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This is a follow-up study to an earlier one in which the researchers reported that only 17 per cent of the participating transplant recipients produced sufficient antibodies after just one dose

The study, led by researchers at US-based biotechnology company Applied Biology, found association between the androgen receptor (AR) gene and Covid-19.

Those living in the most deprived neighbourhoods along with ethnic minority groups were severely affected, said the team based at The University of Manchester, King's College London, Cambridge, Swansea and City University.

Researchers from the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US, showed that genetic sequences from the RNA virus SARS-CoV-2 can integrate into the genome of the host cell

Biomarkers can have bad and good health effects, promoting or preventing cancer, cardiovascular and age-related diseases, and other chronic conditions, and have been widely used

Covid can infect or transmit when one is more than six feet away from an infected person

Pregnant Covid warriors and other expectant mothers tell us how they are staying strong and healthy amid these uncertain times

Selecting the perfect gift can be tough, and even more so now as going to markets is not a good option following the surge in coronavirus cases.

According to the review, there is growing evidence that the virus infects both the upper and lower respiratory tracts.

Along with colleagues at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, Indiana University researcher Hank Green examined how neighbourhood and social network characteristics were related to adult binge drinking.

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the world's main public health problems. In Brazil, they are among the foremost causes of death. Each year some 300,000 Brazilians have heart attacks, dying in 30 per cent of cases

The Phase 2b randomised, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled trial conducted in South Africa evaluated efficacy, safety and immunogenicity in healthy adults, and in a small cohort of medically stable adults

US President Joe Biden, earlier this week, announced to provide vaccinations on a walk-in basis in tens of thousands of pharmacies and mobile clinics, the New York Times reported.

Researchers at Father Muller Medical College in Mangalore, Karnataka, analysed transepidermal water loss (TEWL) an essential parameter for measuring skin barrier function -- from 582 people

The fact is that oxygen concentrators/cylinders cannot reach every nook and corner of the country and hospitals with their own oxygen-generating infrastructure can only supply oxygen to critical patients in this dire situation.

The study, led by psychology professor Ralph Mistlberger, Andrea Smit and Myriam Juda, at SFU's Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Lab, compared self-reported data on sleep habits from 80 students enrolled

People are most commonly hospitalised for Covid-19 infection when it affects the lungs -- termed Covid-19 pneumonia.

The bulging, equator-belted midsection of Earth currently teems with a greater diversity of life than anywhere else - a biodiversity that generally wanes when moving from the tropics to the mid-latitudes

The blouse pieces depicting movies such as Devi or Charulata and much more is a part of this collection.

Across the globe medical professionals advise one should get the vaccine as soon as possible.

While many over-the-counter creams claim to fade away dark spots within a matter of days, there is no such magical potion to clear your skin instantly unless you eliminate the cause behind it.

The sun is scorching and humidity is hitting us in the face like a sauna.

Moist hands may attract germs that proliferate in a damp environment and facilitate their spread

Through the findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the researchers analyzed more palatable alternatives to the kind of social distancing mandates that threw a wrench at how businesses, schools and even family gatherings work.