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Coronavirus vaccine update: Mexico gets 1st doses of Chinese vaccine COVAX

Two coronavirus vaccine frontrunners - Pfizer and Moderna - are set to release late-stage and Phase-II results this month. Catch latest coronavirus vaccine updates here

Coronavirus LIVE: 6,725 fresh cases, 48 more deaths reported in Delhi

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,687,784 coronavirus cases, Karnataka 829,640, Andhra Pradesh 827,882, Tamil Nadu 729,507 and UP 485,609. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Scientists claim to have developed 'ultrapotent' Covid-19 vaccine candidate

Scientists have developed a vaccine candidate for Covid that produces "extremely high levels" of protective antibodies in animal models, an advance that may lead to a therapeutic to curb the pandemic

Grocery store work linked with increased Covid-19 infection risk: Study

Grocery store employees are likely to be at increased risk of Covid-19, with those in customer-facing roles five times as likely to test positive as their colleagues in other positions, a study says

Researchers identify new factors causing inflammation in HIV patients

In a major study, researchers have identified the important factors which could be contributing to the chronic inflammation in people living with HIV.

Mental health during Covid: How patients coped with India's plagued system

"The Covid-19 crisis did not create new shortcomings," said Pathare of CMHLP. "The crisis laid bare the existing shortcomings that have plagued the mental health system for years"

Antibody therapy may lower hospitalisations, emergency visits, study finds

Covid-19 patients who were administered antibodies had fewer symptoms and were less likely to require hospitalisation or emergency medical care than those who did not receive it, says a new study

Happy people less likely to experience memory decline, shows study

People who feel enthusiastic and cheerful -- what psychologists call "positive affect" -- are less likely to experience memory decline as they age, say researchers

People's bodies now run cooler than 'normal' - even in the Bolivian Amazon

Despite the fixation on 98.6 F, clinicians recognize that there is no single universal "normal" body temperature for everyone at all times

Population's normal body temperature may dip with improved hygiene: Expert

While the normal human body temperature has long been considered to be 37 degrees Celsius, scientists have found evidence that it may go down to even about 36.5 degrees Celsius, based on a study

Coronavirus LIVE: India has maximum number of recovered cases, says govt

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,648,665 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 808,924, Karnataka 805,947, Tamil Nadu 711,703 and UP 472,075. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Young smokers three times more likely to die prematurely, study shows

Smokers face nearly 3 times the risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease compared to people who never smoked, with the risk being higher among those who began smoking early, say researchers

Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar tests positive, hospitalised

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,645,020 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 807,023, Karnataka 802,817, Tamil Nadu 709,000 and UP 470,270. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE updates

Relief & uncertainties for hospitality sector: A reality check amid Covid

Business Standard's Nivedita Mookerji does a reality check from Ground Zero. Listen to this podcast

Financial, physical health emerge as top stressors amid Covid-19: Study

The survey on Wealth & Well-being'', aimed to understand investor behaviour and sentiment amid the coronavirus, was conducted ahead of World Savings Day celebrated on October 31

Lab test to detect protective effects of Covid-19 antibodies developed

"Our assay could be used to tell whether antibodies have been developed in individuals who have had contacts with SARS-CoV-2," the researchers said in a paper published in the journal JCI Insight

Links found between air pollution, risk of neurological disorders: Study

For the study, published in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health, the research team analysed the link between fine particulate (PM2.5) pollution and neurodegenerative diseases in the US

Scientists develop new method to block coronavirus replication: Report

Scientists have laid out an approach to block a protein that the novel coronavirus uses to cut and disable crucial components of the immune system and to produce copies of itself

Pollution, hypertension among top 5 risk factors for death in India in 2019

Air pollution, hypertension, tobacco use, poor diet and high blood sugar levels were the top-five risk factors for death in India in 2019 according to a new study

Breastfeeding not associated with Covid-19 in newborns, finds study

Scientists have analysed 176 reported cases of Covid-19 in newborn infants, and found that while 30% of them may have contracted the virus from the mother, breastfeeding was not associated with Covid