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A study conducted by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, which involved over 200,000 adults, found that abnormal lipid (fat) levels in the blood—a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks and strokes—could account for the increasing global incidence of heart problems following the pandemic.
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Many studies have also proposed the effect of Covid virus on the brain symptoms. But a study by researchers at the Charite- Universitatsmedizin Berlin in Germany has now produced evidence to support the new theory.
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The reason for the lack of severity is due to higher penetration of Covid vaccines, including the booster shots and immunity gained by previous natural infections, they point out.
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Heated tobacco products do not burn tobacco leaves, but rather allow users to inhale the vapour produced by heating the tobacco leaves.
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The team claimed that the app is more accurate than several antigen tests and is cheap, quick and easy to use, which means it can be used in low-income countries where PCR tests are expensive and/or difficult to distribute.
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New York: Covid-19 infections may predispose individuals to developing irreversible neurological conditions, finds a study. The study by Houston Methodist researchers showed that Covid infection may increase the likelihood of strokes and may increase the chance of developing persistent brain lesions that can lead to brain bleeding. Covid-19 is known to invade and infect the […]
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New Delhi: A cancer patient in US’ Connecticut has become the second longest-known in the world to be infected with Covid as he suffered the infection 471 days, according to a pre-print study, not peer-reviewed. An immunocompromised person in the UK is known to have been the world’s longest-known Covid sufferer — at 505 days. […]
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New York: People infected with Covid-19 had a roughly 25 per cent increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder in the four months following their infection, compared with those who had other types of respiratory tract infections, finds a study. Researchers at Oregon State University in the US found that Covid patients had a 3.8 […]
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New York: Getting sick with a common cold doesn’t make you immune to Covid-19, but a Covid infection might, at least temporarily, boost the number of antibodies you have against common cold-causing coronaviruses and the SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoV viruses, all of which are closely related, finds a study.A Scientists at Scripps Research in California have characterised […]
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Hyderabad: The steady rise of Delta Plus variant (AY.4.2) of SARS-CoV-2 and the probable threat of a third Covid wave after the festival season should not become a cause of worry or panic among people in Telangana, public health officials here have said. The AY.4.2 sub-variant might be more transmissible than the Delta variant, but […]
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Hyderabad: Days before the Teachers’ Day, one of the finest Urdu teachers of Telangana, Prof. Fatima Begum Parveen, passed away on Friday. Known for her pedagogical skills and oratory, Prof. Parveen died following complications arising out of Covid infection. She was 68. Prof. Parveen, who was conferred the title ‘Bulbul-e-Deccan’ was popular for her eloquent […]
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Continue your supplementation of iron, calcium along vitamin E and vitamin D to recovery faster.
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CCMB study finds “the genetic variants responsible for Covid-19 severity among Europeans may not play a role in Covid-19 susceptibility among South Asians”
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The team from the University of Texas at Austin analysed blood plasma samples from four people who recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infections.
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It indicated that vegetarian food rich in fibre may have a role to play in providing immunity against Covid-19 due to its anti-inflammatory properties by modification of gut microbiota.
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"The UN medical service recommended the cancellation pending contact tracing of the sick people, the president of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir of Turkey."
