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20% Covid-19 patients only show gastrointestinal symptoms, shows study

Almost one in five patients with Covid-19 may only show gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, according to a review of studies

Researchers identify new factors causing inflammation in HIV patients

In a major study, researchers have identified the important factors which could be contributing to the chronic inflammation in people living with HIV.

Antibody therapy may lower hospitalisations, emergency visits, study finds

Covid-19 patients who were administered antibodies had fewer symptoms and were less likely to require hospitalisation or emergency medical care than those who did not receive it, says a new study

Seriously ill Covid-19 patients' antibodies affect immune system: Study

Researchers have found that people seriously ill with the Covid-19 disease have antibodies that are blocking so-called interferons, which are an important part of the body's immune mechanism

Ex-Cognizant CMD Ramamoorthy joins advisory team of Chennai Math Institute

He had quit Cognizant in July to pursue his personal interest in the field of education

Tests reveal Moderna's vaccine candidate protects mice from coronavirus

Mice showed no evidence of enhanced lung pathology or excessive mucus production, indicating the vaccine did not cause enhanced disease, researchers find

Opening up of the space sector: India set for breaking new horizons

The initiative of bringing in a 'new space regime' lays a solid foundation for India to multiply its capabilities in space by several folds

Scientists develop method to detect regions at risk of spreading Covid-19

In what could help contain the pandemic, a non-invasive strategy has been developed to use data from existing cellular wireless networks to pinpoint potential hotspots for increased Covid-19 spread.

In Covid-19 cases, 45% of people infected may be asymptomatic: Study

Scientists, including Eric Topol from the Scripps Research Translational Institute in the US, analysed public datasets on asymptomatic infections of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2

Research is at the core for the new UG courses launched by BML Munjal University

Research is at the core for the new UG courses launched by BML Munjal University

SARS antibodies can block coronavirus infection, claim researchers

They experimented with 25 different types of antibodies -- which target specific protein spikes on viruses -- to see if they could prevent cells becoming infected with COVID-19

IIT Kanpur develops low cost personal protection kit to fight Covid-19

These low-cost kits are made of non-porous material and even a small or medium scale factory can manufacture it

IIMs, IITs form consortium to promote entrepreneurship through research

The network will also create a strategic bridge between stakeholders, strengthen the ecosystem and synthesise the knowledge that is in silos among different groups

NIT Trichy alumni commit $3 mn for alma mater's research work, scholarships

The effort is to create several PhD scholars from the institute, in areas like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Internet of Things

Samsung to recruit 1,200 engineers from IITs, BITS for India R&D this year

The South Korean giant hired 1,000 engineers last year from top engineering colleges including IITs, NITs and IIIT, giving a thrust to New-Age domains like AI, IoT, Machine Learning among other things

IISc to set up research park to help start-ups with infra, finances

The research park will come up with Rs 50-crore investment

Stuck in ice, dodging polar bears, all for science

A German research icebreaker with 100 scientists and crew members has been adrift in the frozen Central Arctic since October

DEFCC Bihar Recruitment 2019: Apply for Senior Research Fellow, other posts

DEFCC is looking for candidates to fill the posts of Senior Research Fellow, Junior Research Fellow and Research Associates III. From qualification criteria to salary, here are all important details

Does "clean eating" lead to eating disorders?

"Clean eating" is perceived as highly positive by young people but this optimistic impression of "clean diet" may signal a risk for eating disorders, researchers have claimed.The study was published in the 'Journal of Eating Disorders'.Definitions of "clean eating" typically include elements such as eating local, real, organic, plant-based, home-cooked foods, but frequently also touts more extreme strategies, like eliminating gluten, grains or dairy.Trendy, "clean eating" diets are often highlighted on social and popular media, typically by non-expert celebrities, but there is no scientific consensus around what constitutes "clean eating."The study's results "highlight the need to train consumers to better distinguish between trustworthy and fraudulent sources of information on nutrition and health behaviours," said Suman Ambwani, a noted scholar in the field of disordered eating and associate professor of psychology at Dickinson College.Ambwani and a team of researchers asked nearly .

"Rise in regulatory inspections is good for analytical equipment industry"

In this interview, Amit Chopra, MD, Thermo Fisher Scientific India, analyses growth of the industry