HAMILTON, Ontario — Combination therapy of aspirin, statins, and at least two blood pressure medications given in fixed doses can slash the risk of fatal cardiovascular disease by more than half, reads a new study. The study was led by the Hamilton researchers and is published in the journal The Lancet and is concurrently presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress by […]

It’s common knowledge that cannabis compounds, such as CBD and THC, have therapeutic uses for everything from chronic pain to COVID-19. An Israeli immigrant, pharmacologist Raphael Mechoulam, was the first to isolate, name and synthesize some of the plant’s many cannabinoids in the 1960s. Since then, Israel has led the world in medical cannabis research […]

NEW DELHI — The Indian Council of Medical Research, on Sept. 6, said that the certificate of the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories is a must for the private lab’s enrollment for the Covid-19 testing. In its affidavit, the Indian Council of Medical Research said to the Delhi High Court that monitoring the activities of online […]

WASHINGTON — A recent study by the North Carolina State University researchers showed how a single mechanism can trigger different behaviors from the same gene — and has applications in the biotechnology sector. The findings of the study were published in the journal “Cell Systems.” “The fundamental idea here is that you can encode information in the dynamics of […]

MANILA, Philippines — The travel ban for all inbound travelers from India and nine other countries in the Philippines from Sept. 6 will be lifted. The authorities took the decision despite the rising Covid-19 cases fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, informed Harry Roque, the presidential spokesperson, on Sept. 4. The recommendation of the inter-agency Covid-19 […]

TSUKUBA, Japan — New evidence of brain refreshing during a specific phase of sleep, i.e., rapid eye movement, has been found by a team from the University of Tsukuba in Japan. The rapid eye movement sleep happens when a person tends to dream a lot. The journal “Cell Reports” published the findings of the study. “Across multiple cortical areas, average […]

SAN FRANCISCO — If learning a new language as an adult seems like a challenge, you’re not alone. A study by neuroscientists at UC San Francisco has shed light on the age-old question of why it’s so difficult to learn a second language as an adult. The study in patients with epilepsy is helping researchers understand how the brain manages the […]

NAIROBI, Kenya — Mercy Nandutu, 42, a single mother of two, left her native home in Chwele, western Kenya, more than a decade ago to work in the tea plantations in Kericho County—the leading tea producer in the country. “I started picking tea by hand in 2010, which has been my only source of livelihood since […]

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Aug. 30 listed the Mu Covid-19 variant as a “variant of interest.” The World Health Organization on Aug. 30 added the Mu variant — known by scientists as B1621 — to the list of “variants of interest” because of preliminary evidence that it can evade antibodies. The Mu variant has […]

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Chiedza Sobwe, 20, fell pregnant aged 15 while still in school. Still, her parents forced her into an abusive marriage with a 20-year-old man from Chitungwiza, 30 kilometers [18.6 miles] south of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital city. She sought help from a neighbor who introduced her to a local movement that advances the rights […]

It was a sobering jobs report on Friday, with hiring sharply down, leaving many economists and other observers surprised at the sudden falloff in new employment. The rise in the Delta variant provided the United States economy with a Covid-19 deja vu. But some economists said the slowdown isn’t an indication of a coronavirus recession […]

NEW DELHI — India is recognized as a sunrise sector in medical technology with a potential to reach $50 billion by 2025, said Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology.  Singh spoke at the virtual inaugural session of the 13th edition of the Global MedTech Summit organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry on […]

NEW DELHI — The Indian Supreme Court on Sept. 2 expressed its displeasure and concern over the way a section of web portals, social networking sites, and channels run fake news and harm reputations in the absence of a regulatory mechanism. The apex court said they only listen to powerful voices and write anything against judges, institutions without […]

DELHI, India — Sheenam Sharma, a 24-year-old from the hill state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India, hasn’t had a decent date since the pandemic started. The freelance digital marketer who lives in the state’s capital, Shimla, rues that while she has been striking up exciting conversations on dating apps, she has made no actual connections […]

WASHINGTON — A new study has sought to examine what happens to couples who seek online help for their relationship but have to wait six months before beginning an intervention program. The findings of the study titled “Trajectories of relationship and individual functioning among waitlisted couples for an online relationship intervention” were published in the journal […]

WASHINGTON — A new study has shown that people with depression and multiple sclerosis may be more likely to die over the next decade than people with just one or neither condition. The study “Interface of Multiple Sclerosis, Depression, Vascular Disease, and Mortality: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study” is published in the journal “Neurology,’ the medical […]

NEW DELHI — India has not seen the conclusion of the second surge of the pandemic, despite a consistent decline in daily Covid-19 cases, said Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary. “There is a consistent decline in weekly positivity for the last three months. Daily new cases continue to show a decline,” said the Union Health Secretary briefing […]

GENEVA — Covid-19 affected the world in every possible way, from personal to professional, in the last two years. However, after numerous measures taken by governments (from vaccination to providing face shields), air travel demand has risen. Both international and domestic air travel demand showed significant momentum in July compared to June, but demand remained far […]

WASHINGTON — Since March 1, in the United States, at least 15.1 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were thrown at a time when the world is undergoing a shortage of vaccines. This, in turn, is leading to deaths in emerging countries across the globe. The action has been undertaken by the pharmacies and the state […]

GULU, Uganda — When Uganda closed schools in March 2020 to curb the spread of the Covid-19, the National Curriculum Development Centre, developed audiovisual and print materials to be distributed to students to facilitate the continuity of learning activities. However, this sparked a national uproar because the travel restrictions and lack of funds to deliver the materials meant many […]