Health

Covid pandemic led to prolonged decline in global life expectancy, suggests study

The researchers noted that life expectancy losses during recurring flu epidemics over the second-half of the 20th century have been much smaller and less widespread than those seen in the pandemic

Will cancer be treated through vaccines by 2030?

Similar to the functions of an mRNA COVID vaccine, the cancer vaccine will instruct the immune system in a way that targets the cancer-causing cells in the body. Rather than taking instructions to attack viruses, the cancer vaccines would provide genetic instructions to neutralise cancer antigens

Pfizer’s Covid-19 drug used to treat President Biden may be deadly for those with heart ailments: Study

At the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States, Paxlovid was given to millions of vulnerable Americans with underlying health conditions — thus decreasing their risk of succumbing to the dreaded virus by up to 90 per cent

Adding kilos: Why eating late at night increases the risk of weight gain

A recent US study uncovers that late eating leads to a number of physiological and molecular changes that, over time, could lead to weight gain. It not only increases subjective feelings of hunger the following day, but also the ratio of ‘hunger’ hormones in the blood

Delhi govt asks hospitals to reserve 10-15% beds for patients of vector-borne diseases

The city logged 937 dengue cases this year till September-end and 321 more cases were reported in the first five days of October, taking the tally to 1,258, according to a report released by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday

Glenmark launches drug to treat patients with insulin-resistant diabetes

The Mumbai-based drug firm has launched the medication under the brand name LOBG and is priced at around Rs 10 per tablet

Are the young dying of heart attack due to COVID-19?

"During our study, we couldn't detect viral particles in the cardiac tissues of COVID-19 patients, but what we found was tissue changes associated with DNA damage and repair,"

India logs 3,375 new COVID-19 infections, active cases decline to 37,444

The active cases comprise 0.08 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.73 per cent, the health ministry said

Air pollution may increase COVID severity, even for vaccinated: Study

Exposure to air pollutants, in particular fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), increased the risk of hospitalisation in COVID-19 patients by up to 30 per cent, even for the fully vaccinated, according to a study.

COVID shots linked with temporary increase in menstrual cycle length: Study

They found a 0.71 day increase after the first vaccine dose and a 0.56 day increase after the second shot. The study found that women who received both doses in a single cycle experienced a 3.91 day increase in cycle length

COVID-19 increases risk of type 1 diabetes in young people, suggests study

The study found that within six months of SARS-CoV2 infection, 123 patients had received a new diagnosis of T1D, compared to 72 patients who received a new diagnosis following a non-COVID respiratory infection, an increase of 72 per cent in new diagnoses

Vaccine-resistant new COVID-like virus discovered in Russian bats could infect humans, finds study

A team led by researchers at Washington State University, US, found spike proteins from the bat virus, named Khosta-2, can infect human cells and is resistant to both the antibody therapies and blood serum from people vaccinated forS-CoV-2

5 ways to lower cholesterol quickly to avoid erectile dysfunction

High Cholesterol increases the chance of developing various illnesses, including heart disease, that can cause Erectile Dysfunction

India among top ten countries with highest Type 2 diabetes: Lancet study

The ten countries with the highest estimated T1D prevalence US, India, Brazil, China, Germany, UK, Russia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Spain account for 5.08 million (60 per cent) of global cases of T1D