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In this photo, a nurse reaches for a vial of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a pop up vaccine clinic. (Photo: AFP)

Pfizer vaccine highly effective against Covid hospitalisations for six...

The study underscores the importance of improving COVID-19 vaccination rates worldwide

5 Oct 2021 1:24 PM IST

US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on receptors for temperature and touch. (Photo:AFP)

Nobel Prize honors discovery of temperature, touch receptors

David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian focused their work on the field of somatosensation

4 Oct 2021 11:47 PM IST

The researchers found that diABZI potently inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection of diverse strains, including variant of concern B.1.351, by stimulating interferon signalling. (Representational image)

New drug combination found effective against coronavirus infection:...

Early test results found that the combined use of nafamostat and Pegasys meets all availability and efficacy...

1 Oct 2021 12:17 PM IST

At 559 feet (170.5 meters), the median depth of a breach river valley is more than twice that of other river valleys created more gradually over time, which have a median depth of about 254 feet (77.5 meters). (Representative Image: ANI)

Mars' surface shaped by fast, furious floods from overflowing craters

Remote sensing images taken by satellites orbiting Mars have allowed scientists to study the remains of breached Martian...

30 Sept 2021 4:30 PM IST

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

WHO to revive probe into COVID-19 origins, report says

The world health body is assembling a team of 20 scientists to hunt for new evidence

27 Sept 2021 8:55 AM IST

A woman waits for her turn to get inoculated with a dose of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a temporary vaccination centre set up inside a school in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)

Severe COVID-19 can lead to delirium, US study finds

The study, published in the journal BMJ Open, found that patients with delirium tended to be sicker

22 Sept 2021 12:33 PM IST

People get inoculated with the dose of the Covaxin Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a temporary vaccination camp inside a school in Mumbai. (Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)

COVID-19 pandemic had psychosocial impact on healthcare workers, study...

The study findings point to the challenges at the organisational level which is reflected in major changes in the...

17 Sept 2021 9:52 AM IST

The DCGI order came after SII submitted the recommendations of the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), United Kingdom and DSMB India and sought permission to restart enrolment in the clinical trials. (AP)

LifeCell gets DCGI nod for clinical trial of cell therapy to treat...

The company has set up a manufacturing facility at its Chennai campus that will further bolster its biologics...

16 Sept 2021 3:15 PM IST

The announcement of the Gaganyaan project was first made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Indias 72nd Independence Day - his fifth and final address ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: PTI)

Gaganyaan mission likely to be launched by 2022 end or early 2023:...

The mission, originally scheduled for a launch by 2022, was delayed due to coronavirus pandemic

15 Sept 2021 5:43 PM IST

U.S. health authorities will consider this latest real-world data as they decide if at least some Americans need a booster, and how soon after their last dose. (AP)

Unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID: US Studies

CDC released two other studies that signalled hints of waning protection for older adults

11 Sept 2021 11:47 AM IST

The researchers found that diABZI potently inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection of diverse strains, including variant of concern B.1.351, by stimulating interferon signalling. (Representational image)

Increased infectivity, ability to escape immunity drove Delta variant:...

The Delta variant is more efficient at breaking into the cells compared with other variants

7 Sept 2021 12:22 PM IST

The agency also attached a photograph of a rock core slightly thicker than a pencil inside a sample tube. (Photo: Twitter/@NASAPersevere)

NASA confirms Perseverance Mars rover got its first piece of rock

'I've got it!' the space agency tweeted

7 Sept 2021 7:22 AM IST