Covid-19 can cause severe neurological complications, including delirium, brain inflammation, stroke and nerve damage, warn researchers. Published in the journal Brain, the research team identified one rare and sometimes fatal inflammatory condition, known as ADEM, which appears to be increasing in prevalence due to the pandemic. Some patients in the study did not experience severe
Researchers have found that organoids (tiny tissue cultures made from human cells that simulate whole organs) known as “mini-brains” can be infected by the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The results, published in the ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation, suggest that the virus can infect the human brain cells. “This study is another important step
Researchers have found more evidence to suggest that long-term exposure to air pollution is a cause of premature death among older people. The study, published in the journal ‘Sciences Advances’, provides the most comprehensive evidence till date of the causal link between long-term exposure to fine particulate (PM2.5) air pollution and premature death. “Our new
NASA has partnered with European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to unveil a global view of Covid-19 impacts. This dashboard of satellite data showing the impacts of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic on the environment and socioeconomic activity will be released on June 25, NASA said on Thursday. The
Doctors across the world broadly agree that dexamethasone use aligns well with the way COVID19 attacks the body’s immune system …. Reports NIKHILA NATARAJAN from New York
India to witness annual solar eclipse on June 21, Sunday. The celestial event will be visible in Some parts of India especially at Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttarakhand. A solar eclipse occurs on a new moon day when it comes in between the earth and the sun and all the three objects are aligned. An annular
An estimated 1.7 billion people have at least one of the underlying health conditions that could increase their risk of severe Covid-19 if infected, according to a global study, published in The Lancet Global Health journal. “We hope our estimates will provide useful starting points for designing measures to protect those at increased risk of
In novel approach to understand natural variability factors behind five-decade long rainfall decline till the year 2000 in India, a group of scientists has now examined the differing trends in pre- and post-2000 Indian summer monsoon (rainfall), its decline and recovery. The variability manifested itself in a decline in monsoon rainfall over north central India
Researchers have found that effects of a regular dose of aspirin taken to reduce the risk of inherited bowel cancer lasts at least 10 years after stopping treatment. The international trial – known as CAPP2 – involved patients with Lynch syndrome from around the world and revealed that two aspirins a day, for an average
A new review of neurological symptoms of Covid-19 patients has revealed the manifestations of the coronavirus on the entire nervous system, which may appear even before fever or cough in signals like headache and dizziness. About half of hospitalised patients have neurological manifestations of COVID-19, which include headache, dizziness, decreased alertness, difficulty concentrating, disorders of
