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Vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ready to be administered, at Swaminarayan School vaccination centre, in London. (Photo: AP)

Pfizer Covid vaccine provides partial protection against Omicron:...

The research finding indicated that ACE2 is required for Omicron entry

8 Dec 2021 12:39 PM IST

Vials of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine ready to be administered, at Swaminarayan School vaccination centre, in London. (Photo: AP)

Mixing other vaccines with AstraZeneca, Pfizer jabs generates robust...

The Lancet study found that no safety concerns were raised in the study of 1,070 participants

7 Dec 2021 3:45 PM IST

NASA announced the 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class. (Photo: AP)

NASA announces 10 latest astronaut trainees

The 2021 class was whittled down from a field of more than 12,000 applicants

7 Dec 2021 9:05 AM IST

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has RNA as its genetic material. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Researchers develop chewing gum to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission

If clinical trials prove that the gum is safe and effective, it could be given to patients whose infection status is...

6 Dec 2021 1:55 PM IST

A healthcare worker holds a vial with single-dose Sputnik Light Covid-19 vaccine. (Photo: AFP)

Booster dose of six Covid vaccines safe, increases immunity: Lancet...

Two doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines have shown 79 per cent and 90 per cent protection

3 Dec 2021 11:53 AM IST

Employees pack boxes containing vials of Covishield, a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine, at the Serum Institute of India in Pune. (Photo: AP)

Trigger of rare blood clots linked with AstraZeneca Covid vaccine...

Researchers worked with AstraZeneca to analyse whether the ultra-rare side effect could be linked to the viral vector

2 Dec 2021 3:59 PM IST

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)

Covid long-haulers may experience abnormal breathing, chronic fatigue:...

The researchers noted that many COVID-19 patients have reported persistent symptoms after they recover

30 Nov 2021 12:59 PM IST

Passengers, some wearing face coverings to combat the spread of Covid-19, travel on the London underground in central London. (Photo: AFP)

Not yet clear if Omicron more transmissible, causes severe disease,...

The WHO said all variants of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, can cause severe disease or death

29 Nov 2021 8:00 AM IST

The team discovered an exoplanet 1.4 times the size of Jupiter. (Photo: ANI/Representational Image)

Indian astronomers discover a new exoplanet and rare stars hotter than...

The first discovery was made by a team from Ahembdabad's Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) recently

26 Nov 2021 10:23 AM IST

A medic shows a vial of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine during its launch in Gurugram. (Photo: PTI/File)

COVID-19 vaccine gets weak antibody response in people on...

The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Med'

22 Nov 2021 4:39 PM IST

Arrhythmias which in other words could be called irregular heartbeats, fluttering, palpitations, and so on, can put you in grave danger. (Photo: Pixabay)

Research finds how to increase life span

The study was conducted under Professor Seung-Jae V. Lee from the Department of Biological Sciences

21 Nov 2021 2:28 PM IST

Students wearing masks sit inside a classroom as schools reopened in Kochi, Kerala. (Photo: AP)

Delta remains main Covid variant of concern, others negligible in...

Delta, which was first detected in India in October last year, led to the devastating second wave

11 Nov 2021 4:44 PM IST