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The presence of antibodies indicates previous exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus but may not always translate into protection against the disease, say scientists. (PTI Photo)

Antibodies may not guarantee protection against COVID-19, say...

The scientist noted that surveys are reporting people as just -'positive-' or -'negative-' and not analysing antibody...

8 Sept 2020 1:42 PM IST

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Monsoon pattern changing in India: Himalayas, south to get more...

The researchers studied the Indian monsoon precipitation data of nearly five decades between 1971 and 2017

4 Sept 2020 2:21 PM IST

The international commission, made up of 18 experts from different disciplines, said that genome editing on embryos should not be used to create a pregnancy unless it has been clearly established that the changes can be reliably made without also making undesired changes . (Photo |

Gene editing to produce disease-free babies not yet entirely safe, say...

An international commission aimed to provide a framework for countries considering the use of the technology.

3 Sept 2020 10:20 PM IST

Dexamethasone has been in widespread use in intensive care wards treating COVID-19 patients in some countries. (PTI Photo)

Steroids hailed as -'strongly recommeded-' drug for seriously ill...

The analysis found that steroids improve survival rates of COVID-19 patients sick enough to be in intensive care in...

3 Sept 2020 9:26 AM IST

Monika More, the young woman from Mumbai who received the hand transplants. (Facebook)

Organ harvest makes brain-dead man a true Covid hero

Lungs transplanted to Covid patient, hands give hope to Mumbai accident victim

29 Aug 2020 8:09 PM IST

The Oxford vaccine candidate has been administered to two

Two volunteers who were given Oxford vaccine are fine

The vaccine trials are being conducted by the Serum Institute of India in Pune

27 Aug 2020 12:19 PM IST

COVID-19 can affect almost all organs, say experts at AIIMS. (Photo- AFP)

Not just lungs, COVID-19 can affect almost all organs: AIIMS experts

From what we thought of as a viral pneumonia has a lot of other manifestations which are beyond the lungs, Dr Guleria...

27 Aug 2020 2:11 AM IST

Traffic policemen try the N-95 mask distributed by Chennai police commissioner A.K. Viswanathan.

Want to stay away from coronavirus? Wear N95 mask, suggest Indian...

The study found N95 masks to be the most effective at reducing the horizontal spread of a cough.

26 Aug 2020 7:30 PM IST

Sending a selfie to the doctor could be a cheap and simple way of detecting heart disease, according to the authors of a new study.

Your selfie can be used to detect heart disease

Study show it-'s possible to use deep learning computer algorithm to detect coronary artery disease by analysing...

23 Aug 2020 10:50 AM IST

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) gear collects a swab sample from a woman at a free COVID-19 coronavirus testing centre in Hyderabad. (AFP)

COVID patients with severe symptoms may not develop immunity to virus:...

Based on studies of other coronaviruses that cause colds, people can get infected with the same coronavirus more than...

20 Aug 2020 12:14 PM IST

Scientists from Yangzhou University say public urinals in densely populated areas can be a serious public health challenge. (File photo)

New study says flushing public urinals can spread COVID-19 virus

Scientists from Yangzhou University say masks should be made mandatory in public washrooms

19 Aug 2020 12:11 PM IST

Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace successfully tested an upper-stage rocket engine (Photo- Skyroot Facebook)

Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace test-fires upper stage rocket engine

The startup has so far raised Rs 31.5 crore till now and is in the process of raising another Rs 90 crore before 2021

13 Aug 2020 1:13 PM IST