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Third wave of Covid-19 may not hit children as feared: VK Paul, member, health, Niti Aayog
Paul expressed concern over crowding in public places and the rush in malls after restrictions were relaxed.V K Paul, member, health, Niti Aayog, on Friday allayed fears about children being affected during a potential third wave of…
Study Says Pfizer, Moderna COVID Vaccines Do Not Lower Sperm Counts
The findings published in the journal JAMA showed that the average men increased sperm count by 22 per cent with the largest increase in sperm count at 90 per cent. ‘The study did not find any sperm count reduction in men who had…
Stress during pandemic linked to poor sleep
Many people likely lost sleep over COVID-19. A study of twins led by Washington State University researchers found that stress, anxiety and depression during the first few weeks of the pandemic were associated with less and lower quality…
Mental Health Effects of Exposure to Nature During COVID-19 Lockdown
Dr Ana Isabel Ribeiro, researcher at the ISPUP and first author of the work together with Margarita Triguero-Mas from the ICTA-UAB says that "we decided to study whether natural, public and private spaces had a beneficial effect on the…
Researchers find losartan is not effective in reducing hospitalization from mild COVID-19: The…
University of Minnesota Medical School researchers determined that the common blood pressure medication, losartan, is not effective in reducing hospitalization for mildly-ill COVID-19 outpatients.
In the multicenter, randomized,…
Canada’s proposed flavour ban will harm public health
Beamsville, ON, June 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Canada Gazette, Part 1, proposing a ban on flavoured vape products except for tobacco, mint and menthol was published. The Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) is disappointed…
Postpartum Depression is Even Worse in New Dad
The interesting point to note was the probability of depression symptoms declined significantly over 10 times for mothers, but not for fathers after the baby came home. ‘Postpartum depression in new fathers of the baby that requires…
Cell death discovery could lead to new treatment for COPD
Research shows that inhibiting necroptosis, a form of cell death, could be a novel therapeutic approach for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory lung condition, also known as emphysema, that makes it…
Peter Thiel-backed psychedelic start-up’s shares pop in Wall Street debut
Shares of the Peter Thiel-backed psychedelic start-up Atai Life Sciences jumped Friday on its first day of trading on Wall Street.The newly listed Nasdaq stock opened up 40% before pulling back some.The German biotech's initial public…
COVID-19 Booster Shots Can Wait
Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are proving quite safe and highly effective in the prevention of COVID-19, especially severe and/or fatal disease.…