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COVID reinfections due to stronger immune escape phenomenon in Omicron tha
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Health experts say reinfection of people with COVID-19 within two to three weeks of their last infection is because of the 'immune escape capacity' of the virus.
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Researchers find new rotavirus vaccine to prevent a deadly diarrheal disea
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A team of researchers have found that an Australian developed neonatal rotavirus vaccine RV3-BB was safe and produced a robust immune response in African babies.
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Spain to revoke outdoor facemask mandate
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Madrid [Spain], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Spanish government will next week revoke the mandate for wearing facemasks against the infection from COVID-19, Spanish Health Minister Carolina Darias said on Friday.
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Hong Kong reports 131 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Hong Kong recorded 131 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours on Friday, taking the total tally of infections to 14,715, according to data from the Center for Health Protection.
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Myanmar reports 319 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], February 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 cases has risen to 537,223 in Myanmar with 319 new infections reported on Friday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.
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Study finds sleep apnea during pregnancy may lead to risk of autism-like c
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): A recent study has found that sleep apnea during pregnancy may increase the risk for brain and behavioural changes linked to autism in the male offspring.
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Repeated seasonal vaccines provides better protection to kids against futu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ontario [Canada], February 4 (ANI): Children who have received years of season-specific flu vaccines, develop antibodies that also provide broader protection against new strains, according to a new study led by researchers at McMaster University. These anti-bodies also provide protection aga
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Study finds how SARS-CoV-2 infection may become severe COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): A recent research has found that whether SARS-CoV-2 infection becomes severe or not depends not only on the strong immune activation but also on the dysfunctional endothelium, in other words, the vascular system.
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Pakistan records highest deaths due to COVID-19 since Oct 7
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): Pakistan on Friday recorded 48 deaths in the last 24 hours from COVID-19 infections, the highest death toll since October 7.
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Study reveals poor sleep, stress worsen in nurses who work night shifts
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Oregon [US], February 4 (ANI): A new study has found that nurses who work in night shifts experience more sleep disturbances and are more likely to suffer from psychological as well as physical health issues like PTSD, insomnia and inflammation.
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Study finds malaria control in young children saves lives into adulthood
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tanzania [East Africa], February 3 (ANI): Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. Now, for the first time, a 22-year study in Tanzania has said that bed nets saved lives in the long run, whi
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Study finds minimizing long-term lung damage in COVID-19 patients
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): A new research has found that a combined treatment strategy targeting SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and severe lung tissue injury is essential to minimize lung sequelae -- chronic complications resulting from COVID-19 infection.
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