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Plant-based diet may improve cardiac function, cognitive health
New York: Want to improve your cardiac function, cognitive health? Plant-based diets may help, say researchers.
The study suggests that eating more plant-based food such as berries and green leafy vegetables while limiting consumption…
WHO experts warn health risk of ‘post-COVID’ symptoms
Copenhagen: As Covid-19 transmission rates seemingly decline across the European Region, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge expressed health concerns over "long-Covid" or "post-Covid" symptoms at a…
How is Covid vaccine’s safety ensured?
By Arul Louis
New York: How is the COVID-19 vaccine's safety and efficacy ensured?
I volunteered for a trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and saw firsthand how scientists and doctors make sure that it is safe and effective…
Expectant mothers can pass protective Covid antibodies to their babies
New York: Antibodies that guard against Covid-19 can transfer from mothers to babies while in the womb, say researchers indicating that vaccinating mother-to-be may also have benefits for their newborns.
The study showed that, among the…
Afternoon nap can help ease mental exhaustion
Bhubaneswar: As empowering the concept of societal development seems, the process is equally challenging. Be it a student, homemaker, or a working professional, everyone deals with their fair share of workload on a daily basis. So, getting…
Struggling with anxiety? These 10 simple yoga poses may help you
Bhubaneswar: In today’s world of work and worries, anxiety has turned into a common enemy for almost every other person around us. Be it work or personal life, everyone seems to be struggling with anxiety in their daily lives.…
Low-quality diet during pregnancy linked to childhood obesity
London: Pregnant women need to have an overall healthy diet, high in fruit and vegetables and low in refined carbohydrates and red and processed meats, said a new study which found links between mother's low-quality diet and higher risk of…
Not all Covid patients have enough antibodies: Musk-led study
San Francisco: Billionaire Elon Musk has become a co-author of a study on Covid-19 where he joined researchers to track coronavirus infection in 4,000 SpaceX workers who came forward as volunteers. The findings suggest that only a certain…
3D biopsies to better understand brain tumours
Madrid: Researchers have obtained a highly accurate recreation of human glioblastoma's features using a novel 3D microscopy analysis.
The study, published in the journal Acta Neuropathologica Communications, provides new information to…
Study reveals how to prevent future Covid surges
London: A combination of robust vaccination programmes and strict physical distancing rules could avoid recurring peaks of Covid-19 outbreak without the need to rely on stay-at-home restrictions, according to a new study.
The findings,…
