Balding and thinning of hair is a common problem faced by both men and women. The underlying causes can be genetic, nutritional, emotional stress but its consequences lead to stress, social phobia, and depression. With medical advancement, nutritional supplements, minoxidil, different lotions, mesotherapy, PRP helps to reduce hair loss and […]
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Study suggests ‘good cholesterol’ might protect liver
A new study by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that one type of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has a previously unknown role in protecting the liver from injury. This HDL protects the liver by blocking inflammatory signals produced by common gut bacteria. The study […]
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Researchers develop new cell-analysis technique to fight tuberculosis
During a new study, researchers paved the way for new vaccine strategies against tuberculosis, and provided insights into fighting other infectious diseases around the world by analyzing how individual immune cells react to the bacterium that causes this deadly disease. The cutting-edge technologies were developed in the lab of Dr. […]
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Study shows why second dose of Covid-19 vaccine should not be skipped
The second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine induces a powerful boost to a part of the immune system that provides broad antiviral protection, according to a study led by investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The findings published in the journal Nature strongly support the view that the second shot should not be […]
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Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson yet to apply for license of Covid-19 vaccines in India
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has urged Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson twice in writing to apply for emergency use authorisation for their COVID-19 vaccine so that application is processed well in time but pharma companies have not applied for the license yet. According to the sources,drug regulators are […]
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Research highlights critical role of immune system in ageing process
Researchers from the Buck Institute and Stanford University have created an inflammatory clock of ageing (iAge) which measures inflammatory load and predicts multi-morbidity, frailty, immune health, cardiovascular ageing and is also associated with exceptional longevity in centenarians. Utilizing deep learning, a form of AI, in studies of the blood immunome […]
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Emergency approval for Zydus Cadila to take few more days, say sources
India’s drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) will consider giving emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Zydus Cadila for its COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D in a few more days, sources told ANI. “Subject Expert Committee (SEC) is expected to meet this week and will review the data. However, final approval […]
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Immune cells can be stimulated to boost effects of chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer: Study
A new study from Queen Mary University of London has demonstrated that immune cells can be stimulated to assemble into special structures within pancreatic cancer, such that, at least in a pre-clinical model, researchers can demonstrate an improvement in the efficacy of chemotherapy. The research was published in Cellular and Molecular […]
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Discussions still going on over indemnity to Moderna: Sources
Even as the US giant drug maker Moderna’s COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine is expected to reach India this week, discussions are still going on over indemnity waiver, informed sources. Earlier on June 29, Indian drug regulators granted permission to Cipla to import donated doses of Moderna from the US. These doses will be given to the […]
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76 countries shows interest in India’s Covid vaccination platform software CoWin
The Modi government is planning to share CoWin — the tech backbone of India’s vaccination drive — as a product “licensed by the central government”, which will be available to all “interested countries for free, until perpetuity”. In an interview to ThePrint, Dr R.S. Sharma, chairperson of the Empowered Committee […]
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Bharat Biotech releases Phase 3 trial results of Covaxin, claims vaccine efficacy of 78.8 pc against Covid-19
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech on Saturday concluded a final analysis for its vaccine Covaxin efficacy from phase-3 clinical trial claiming it to be 77.8 percent effective against COVID-19. It also added that Covaxin gives 65.2 percent protection against the SARS-CoV-2, B.1.617.2 Delta variant. “Efficacy analysis demonstrates Covaxin to be 77.8 percent effective against symptomatic COVID-19, through […]
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Wheelchair users with spinal cord injury need repairs in past 6 months, study finds
Among wheelchair users with spinal cord injury, 42 percent reported adverse consequences related to needing wheelchair repair, according to a team of experts in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, according to a collaborative study led by a team of international researchers at Kessler Foundation. The article ‘Factors Influencing Incidence of Wheelchair Repairs and Consequences Among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury’ […]
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Covid-19 Delta variant detected in 96 countries, says WHO
The Delta COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, has already been detected in 96 countries, 11 more than last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its weekly epidemiological update on Wednesday. The Delta variant, also referred to as a “double mutant” because it carries two mutations, is 55 percent more transmissible than the […]
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Oxford study says mixing Covid-19 vaccines gives good protection
Amid the global shortage of the COVID-19 vaccines, a study conducted by Oxford University has found out that alternating doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines generate robust immune responses against the coronavirus. According to the study, ‘mixed’ schedules of these vaccines induced high concentrations of antibodies against the SARS-CoV2 spike IgG protein when doses were administered four weeks […]
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Study suggests music can combat mental fatigue while running
A study lead by the University of Edinburgh researchers suggests that listening to music while running can be helpful in combating mental fatigue and might prove as a key to improving people’s performance too. The findings of the study were published in the Journal of Human Sport and Exercise. The performance of runners, who listened […]