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Coronavirus Outbreak: AIIMS' Dr Prasun Chatterjee on elder care, best hygiene practices and boosting immune system

Dr Prasun Chatterjee, associate professor, Department of Geriatric medicine, AIIMS Delhi and consultant, WHO SEARO, also a founder president of Healthy Aging India, TEDx speaker and an author, speaks to Firstpost on various aspects of COVID-19 with a special emphasis on the elderly.

Coronavirus could have killed 40 million across world if lockdowns weren't imposed, say researchers at Imperial College London

A latest study has concluded that 40 million people across the globe could have died due to the novel coronavirus if adequate and preventive measures had not been taken in time to restrict the spread.

Coronavirus update 12 Feb: WHO officially names virus COVID-19, rate of infections appears to slow down, death toll at 1,115 and more

Encouragingly, cases outside Hubei have been falling for 8 days consecutively - in fact, Tuesday saw the lowest rate of infection in 10 days.

Researchers use Microsoft HoloLens for the first time on a patient undergoing reconstructive surgery

HoloLens is a self-contained computer headset that immerses the wearer in 'mixed reality', enabling them to interact with 'holograms'.

The Indus Valley Civilisation developed around the extinction of a large river, not its arrival: Study

This research showed how ancient urban centres did not necessarily need an active, flowing river system in order to thrive.

Researchers use AI to design a device that can improve dialysis by optimising blood flow

When the kidneys stop working properly, dialysis can be used to remove waste products and excess fluid from the blood by diverting it to a machine.

World University Rankings: IITs, IISc slip on global ranking, only 30 Indian varsities among top 1,000

India slipped in world university rankings as its share of such institutions marginally fell from 31 to 30 in the global 1,000 list according to a new assessment.

Tata Sons board replaces Cyrus Mistry as chairman

Ratan Tata has been appointed as interim chairman

Global warming 5mn years ago raised sea levels by 20m: Study

Global warming five million years ago may have caused parts of Antarctica's large ice sheets to melt and sea levels to rise by approximately 20 metres, a new study has claimed.

Indian film-goers exposed to 14 bn images of tobacco use

Indian cinema-goers are exposed to 14 billion images of tobacco use in Bollywood films each year, says a study, calling for measures to deal with this exposure.