WHO Relents, Changes Guidelines to Use Steroids in Severe Covid-19 Cases New guideline is based on a preliminary report of the RECOVERY trial in June, which has now been published as a peer-reviewed paper Sep 4, 2020By Bhaswati Guha Majumder Coronavirus
BCG Vaccine Provides Older People Protection Against Respiratory infections: Study The study said that BCG provides powerful preventive action against several infections—possibly against COVID-19 as well Sep 3, 2020By IBTimes SG Desk
Workplace Sexual Harassment Linked To Suicide Risk: Study Workers who have been exposed to sexual harassment at their workplace were at a greater risk of suicide and attempting suicide, warn researchers Sep 3, 2020By IANS
Smartphone Game May Improve Mental Health: Study Researchers have found that turning mobile mental health intervention into a smartphone game can potentially improve mental well-being Sep 3, 2020By IANS Depression
Jacob Serrano - Meet First American in Oxford Vaccine Trial, Who Lost 7 Family Members to COVID-19 The 23-year-old Jacob Serrano wants to be a part of this vaccine development effort to save as many lives as possible Sep 3, 2020By Bhaswati Guha Majumder Coronavirus
RIP Tom Seaver: What is Lewy Body Dementia, Which Also Took The Life of Robin Williams? Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver was suffering from Lewy body dementia and had retired from public life in 2019. Sep 3, 2020By Suman Priya Mendonca
US Coronavirus: CDC Asks 50 States to Prepare for Covid-19 Vaccination From Nov 1 CDC has notified public health officials in all 50 states and five large cities to prepare to distribute an effective vaccine Sep 3, 2020By Bhaswati Guha Majumder Coronavirus
What's Metabolic Syndrome? Scientists Find Link Between MetS and Lethal Covid-19 Infection The new study says, people with Metabolic Syndrome have a higher chance of dying from virus infection than people without MetS Sep 2, 2020By Bhaswati Guha Majumder Coronavirus Diabetes
Who Is Gertrude Elion? US Nobel Laureate Gave World First Antiviral Drug When It Seemed Impossible Gertrude Elion developed many life-saving antibiotics but it was her antiviral drug acyclovir which paved the way for future medicines to treat viral diseases Sep 2, 2020By Krishnendu Banerjee
Bee Venom Kills Breast Cancer Cells in Just 60 Minutes, Reveals Groundbreaking Australian Study 25-year-old Australian scientist Dr. Ciara Duffy's new study showed that honeybee venom could kill cancer cells within just 60 minutes Sep 2, 2020By Bhaswati Guha Majumder
Japanese Scientists Discover Effective Treatment for Severe COVID-19 As of now, there is no treatment for cytokine release syndrome (CRS) Sep 1, 2020By IBTimes SG Desk
Thousands Retreat in Amazons Seeking Peace of Mind With This Natural Psychedelic Ayahuasca became extremely popular in Western countries and many people considered it a natural cure for trauma and mental distress Sep 1, 2020By Bhaswati Guha Majumder Depression
'BMI More Powerful Risk Factor for Diabetes Than Genetics,' Says Study The study added that losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes Aug 31, 2020By IANS Diabetes
Adenovirus-5 Covid-19 Vaccines by Gamaleya and CanSino Bio Trigger Worry Among Scientists Scientists believe Adenovirus-5 (Ad-5) based COVID-19 vaccines may not be effective as most of us have antibodies against the virus Aug 31, 2020By Krishnendu Banerjee Coronavirus
No Evidence that Blood Pressure Medications Raise Cancer Risk: Study Evidence to make a conclusive link between the two has been conflicting and inconsistent for over 40 years Aug 31, 2020By IBTimes SG Desk