Older adults who post more pictures on Facebook may feel more competent and that may lead to significantly higher levels of well-being in general, a new study suggests. The findings, published in the journal Health Communication, indicates that certain Facebook activities are linked to feelings of competence, relatedness ...
Covaxin, the Covid vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, effectively neutralizes UK variants of SARS-CoV-2 reducing the possibility of mutant virus escape, finds a study. According to the research paper carried by bioRxiv, the preprint server for ...
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday said in the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination, 93,000 doses would be administered to frontline warriors, including healthcare workers. Launching the vaccination programme here, he said on the first day, 2,529 ...
Patients with Type-2 diabetes who follow a strict low carbohydrate diet for six months may experience greater rates of remission compared with other recommended diets without adverse effects, a new study suggests. Most benefits diminished at 12 months, but say doctors might consider short-...
South Korea reported 524 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising the total number of infections to 70,728. The daily caseload stayed below 600 for three straight days, but it hovered above 100 since November 8, 2020, owing to small cluster infections in Seoul...
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, joining a long list of world leaders to be infected with the disease. In the statement issued late Monday night, the Portuguese Presidency said that Rebelo de Sousa had "tested negative yesterday, and although today's antigen...
Amid the ongoing debate around the safety and efficacy aspects of Covid vaccines, the president of Indian Medical Association (IMA) has advised the public to not worry too much about it. Speaking to IANS, Dr. J.A. Jayalal, president, IMA said, "We should not be too ...
Kerala will receive the first batch of the Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday. The flight carrying the vaccine will reach Nedumbassery airport at Kochi by 2 p.m. on Wednesday and will deliver the vaccines at Thiruvananthapuram by 6 p.m. 4,35,500 vials of the vaccine will reach the state as the first dose and this ...
Thirty-seven more American soldiers and five civilians have tested positive for Covid-19 upon their arrival in South Korea, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said on Monday. The USFK said in a statement that the 42 individuals arrived in South Korea between December 28, 2020, and January 8, reports Xinhua news agency....
Researchers, at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, have found that the process of virus-laden droplets being transported into deep lung increases with decreasing breathing frequency. The team modelled the breathing frequency in a laboratory and found that low ...