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Covid19 hit South Asia very hard, worst economic performance in 40 years says World Bank. (PTI Photo)

Climate change could force 216 million from their homes: World Bank

World Bank's vice president for sustainable development said that the data give a 'global estimate' of the scale of...

14 Sept 2021 3:11 AM IST

The team worked with 10 patient volunteers, aged 19 to 59. (Photo: ANI)

Study finds why adults struggle to learn a new language

The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'

5 Sept 2021 1:17 PM IST

$In this Oct. 21, 2017, file photo, Chinese women walk past advertisement featuring teen idol Lu Han, also known as Chinas Justin Bieber in Beijing. Chinas government banned effeminate men on TV and told broadcasters Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 to promote \revolutionary culture,\ broadening a campaign to tighten control over business and society and enforce official morality. (AP/Ng Han Guan, File)$ Life

China bans men it sees as not masculine enough from TV

Prez Xi Jinping has called for a national rejuvenation, with tighter Communist Party control of business, education,...

3 Sept 2021 12:59 PM IST

Digital Jalebis talented team showed visitors what lies over the horizon using virtual reality, mixed reality, and projection displays.

Virtual reality reduces pain, anxiety in children

The findings of the study were published in the journal 'JAMA Network Open'

29 Aug 2021 2:18 PM IST

The virus is known to persist in the GI tract despite clearance of the virus from upper airways and lungs. (Twitter)

Covid affects GI system, says specialist from New York

About 815 percent of Coronavirus patients can have GI symptoms

28 Aug 2021 2:33 AM IST

Those lagging in PsyCap characteristics drifted to maladaptive behaviours and exhibited a high perception of stress. (Photo: PTI/TRepresentational)

Research suggests positive state of mind may be antidote for working...

The findings of the study were published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management

27 Aug 2021 11:05 AM IST

A file photo of COVID-19 patient on oxygen support at a hospital in Ajmer. (Photo:PTI)

COVID symptoms last a year for many patients: study

The research, on the condition known as long Covid, added that one in three patients have shortness of breath a year...

27 Aug 2021 10:49 AM IST

Health workers collect swab samples of people at Indo-Israel Non-Invasive Raid Covid -19 test study camp as part of Operation Open Skies, at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi. PTI photo

COVID-19 most transmissible 2 days before, 3 days after symptoms...

Infected individuals were more likely to be asymptomatic if they contracted the virus from a primary case

26 Aug 2021 1:57 PM IST

Men are more likely to be concerned about financial consequences from COVID-19 while women report greater fear and more negative expectations about health-related outcomes. (Photo: Representational/ANI)

Men and women differ in fear, risk perception during COVID

The study was published in Frontiers in Psychology earlier this month

26 Aug 2021 1:51 PM IST

A woman is tended by a nurse at a COVID-19 unit of the Honorio Delgado Hospital in Arequipa, Peru, on June 24, 2021. Due to increased cases of COVID-19 and the Delta variant of the disease, the city has been closed under a strict lockdown for 15 days beginning June 21. (AP/Guadalupe Pardo)

ICMR study in Chennai shows vaccination reduces mortality due to Delta...

The prevalence of the Delta variant or B.1.617.2 was not different between the vaccinated and un-vaccinated groups

19 Aug 2021 1:00 PM IST

As with the Phuket Sandbox programme, the Samui Plus programme has targeted tourists from low and medium-risk Covid countries. - By Arrangement

Lekha Shankar | The new Samui Plus' programme in Thailand

The Phuket Sandbox and Samui Plus programmes are pioneering projects, being closely watched by other countries in the...

16 Aug 2021 12:46 PM IST

A Russian medical worker adminsters a shot of Russias experimental Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, Russia. Russian health authorities have launched advanced trials of the vaccine among 40,000 volunteers, a randomized, placebo-controlled study. (AP)

US approves extra COVID vaccine for those with weak immune systems

FDA determined that transplant recipients and others with a similar level of compromised immunity can receive a third...

13 Aug 2021 12:38 PM IST