New Covid variants not behind China outbreak, finds Lancet study

Two known Omicron sub-variants -- rather than any new variants -- have chiefly been responsible for the recent Covid-19 surge in China, according to a study of cases in Beijing published in The......

More boys diagnosed with cancer than girls in India: Lancet study

More boys than girls with cancer in India are being diagnosed with the disease and the probable cause for this is gender bias in society, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology.......

Why Megacities Are Not Cooling Down

The heat index in major metro cities in the country has majorly risen since 2010 compared to a decade earlier. IMAGE: Students shield from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi,......

'What Bigger Award One Can Hope For?'

'I did not take up research for any award.''What is more important is the medicine that I have developed.''This helps the patient recover and the family is happy that their relative has survived......

Serum Institute to start phase-2 trials of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

The institute expects to complete both, phase-2 and 3 trials in India by the end of this year. Pune's Serum Institute of India (SII) is all set to start phase-2 clinical trials of the Oxford......

'We will price Covid vaccine below Rs 1,000'

'Once the trials are successful in India and the UK, we are certain that COVISHIELD will be one of the first vaccines to be introduced.' IMAGE: The Reference Center for Special Immunobiologicals......

Financial crisis could send suicide, homicide rate

The current global financial crisis may turn out to be a major killer, and could send suicide and homicide rates soaring, says a new Lancet study. Researchers at London School of Hygiene and......

The poison that's 'KILLING' Delhi's citizens

In terms of disability adjusted life years, an average person in Delhi lost a healthy week of their life in 2017, and almost all of it due to outdoor air pollution. Air pollution affects different......

Inhalers to the rescue as England players battle pollution in India

'Whether it was air quality or what, it was definitely an experience I've not had before.'   IMAGE: England's Ben Stokes was seen using an inhaler during training ahead of the game against Sri......