Bones

Link between low Vitamin D levels, high COVID-19 infection risk established by Israeli researchers

People in their 20's and 50's were also found to be more at-risk for COVID-19 in the study, due to social gatherings and comorbid conditions.

Lack of vitamin D can cause heart failure in human beings, a new study finds

Vitamin D deficiency causes heart problem was theorized but now Indian researchers have found proof of it in rats.

At the Jaipur Literature Festival 2018, whispers of Karni Sena, an absent CM, and Rupi Kaur hysteria

With every passing edition, the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival keeps getting bigger — and the controversies, weirder | #FirstCulture

Sheena Bora murder case: Bones found in 2012 don't match remains exhumed recently?

Experts at the BYL Nair Hospital in their report to Khar police station on the Sheena Bora murder case have said that the remains collected by the Pen police in 2012 and those submitted by JJ Hospital are probably not from the same body.

Meet 'Homo naledi', the newly discovered human ancestor in South Africa

The fossilised bones of 15 bodies from a previously unknown human species have been discovered in a cave in South Africa and has been named "Homo naledi".

Delhi gangrape: How does a bone test determine age?

Bone age is the degree of maturation of a person's bones. As one grows through childhood, puberty, and finishes growth as a young adult, the bones change in size and shape. These changes can be through x-rays.

Cigarette smoking weakens bones: study

The scientists analysed differences in genetic activity in bone marrow cells of smokers and non-smokers.