After a year and a half of distance learning and “capsules” in classrooms — and despite a record 11,077 new COVID-19 diagnoses on Monday — Israel’s schools opened this week for about 2.5 million students. Each pupil must present confirmation of a negative result from a rapid test performed at home. Face masks are required […]

WASHINGTON — New research from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences has demonstrated the beneficial effects of breast milk consumption on cardiovascular health and early cardiovascular development in premature infants. The study “Cardiac Performance in the First Year of Age Among Preterm Infants Fed Maternal Breast Milk” is published in the […]

WASHINGTON — Rock band Kiss postponed its next four concerts after one of its members, Gene Simmons, tested positive for Covid-19. Simmons updated his fans on Twitter about his condition. “During my quarantine (thanks to the vaccine, I’m really fine. Thank you for asking. My security guy bought me this comic, which was in the display window of a […]

A bionic arm that allows users to think, behave and function as if there had never been an amputation has been developed by an international research team. “We modified a standard-of-care prosthetic with this complex bionic system which enables wearers to move their prosthetic arm more intuitively and feel sensations of touch and movement at […]

WASHINGTON — A new study has found that on the days that leaders and managers were better able to reattach to work in the morning, they experienced higher positive moods and work focus which allowed them to be more successful throughout the day. The findings of the study titled “Reattachment to work in the morning and […]

WASHINGTON — In a series of studies, the researchers found that when given the option, people often chose to avoid feeling compassion for others and reported that doing so was mentally effortful, which was linked to their choices. The findings of the studies titled “Caring is costly: People avoid the cognitive work of compassion” was […]

GENEVA — The new Covid-19 variant of concern, Mu, has shown signs of possible resistance to vaccines. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it is closely monitoring the variant. In its weekly epidemiological update, published on Aug. 31, the WHO warned the variant was becoming increasingly prevalent in Colombia and Ecuador in South America. “The Eastern Mediterranean and […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — By temporarily suspending retinal activity in the non-amblyopic eye of animal models, a new study restrengthened the visual response in the amblyopic eye, even at ages after the critical period when patch therapy fails. Neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Dalhousie University demonstrate that by temporarily anesthetizing the retina of the […]

NEW DELHI — Airflow obstruction or asthma was found to be in 29.3 percent of children in Delhi (the capital state of India) through a study. The study was conducted across 12 randomly selected schools in Delhi, Kottayam (a district in the southern state of Kerala), and Mysuru (a city in India’s southwestern Karnataka state) to evaluate the lung health status of 3,157 […]

NEW DELHI — Covid-19 pandemic affected the world in every manner, from mental to physical. However, constrained lifestyle and limited physical activities during the Covid-19 pandemic have impacted young adults twofold, leading to visible behavioral changes such as a rise in anxiety and depression among them, according to a new study. “The number of OPD (Outpatient Department) […]

SAO PAULO — Apart from old age, the combination of weak muscles and abdominal fat can significantly lose gait speed (walking speed) in older people, a new study reveals. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Age and Ageing.’ The study was conducted by researchers at the Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar) in São Paulo, Brazil, […]

A system to deliver insulin through an implanted pump that could be refilled by an ingestible capsule is being developed by Italian researchers. The device could potentially replace daily injections for people with Type 1 diabetes. About 1.6 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease that occurs when a person’s pancreas stops producing […]

WASHINGTON — Healthy older adults who ate a handful of walnuts (about 1/2 cup) a day for two years modestly lowered their level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, as per reports. Daily consumption of walnuts also reduced the number of low-density lipoprotein particles, a predictor of cardiovascular disease risk. The findings of the study were published […]

NEW DELHI – The C.1.2 variant of the Covid-19, which originated in South Africa, has not been found in India so far, as per the government sources. As per the reports of  Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead for Covid-19, the variant has been found in at least six countries across the globe. “First, remember […]

Leaded gasoline, long associated with harming the environment and human health, has reached the end of the road. The United Nations announced on Monday that Algeria, which was the last country in the world to allow the sale of vehicle fuel containing lead, stopped doing so in July. “The successful enforcement of the leaded gasoline […]

Looking to bring a little romance to your life? Get outside! Research from Tel Aviv University indicates that sunlight enhances passion in both men and women. The radiation from above apparently affects the regulation of the endocrine system responsible for the release of human sex hormones. The study, led by professor Carmit Levy of the […]

MUMBAI, India — The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation—the governing civic body of western Indian city, Mumbai— has made the RT-PCR (Covid-19) test mandatory for international passengers arriving at the Mumbai airport from Sept. 3, after discovering a new strain of the Covid-19 variant C.1.2. “RT-PCR test mandatory for international passengers arriving at Mumbai Airport from UK, Europe, Middle […]

NEW DELHI — The Indian Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya on Sept. 1 said that the Health Ministry has partnered with Google to enhance people’s access to the Covid-19 vaccine. “The Ministry of Health has taken yet another significant initiative to enhance access to #Covid-19 vaccine: Search ‘covid vaccine near me’ on Google, […]

KIEL, Germany — An effective way to kill bacteria and prevent its drug resistance has been suggested by a new research. This was done by sequential treatment using antibiotics that are similar but swapped around frequently. The results published in the journal in eLife challenge a broad assumption that using similar antibiotics promotes cross-resistance to drugs and show that […]