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Study explores ways to get super immunity against Covid-19
Two forms of immunity -- breakthrough infections following vaccination or natural infection followed by vaccination -- provide roughly equal levels of enhanced immune protection, finds a study. The study, published online in the journal Science Immunology, found that in both cases, the immune response measured in blood serum revealed antibodies that were equally more abundant and more potent -- at least 10 times more potent -- than immunity generated by vaccination alone.
At 88, First Lady of Global Indian Cuisine finally gets her due
Many had then wondered why a Padma award had eluded the celebrated actress -- the only Indian to be named best actress at the Berlin Film Festival award (for "Shakespeare Wallah" in 1965) -- and the most authoritative voice on Indian food.
What is fueling the demand for Holiday homes in India?
The holiday home segment is prospering in the midst of all of this commotion. For a long time, the concept of a vacation home has been gaining traction. The section, however, really took off during the pandemic. Commenting on the growing popularity of holiday homes, Aditya Kushwaha, CEO and Director, Axis Ecorp, says, "Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of a holiday home or a second home has gained widespread acceptance."
Teas to help you unwind after a long day
Tea offers a number of other advantages, including the ability to de-stress and relax you. Starting and ending your day with a cup of tea can prove to be very relaxing. Tea has a lot of health benefits and only a few ingredients to make it tasty. Antioxidants in tea are beneficial in the battle against inflammation. It's even been found to help with blood vessel hardening prevention.
Omicron can survive 8 days on plastic, 21 hours on skin: Study
The study posted on pre-print, and not peer-reviewed yet, analysed the differences in viral environmental stability between the SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan strain and all variants of concern (VOCs). The findings showed that on plastic and skin surfaces, Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Omicron variants exhibited more than two-fold longer survival times than those of the Wuhan strain and maintained infectivity for more than 16 hours on the skin surfaces.
Why Omicron variant is less severe than Delta
Now, a new study has shown that Omicron variant viruses are particularly sensitive to inhibition by the so-called interferon response, an unspecific immune response that is present in all body cells. The study, led by researchers from the University of Kent and the Goethe-University Frankfurt, provides the first explanation of why Covid-19 patients infected with the Omicron variant are less likely to experience severe disease.
Pfizer, CornoaVac vax linked to heart inflammation risk in adolescents
Despite low absolute risk, there is an increased relative risk of carditis -- a type of heart inflammation -- associated with Covid vaccine developed by US drugmaker Pfizer and China's CoronaVac, researchers have found. The findings, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, show a significant increased risk in adolescents after the second dose. Patients who received Pfizer were three times more likely to experience carditis than unvaccinated patients.
90% people lost some degree of vision due to pandemic: Experts
Retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy or age-related macular degeneration have few or minor symptoms at first and are only detected by eye examination or screening.
These conditions have the tendency to create severe damage to the eyes if not timely intervened with.
46% of girls under 15 anaemic in India: Report
The findings by SRL Diagnostics is based on a total of 8,57,003 haemoglobin tests conducted in the past 7 years, between January 2015 and November 2021. The study shows that 63 per cent of all samples, across all age groups of women, tested positive for anaemia. But in girls less than 15 years, the percentage of samples positive for anaemia was 46 per cent. Of these, 13 per cent were severely anaemic.
Pandemic causing 'generation-defining disruption' among children
In a research review from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, pediatrician Prof Sharon Goldfeld said children are facing a "generation-defining disruption" with public health restrictions and interventions, the Guardian reported.
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