Typical GM Diet||Photo by Nadine Primeau on Unsplash It was new but becoming consistently present. I have been feeling this mild pain for the last couple of weeks. Little cramp on the feet muscles. These were coming and going as if it was playing peekaboo with me. It came even while walking. Its presence was making me a … Read more
Photo by Danielle MacInnes on Unsplash Joanne Dickson, Edith Cowan University For many cultures, the dawn of the new year is marked not only with celebration, but also the opportunity for personal reflection and growth. But as the year progresses, our initial drive for self-betterment can falter. The good news is our tendency to give up can be … Read more
While the world was waiting with bated breath to see off the disastrous 2020 which brought unprecedented doom and gloom with loss of lives, business, and in some of the wretched cases hope; the news of various vaccines arriving at various ports was beginning to cheer wary and tired world. However, the weekend brought the … Read more
Be it sustainability, be it health benefits, or be it peace at home, sitting may have positive impacts; however, the choice is still yours—should you lift or leave the seat resting on the bowl while carrying your business standing, or should the toilet be something we sit on, not aim at!
Shutterstock Nicholas Wood, University of Sydney AstraZeneca has become the latest pharmaceutical company to reveal promising results in clinical trials, for its viral vector vaccine developed with the University of Oxford. In a group given two full doses of the vaccine at least one month apart, the vaccine demonstrated 62% efficacy at preventing COVID. Interestingly, … Read more
Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there are many social, cultural changes are observed around the globe. Undoubtedly mask is common like underwear. One change is which seems abnormal: Crisis has affected the men urinate in Japan. A study by Panasonic Corporation— an electronic company and also a player in toilet equipment including state-of-the-art heated … Read more
F8 Studio/Shutterstock Zania Stamataki, University of Birmingham There was – rightfully – a lot of excitement when Pfizer and BioNTech announced interim results from their COVID vaccine trial. The vaccine, called BNT162b2, was reported to have an “efficacy rate above 90%”. This was soon translated in the press to be 90% “effective” at preventing COVID-19. … Read more
Mask Representational Image Source: Markus Winkler on Unsplash Japanese researchers have shown that masks can offer protection from airborne coronavirus particles, but even professional-grade coverings can’t eliminate contagion risk entirely. In the experiment, the researchers put a mask on the inhaling mannequin. They say the amount of viruses it absorbed was cut by 17% with a cloth … Read more
Shutterstock TaeWoo Kim, University of Technology Sydney Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part of The Conversation’s series on the science of free will. Have you ever … Read more
Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash The Covid-19 virus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. As per study pathogen that causes the flu survives on human skin for approximately 1.8 hours—far lesser in comparison to SARS-CoV-2. Study … Read more
In accordance with Global Tuberculosis Report 2020, the TB incidence rate in India is 193 per 100,000 population and accounts for 27% of Drug-resistant TB cases.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo. Source: Deccan Herald While still reeling under tremendous impact from COVID-19, the Indian economy is expected to contract by 10.3 % in the year 2020 as per World Economic Outlook published by IMF this month. World Output is also projected to contract by 4.4% for this year. It is … Read more
AAP/Ap/Julio Cortez Timothy J. Lynch, University of Melbourne With just a month left until the November 3 US presidential election, contracting the virus could have politically positive or negative consequences for President Donald Trump. These will, of course, be contingent on how severe the president’s illness becomes. But we should not count him out and … Read more
A miniature of Avicenna. Wikimedia Commons Darius Sepehri, University of Sydney Over a thousand years ago, Nuh ibn Mansur, the reigning prince of the medieval city of Bukhara, fell badly ill. The doctors, unable to do anything for him, were forced to send for a young man named Ibn Sina, who was already renowned, despite … Read more
Shutterstock/light hope David Killoren, Australian Catholic University and Robert Streiffer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Animal welfare experts warn our pets could suffer during the coronavirus pandemic, including from abuse or abandonment. When we hear about animals being neglected, we’re often outraged. Consider the revelation of the mistreatment of racehorses at a Queensland abattoir, or the man … Read more