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

New Covid variant, C.1.2, may be more infectious, evade vaccine...

The new variant has more mutations than other variants of concern (VOCs) or variants of interest (VOIs)

30 Aug 2021 2:53 PM IST

A nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 at the Cecilia Rivadeneira Foundation in Quito. (Photo: AFP)

Pfizer jab side effects in 12-15yr olds at high risk of COVID-19...

The findings of the study were published in the journal -'Archives of Disease in Childhood-'

27 Aug 2021 3:17 PM IST

His invention came about under supervision of JNTUK director (Research and Development) A. Gopala Krishna. (Twitter)

Kakinada UCE professor gets patent for invention

The invention will primarily benefit heat sinks, apart from electronic contact devices in electronic packaging and...

23 Aug 2021 4:35 AM IST

A health worker inoculates a man with the dose of Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus during a vaccination camp held in Ahmedabad on August 8, 2021. (Sam Panthaky/ AFP)

The vaccinated are worried and scientists donâ€™t have answers

Absent clear public health messaging, vaccinated people are left confused about how to protect themselves

22 Aug 2021 12:01 PM IST

A health worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in Mumbai on August 12, 2021. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid vaccines less effective against Delta...

Delta infections after two vaccine doses had similar peak levels of virus as those in unvaccinated people, the...

19 Aug 2021 12:53 PM IST

Prof. Kaplan said that these silk-made tools not only offer improved bone remodeling but can also be absorbed by the body over a period of time. Representational Image. (Twitter)

Multipurpose silk-based medical tools provide ray of hope

TUFTS University School of Engineering (USA) has developed the biomedical devices, particularly surgical plates and...

17 Aug 2021 3:02 AM IST

PSLV-C49 is seen ready for take off from the first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Shar, Sriharikota.

Shar going strong after 689 missions: Director

A. Rajarajan said that in spite of pandemic restrictions, ISRO could launch 4 missions - 3 PSLVâ€™s & 1 GSLV- following...

15 Aug 2021 10:34 PM IST

He said that opening the doors to the private sector was necessary for aspects like designing and realisation of launch vehicles and satellites apart from maintaining satellites in space as ISRO or DOS cannot carry the weight of their own since demand for space applications was increasing constantly. Representational image/DC

ISRO eyes 15% share in $350 bn space economy

Dr Sivan says private participation is need of the hour

15 Aug 2021 10:22 PM IST

The launch, which was originally scheduled for March 5, 2020 was postponed due to technical glitches then. (Image credit: Twitter/@isro)

Anomaly in cryogenic stage fails ISROâ€™s GSLV-F10/EOS-03 Mission

The mission couldn-'t be accomplished as intended because of a technical anomaly observed in the cryogenic stage, said...

12 Aug 2021 10:49 AM IST

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

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies remain stable, even increase 7 months after...

The research team analysed blood samples from 578 participants, taken at four different time points between March and...

9 Aug 2021 1:02 PM IST

Careful research into how these factors cause brain injury in unborn babies is important for preventing and developing new treatments for birth-related brain injury.

UK-India study flags death risk of brain injury treatment in new-born...

The cooling treatment was initiated within six hours of birth, and continued for 72 hours, while the babies were closely...

3 Aug 2021 7:33 PM IST

A pregnant woman is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 at a vaccination center in Medellin, Colombia on July 24, 2021. (JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP)

COVID-19 not linked to increased preterm births: Study

The findings of the study were published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal

3 Aug 2021 12:43 PM IST