WASHINGTON — Opioids are powerful painkillers, but their use is hindered because patients become tolerant of them, requiring higher doses, and it can cause respiratory depression and death. In their recent study, researchers at the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience contradict current thinking about how opioid drugs cause tolerance and respiratory depression and suggest a new, balanced approach to […]

WASHINGTON — A new study on more than 35,000 smokers found that even though women smoke fewer cigarettes than men, they are less likely to quit. The research is submitted to ESC Congress 2021, which starts on Aug. 27, 2021. “In our study, women who used smoking cessation services had higher rates of overweight or obesity, depression, […]

BARCELONA, Spain — A new study has found that exposure to tobacco smoke in early life is associated with accelerated biological aging. The findings of the study titled, “The early-life exposome and epigenetic age acceleration in children,” were published in the journal “Environment International.” Accelerated biological aging is associated with exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy […]

WASHINGTON — According to the findings of new research, half of the adults aged between 20-39 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have had a substance use disorder (SUD) in their lifetime. The study “Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders in Young Adulthood: Findings from a Canadian Nationally Representative Survey” is published in the journal […]

WASHINGTON — The development of cellular agriculture, which is the food grown in factories from cells or yeast, depending on how it occurs, contains the potential to either provide beneficial alternatives to the status quo or accelerate socioeconomic inequality, a study said. The new study was led by Penn State University researchers, who assessed the potential trajectories for a new […]

NEW DELHI — India should now focus on vaccinating as many people as possible to curb the spread of Covid-19, and the idea of booster doses can wait, for now, said Randeep Guleria, Chief, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), India’s leading medical institute. He said that Sero Survey suggested that there may not be […]

HYDERABAD, India — A vaccine to attack the Chikungunya virus is in the works, with Phase II and III trials being conducted in Costa Rica, according to the International Vaccine Institute and Indian biotech company Bharat Biotech. The news comes days after another vaccine candidate for the tropical disease developed by French biotechnology company Valneva showed early signs of […]

A French medical student is “operating” on food on TikTok — and millions have watched him. Surgeons often practice complex procedures on fruit, but Robin Goncet added a backstory. He draws faces on them, creates a narrative, and fills their insides with the “organs” prepped for an operation. Then he produces videos in which he […]

WASHINGTON — Thinking of leisure as wasteful and unproductive activity leads to feelings of dissatisfaction, higher stress, and depression, new research led by Ohio State University suggests. The study was published in the “Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.” In a series of studies, researchers examined the effects of a common belief in modern society that productivity […]

ONTARIO, Calif. — During a new study, researchers from Canada have developed a treatment for cancer by using acoustic waves to target and destroy cancerous tumors. While doctors have used low-intensity ultrasound as a medical imaging tool since the 1950s, experts at the University of Waterloo are extending models that help capture how high-intensity focused ultrasound can work […]

Tras la aprobación total de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de dos dosis de Pfizer-BioNTech por parte de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA por sus siglas en inglés), queda por ver cuántos estadounidenses más se vacunarán. Algunos analistas de políticas públicas y encuestas indican que la aprobación de la FDA dará lugar a […]

WASHINGTON — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new strategy that could offer much more precise control of prosthetic limbs. After inserting tiny magnetic beads into muscle tissue, they can accurately measure the length of a muscle as it contracts. This measurement can be relayed to a robotic prosthesis within milliseconds. In a new […]

AGRA, India — The Taj Mahal was opened on Aug. 21 to visitors for night-time viewing after a year and a half as Covid-19 restrictions were eased in the north-Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The 17th-century mausoleum had been closed for viewing at night since March 2020 in first the Covid-19 induced lockdown. “It is good news […]

MOSCOW — The Russian Direct Investment Fund. a sovereign wealth fund established in 2011 to make equity co-investments, said that the Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration approved the single-component Sputnik Light coronavirus vaccine under the emergency use authorization procedure on Aug. 23. “The approval of Sputnik Light by the regulatory authorities of the Philippines allows for expanding national vaccine […]

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Amid criticism that the vaccine’s approval is premature, Taiwan has begun administering its vaccine against Covid-19. On Aug. 23, the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, was the first for Medigen vaccination. The MVC Covid-19 vaccine, designated MVC-COV1901 and known as the Medigen Covid-19 vaccine, is a protein subunit Covid-19 vaccine developed by Medigen […]

MUMBAI, India — Former champion shooter and India’s debutant for individual Olympic gold medal, Abhinav Bindra, has exhibited mixed emotion’s towards India’s three-year course to Paris Olympics in 2024.  He said the recent performances were not like anything ever seen before, but a shortened cycle between Tokyo and Paris Games could be rough. The Tokyo Games were postponed […]

NEW DELHI — The third surge of Covid-19 in India is predicted to peak in October, according to the National Institute of Disaster Management’s report to the Prime Minister’s Office. The report quoted an opinion survey of 40 experts that forecast that the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to hit India between July […]