The UK's medicines regulator on Thursday approved Merck's molnupiravir -- the world's first oral antiviral medicine against Covid-19, which can halve the risk of hospitalisation or death for patients with mild or moderate cases of the infectious disease, the company said....
An international team of researchers has, in a new study, claimed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, does not infect human brain cells, raising hopes that Covid-related damage to sense of smell may be more superficial than previously feared....
Sorghum (jowar) can be a wonder crop not only for all those related to sugar industry but to a common man also in the fight against coronavirus....
Using high-energy X-rays, scientists have found how Covid-19 damages even the smallest blood vessels in human lungs. ...
For a lay person, More in Manipur, Fazilka in Punjab and Mumbai in Maharashtra are just three places on the international borders. But for those in the drug cartels or even the peddlers, these three are intricately linked....
Treatment with monoclonal antibodies may be able to protect aged and diabetic patients from severe Covid and reduce signs of inflammation, according to a new study conducted in rhesus macaque monkeys. ...
South Korea confirmed a highly pathogenic avian influenza case in a wild bird for the first time in seven months, raising concerns over a possible transmission to poultry farms, the Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday. ...
Delhi's air quality is likely to deteriorate "significantly" on November 5 and 6 and may reach the upper end of the "very poor" category with PM2.5 being the predominant pollutant, Ministry of Earth Sciences forecast on Monday....
The much-awaited festival of lights stands at our threshold -- the harbinger of peace and prosperity. With the economy coming back on track after the jolt suffered on account of the lockdown during the pandemic, spirits are rising, as they should....
Time spent alone during the pandemic led to positive effects on well-being across all ages, new research has found....
