COVID-19 virus may hijack our cells' cholesterol system to spread through body: Study
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, may hijack our cells' internal cholesterol processing system to help it spread through the body, according to a study which hints at new targets for a potential therapy against the disease. The cell culture study, published in the journal Nature Metabolism, identifies a potential molecular...
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AstraZeneca inks pact with Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India
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High BP in midlife is linked to increased brain damage: Study
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Apollo to give 1 million Covid vaccines a day
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People with eye disease, diabetes at 5-fold risk of severe Covid-19: Study
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Warmfoods
Brown rice: Brown rice are rich in proteins, thiamine, calcium, magnesium, fiber, and potassium. For those trying to lose weight or those suffering from diabetes, it can prove a healthful staple given its low glycemic rating which helps reduce insulin spikes. It is rich in selenium which reduces the risk for...
Dockyard : Take help from Homeopathy
Diabetes affects multiple organs resulting in a wide range of serious issues in patients. Many of these complications do not have any specific treatment in conventional medicine India is considered as the Diabetes capital of the world. Approximately eight-point seven percent of Indians between the age of twenty to seventy years...
Don’t miss your child’s vaccination
Approximately 3.7 lakh children die of pneumonia annually in India. DR SISIR PAUL tells how timely immunisation can reduce the risk Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of sickness and mortality in children in developing countries especially under the age of 5 years. Pneumonia can be easily prevented by...
Test your longevity
Pneumonia is common among people of all ages. Dr Samir Garde busts myths related to the disease and tells you symptoms to look out for Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. It causes the air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs to get inflamed (irritated and swollen). They may fill up...
Frequent, rapid testing can cripple Covid within weeks: Study
Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround Covid-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks -- even if those tests are significantly less sensitive than gold-standard clinical tests, claim researchers. "Our big picture finding is that, when it comes to public health, it's better to have a less...
Why true loss of smell, taste a godsend for many Covid patients
Amid the growing Covid-19 scare is light at the end of the tunnel. If you experience true loss of smell and taste along with gastric trouble (read diarrhoea) as Covid-19 symptoms begin to appear, have heart as this generally means a good prognosis and no severe respiratory attack that normally...
Covid antibodies detected up to 3 months after infection: Study
Researchers have revealed that the vast majority of individuals have detectable antibodies up to three months post contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes Covid-19. The study, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, shows that IgA and IgM antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 decay quickly, while IgG antibody levels are maintained...
