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4 cr Indians experienced long Covid symptoms in last two years: Study
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) About four crore Indians suffered long Covid symptoms during the last two years of pandemic, according to a study, not peer-reviewed yet.
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Diabetes, heart disease increase dementia risk: Study
London, June 19 (IANS) People with Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke have double the risk of developing dementia, finds a study.
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Hybrid sensor to help diagnose cancer developed
Moscow, June 18 (IANS) A team of researchers has developed a nanophotonic-microfluidic sensor whose potential applications include cancer detection, monitoring, and treatment response assessment.
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Psychosocial stress, anxiety can be reduced by virtual training
Tokyo, June 18 (IANS) Virtual training among several people may reduce psychosocial stress and anxiety, a new study suggests.
The study indicates that physical exercise benefits our overall well-being. But for some -- such as neurological!-->…
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Kids under 5 can now be vaccinated against Covid: US FDA
Washington, June 17 (IANS) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorised emergency use of the Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the prevention of Covid-19 in children down to 6 months of age.
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BA.4, BA.5 Omicron strains may drive new global Covid wave
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Several countries including India, the UK, US, and Australia are seeing an uptick in Covid cases majorly driven by Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5, according to media reports.
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WHO likely to okay use of Omicron-specific booster: Report
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The World Health Organisation is likely to recommend an Omicron-specific booster dose, amid a fresh wave of infection due to the highly mutated Covid variant seen in several countries, including India, the UK, the!-->…
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Natural immunity from Omicron strong, vax efficacy wanes rapidly: Study
Doha, June 17 (IANS) People with prior-variant infection were moderately protected from Omicron even after a year, but vaccine-induced immunity against new infection appeared to wane rapidly, finds a study.
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