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US FDA Backs Half-Dose Moderna Booster for at-risk Adults

Earlier this month, the US regulators had authorised Covid booster shots of Pfizer and BioNTech's.

Oct 15, 2021

Russia's Sputnik Light Vaccine is 83% Effective Against Covid, Says Study

The one-shot vaccine, when administered alone, demonstrated 70 per cent efficacy against infection from the Delta variant.

Oct 14, 2021

Coronavirus

Japanese Drugmaker to Launch First-Ever Plant-Based Covid Vaccine

The vaccine candidate will be developed by the Osaka-based company's subsidiary Medicago from a plant from the tobacco family by December 2021.

Oct 13, 2021

Coronavirus

NASA's Perseverance Rover Reveals History of Water on Mars

The rover provided images of escarpments in the delta, which formed from sediment accumulating at the mouth of an ancient river that long ago fed the crater's lake.

Oct 11, 2021

Nasa

Formula 1: Will Give it Everything to Win in Turkey, Says Lewis Hamilton

The qualifying on Saturday saw Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas to first position by over a tenth of a second.

Oct 11, 2021

Severe Covid Infection in Mothers Linked to Higher Incidences of Preterm Births

The excess rate of premature birth is largely due to medically-induced preterm birth brought about by concerns for health of the mother, such as preeclampsia.

Oct 11, 2021

China's Chang'e-5 Probe Reveals Volcanic Activity on Moon

The findings, published in the journal Science, fill a vital gap in the Moon's geology, and will also help scientists to understand the history of other Solar System bodies, the report said.

Oct 10, 2021

Space

More Than 120,000 US Children Lost a Primary Caregiver to Covid-19

In addition to the 120,630 children who were estimated to have lost a primary caregiver, 22,007 lost a secondary caregiver.

Oct 8, 2021

Coronavirus

Russia Invites Taliban for Talks in Moscow - Report

According to a top Russian diplomat, the former US-backed Afghan leadership was "doubtfully elected, ruled badly and ended shamefully".

Oct 7, 2021

California Guv Newsom Declares Emergency as Pacific Pipeline Leaks 500K Ltrs of Crude Into Ocean

Thousands of barrels of crude oil were released from a pipeline into the Pacific Ocean, 8 km off the coast of Huntington Beach in Orange County.

Oct 5, 2021

US is Still in Danger as 70 Million Not Vaccinated, Says Anthony Fauci

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 64.7 per cent of the country's entire population have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine till date.

Oct 4, 2021

Coronavirus

Scientists Discover 14 Genes that Cause Obesity, Three That can Prevent Weight Gain

the team screened 293 genes associated with obesity in people, with the goal of defining which of the genes were actually causing or preventing obesity.

Oct 2, 2021

Lost Sense of Smell Due to Covid-19 Infection? Vitamin-A Nasal Drop Could Help You

An earlier study led by researchers from the University Hospitals of Strasbourg in France showed that Covid-19-related anosmia could take up to a year to get back.

Sep 30, 2021

Coronavirus

AstraZeneca India, Tricog Launch Project to Reduce Heart Failure

The project addresses the unmet need for early diagnosis and intervention for patients with suspected heart attack.

Sep 29, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic Will End in a Year, Says Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla

A slew of scientists and the World Health Organization have strongly opposed a widespread rollout of booster shots.

Sep 28, 2021

Chemical Engineers Working on Converting Greenhouse Gases in Mars to Fuel

The team experimented with different catalysts such as graphene quantum dots that can increase the yield of methane.

Sep 26, 2021

'Covid Virus Not to Mutate Into Deadlier Variant, Will Become a Cold'

SARS-CoV-2 will eventually become like the coronaviruses which circulate widely and cause the common cold, says the creator of AstraZeneca vaccine.

Sep 25, 2021

Coronavirus

Covid-19 Vaccine is Safe and Effective in Cancer Patients: Study

At 28 days after administration of the second dose, adequate levels of antibodies to the virus in the blood were found in 84 per cent of patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy.

Sep 22, 2021

Coronavirus

Seething France Says US Caused Crisis of Trust With Australia Submarine Deal

Australia has said it plans to acquire at least eight nuclear-powered submarines from the US and the UK.

Sep 21, 2021

Israeli Study Shows Pfizer's Covid Booster Dose Cuts Severe Infections in Elderly

At least 12 days after the booster dose, the rate of infection was eleven-fold lower and of severe disease nearly twenty-fold lower.

Sep 17, 2021

Coronavirus

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