta strain, says...

Russia became the first country in the world to register a vaccine against the coronavirus, dubbed Sputnik V, in August...

11 July 2021 12:00 PM IST

ISRO successfully launched PSLV-C51 mission on February 28 with Brazils earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passengers, including some built by students, on board. (PTI Photo)

ISRO swinging back to full action; plans to launch geo imaging...

The launch was later expected in April and then in May but the campaign could not be taken up due to lockdown in parts...

10 July 2021 5:17 PM IST

The idea behind the future drug would be that it works early in the infection. (Representational image: AP)

Scientists find new drug target to treat coronavirus, fight future...

The latest study provides critical information that could aid drug development against future coronaviruses as well as...

8 July 2021 1:19 PM IST

Two crore vaccine doses have been administered in the first 72 hours of the implementation of the new revised guidelines of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, the ministry said. (PTI Photo)

Pfizer, Moderna vaccines cut COVID-19 risk by 91 per cent: Study

The mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna contain genetic instructions for our cells to make the spike protein of the...

7 July 2021 3:57 PM IST

When the researchers tested the sera of 20 participants who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine they found that it could act against the engineered coronavirus variants. (Photo:AFP)

Pfizer Covid vaccine induces 'good' immune response against...

The group of recovered COVID-19 patients comprised 50 volunteers, aged 19-93, with 33 among them females and 17 males

5 July 2021 3:54 PM IST

Nurses at a 100 bed Covid Care facility inside the campus of Karnataka Power corporation Limited (KPCL), at Yelahanka in Bengaluru, Thursday, July 1, 2021. (PTI/Shailendra Bhojak)

New post-infection treatment for COVID-19 identified

The research team modified GC376 using a tool called deuteration to test its efficacy against SARS-CoV-2

5 July 2021 12:58 PM IST

Janaushadhi Kendras accepting orders on WhatsApp, e-mail to facilitate access to medicines. (PTI Photo)

Large-scale drug analysis reveals potential new COVID-19 antivirals

While COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out, there are still few drug options that can be used to treat patients with...

4 July 2021 9:16 AM IST