‘Extreme heat belt’ to cover middle of US by 2053: Report – Times of India
WASHINGTON: An area of intensely warm weather — a so-called “extreme heat belt” — with at least one day per year in which the heat index hits 125 Fahrenheit (52C), is expected to cover a US region home to more than 100 million people by the year 2053, according to a new study. The research, carried out by nonprofit First More...
Space mission shows Earth’s water may be from asteroids: Study – Times of India
TOKYO: Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission. In a quest to shed More...
Antibodies that may lead to next-gen vaccines for all Covid strains found – Times of India
LOS ANGELES: Scientists have identified antibodies that are effective against many different SARS-CoV-2 variants, an advance that paves the way for next-generation vaccines which could protect from different More...
Study reveals leaving small kidney stones behind causes complications later – Times of India
WASHINGTON: Small stones that don’t seem to be creating issues are frequently left behind when kidney stones are surgically removed from patients. Leaving these asymptomatic stones behind, however, dramatically More...
Study describes how Covid-19 damages the brain – Times of India
WASHINGTON: A study shows how SARS-CoV-2 infects brain cells called astrocytes, causing structural changes in the brain. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can cause brain alterations and neurocognitive dysfunction, More...
Children getting Covid-19 re-infections, other seasonal illness: Expert – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Amid the rise in Covid-19 cases among children, the health expert said that children who were infected with coronavirus in January or April are again being infected with the virus but the cases are More...
Climate change may increase mortality rate due to excess heat by six times: Lancet study – Times of India
BEIJING: Climate change may increase the mortality rate due to excessive heat six times by the end of the century, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. Researchers More...
Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases – Times of India
Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says. More...
Fatigue, headache most common lasting symptoms months after Covid-19: Study – Times of India
NEW DELHI: An average of more than four months after having Covid-19, participants most frequently reported experiencing fatigue and headaches, according to researchers. The subsequent symptoms in the long list More...
Vitamin D deficiency associated with chronic inflammation: Study – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Scientists have discovered a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation, providing an important biomarker to identify people at higher risk of or severity of chronic More...
