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Abominable habits people need to stop right now

Common daily habits could be a reason for you getting sick constantly.

9 Oct 2017 8:02 PM IST

The legs and wings show the highest microbial diversity in the fly body, suggesting that bacteria use the flies as airborne shuttles. (Photo: Pixabay)

Houseflies spread disease in humans: study

Flies can be more than pesky picnic crashers, they carry hundreds of different species of harmful bacteria and may help...

25 Nov 2017 1:05 PM IST

Legs of flies appear to transfer most of the microbial organisms from one surface to another. (Photo: Pixabay)

Flies have more germs than earlier thought, says study

Recent study finds flies carry hundreds of different species of bacteria, many of which are harmful to humans.

25 Nov 2017 10:05 AM IST

Study dispelled myths that caffeine, found in tea, coffee and fizzy drinks is bad for the body (Photo: Pixabay)

Drinking tea, coffee at office is bad idea. Here's why

Recent study finds that washing mugs in communal kitchen just ends up putting more bacteria on them.

23 Sept 2017 12:26 PM IST

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Best ways to avoid spreading the flu in the workplace

Here is what you need to do.

12 Feb 2018 12:52 PM IST

In this image provided by NASA, the Dragon capsule arrives at the International Space Station on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 with food and experiments. It will remain attached to the orbiting outpost for about a month, returning to Earth in May. Dragon launched Monday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a used Falcon rocket. SpaceX wants to reduce launch costs by recycling rocket parts. (Photo: AP)

Disease-causing germs on ISS a concern for NASA

NASA explained that the biofilms' ability to cause microbial-induced corrosion on Earth could also damage the ISS...

9 April 2019 11:33 AM IST

The hygiene hypothesis which has gained large acceptance among the scientific and medical community states that early exposure to microorganisms helps a childs immune system develop resistance to infections and protects against allergic diseases.

Germs can boost your child's immunity

Doctors and scientists believe that letting kids play with mud is an excellent way to strengthen their immunity.

25 Sept 2019 12:12 AM IST

Telecom Commission on Tuesday approved a proposal for allowing mobile phone calls and internet services in domestic and international flights in India.

Mobile phones are 7 times dirtier than toilet seats, says study

While those in leather cases have most bacteria, smartphones in plastic cases too have more than six times the germs...

3 Dec 2018 10:56 AM IST

No private airline flies to the city. Shortly after this government took over, a buffalo walked into the Surat airport and an airplane crashed into it, damaging its jet engine. (Representational image)

Good news for germaphobes! Airplane germs are 'no worse' than those at...

The community of bacteria in an aircraft at 30,000 feet has much in common with homes and offices.

13 Jun 2018 1:17 PM IST

By day 21, almost all curtains exceeded 2.5 colony-forming unit per centimetre (Photo: Pixabay)

Hospital privacy curtains may harbour resistant bacteria dangerous for...

In contrast, control curtains that were not placed in patient rooms stayed clean the entire 21 days, it found.

28 Sept 2018 8:20 PM IST

Money it turns out is a storehouse for bacteria and virus, not to mention traces of DNA and drugs (Photo: Pixabay)

Money ain't all that good!

Currency notes contain a range of bacteria and viruses say new study

22 Jun 2017 2:32 PM IST