Medically Speaking

Breakthrough COVID-19 infections spur strong antibody responses: Study

24 Jan 2022 05:35 AM IST

In view of the spike in COVID-19 infections globally, a recent study shed light on the strength, durability, and breadth of neutralising antibody responses generated by breakthrough infections in individuals vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. Alexandra Walls and David Veesler in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle

FERTILITY TREATMENT DURING PANDEMIC

24 Jan 2022 05:34 AM IST

The COVID-19 pandemic caused fertility clinic closures worldwide. These closures were abrupt and sudden, patients undergoing treatment lost access to services during the first phase of the pandemic, the cycles that were in progress were abandoned which led to the freezing of all embryos in an IVF cycle without a

MORE THAN 5 HOURS’ EMERGENCY WAIT BEFORE ADMISSION LINKED TO INCREASED DEATH RISK: STUDY

20 Jan 2022 08:04 AM IST

A new study has found that waiting for more than five hours in emergency care before admission to the hospital is associated with a heightened risk of death from any cause within the next 30 days. This can be measured and represented as a ‘number needed to harm metric’, of

STUDY FINDS COVID-19 VACCINES OFFER LASTING PROTECTION

20 Jan 2022 08:02 AM IST

A new research has found that COVID-19 vaccination offers long-lasting protection from the worst outcomes of COVID-19. The emergence of the delta and omicron variants had raised questions about whether breakthrough infections are caused by waning immunity or by the more transmissible variants. Results of the study suggested that declining

NEW STUDY REVEALS BEING IN SPACE DESTROYS MORE RED BLOOD CELLS

18 Jan 2022 07:58 AM IST

A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia. Analysis of 14 astronauts showed their bodies destroyed 54 per cent more red blood cells in space than they normally would on Earth, according to a study published in ‘Nature Medicine’.

SCIENTISTS FIND BIOMARKERS IN PLATELETS FOR DEPRESSION, ANTIDEPRESSANT RESPONSE

17 Jan 2022 02:22 AM IST

A new study has found biomarkers for depression in platelets that track the extent of the disorder. Published in a new proof of concept study, researchers led by Mark Rasenick, University of Illinois Chicago distinguished professor of physiology and biophysics and psychiatry, have identified a biomarker in human platelets that

Study finds long-term exposure to air pollution may increase virus risk

17 Jan 2022 02:20 AM IST

Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests recent research. The association was strongest for particulate matter, with an average annual raise of 1 ug/m3 linked to a 5 per cent increase in the infection rate. This equates to an extra 294 cases/100,000 people

BOOSTER DOSE NEUTRALISES COVID-19 OMICRON VARIANT, SAYS EU RESEARCH

17 Jan 2022 02:18 AM IST

Aim of study was to characterise efficacy of therapeutic antibodies and scientists concluded that many mutations in spike protein of variant enabled it to largely evade immune response

INNER LANGUAGE DECODED

14 Jan 2022 14:45 PM IST

A research team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve (HUG) has succeeded in identifying certain signals produced by our brain when we speak to ourselves. Findings were published in the journal Nature Communications. When human beings speak, different areas of their brain must be

Detection of ADHD more accurately: Study

14 Jan 2022 14:38 PM IST

A new study has identified a new neurological marker for attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity. The research has been published in the ‘Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging Journal’. Supported by the national research centre Synapsy, neuroscientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), the Centre for Biomedical Imaging

THIRD JAB? SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE

14 Jan 2022 11:33 AM IST

Omicron ( B1.1.529) quickly evolved to become a VoC within a few months’ time, spreading from S Africa to several nations worldwide[1]. The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) monitoring the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 was convened to assess this variant after it was first reported to WHO from

Patient counselling: A key to people centred care

13 Jan 2022 08:07 AM IST

According to WHO, in some countries, only one in three people have the risks of their treatment explained to them, one in five people have at least one unnecessary test and up to 40% of health spending is wasted due to inefficiency. Healthcare should not be like this. Putting people