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Three-year-old dies as Belgian virus cases grow A three-year-old girl was among the latest series of deaths from the coronavirus epidemic in Belgium, officials...
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Headache from sugar?
Health Desk :Rapid changes in blood glucose levels from eating too much or too little sugar can sometimes cause headaches.Headaches can range from annoying to...
Corona Vaccine Might it have side-effects?
Health Desk :There was promising news in the search for an effective vaccine against coronavirus this week when a team at Oxford University announced its...
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India sets another daily record for virus cases India’s health ministry reported a new record surge of 45,720 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally...
New role for white blood cells in the developing brain
Health Desk :Whether white blood cells can be found in the brain has been controversial, and their role there a complete mystery. In a study...
Research to guide alternate cancer treatment
Health Desk :Fighting cancer often means employing a suite of techniques to target the tumor and prevent it from growing and spreading to other parts...
When is it safe to be around someone who’s recovered from Covid-19?
Elizabeth Pratt :It’s a question being asked in homes across the United States as well as the rest of the world: When is it safe...
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Nobel Prize banquet canceled The Nobel Foundation, which manages the prestigious Nobel Prizes, says it has canceled the traditional December banquet at the Stockholm City...
HEALTH TIPS
1. Don’t drink sugar caloriesSugary drinks are among the most fattening items you can put into your body. This is because your brain doesn’t measure...
Why pandemic is probably messing with sense of time
Cathy Cassata :Feeling like you landed in a time warp the last few months?You’re not alone.A surveyconducted at Liverpool John Moores University in the United...
Coronavirus immunity: Can we catch it twice?
James Gallagher : Coronavirus is a completely new infection in people. Nobody had immunity to the virus at the start of the pandemic, but immunity...
Immune memory: A perspective to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
Dr. Muhammad Torequl Islam :Vaccination is based on the concept of immune memory. It is one of the key features of the adaptive immune system...