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High BMI raises risk of numerous rheumatic diseases: Research
However, it has not been fully investigated whether this connection...
Israeli researchers induce cancer cells to ‘Commit Suicide’
“Our idea was to deliver safe mRNA molecules encoded for a...
Covid variant worse than Omicron in next 2 years: UK epidemiologist
England's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty England's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty noted that the strain could cause "worse problems" than Omicron and the challenges from the current strain are "not by any means trivial", and its emergence could...
ANZ becomes first Australian bank to mint stablecoin
A stablecoin is a kind of digital asset that is devised to keep its value stable in relation to another asset, and are frequently used as a portal to other cryptocurrencies or to generate income in decentralised financial systems The company's move to mint digital...
Japan considering mandatory disclosure of gender wage, female manager ratio – sources
The government is also considering having firms disclose the ratio of male workers on childcare leave, said the sources, who declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak to the media. "The wage gap between men and women is an economic and financial...
Pandemic keeps uber rich off charities, contribution drops from 18% to 11%: Report
CSR, family philanthropy and retail giving cumulatively contribute about 84 per cent of the total private philanthropic capital in the country, ''and they will act as three strong pillars as we move ahead'', says the report Mumbai: In spite of a massive jump in the...
Japan’s Suzuki, SkyDrive sign deal to develop, market ‘flying cars’
The company, which is also developing cargo drones, aims to launch a 'flying car' service in Osaka in 2025 when the Japanese city hosts the World Expo. For Suzuki, the partnership will add 'flying cars' as a fourth mobility business, in addition to automobiles,...
Global Facebook interest declines about 90% in last 10 years: Report
From 1.93 billion daily users in Q3 2021, the number of users further fell to 1.929 billion in Q4, the report said. Several advertisers have moved away from Facebook, and TikTok is becoming extremely popular since it's more affordable from a cost-per 1,000 impressions...
Telemedicine booms in S.Korea amid COVID,President-elect Yoon backs practice
A total 2 million people are under home care for COVID in the country. While there are two doctors per 1,000 people on average in South Korea, only six of 17 cities and provinces meet the average, showing how health care is thinner in many parts This gap in...
Govt should construct trauma centres near highways: Chowdhury
Every hour there are 35 accidents and one death in every four minutes and ''this is quite untenable,'' he said adding how many trauma centres are being set up to deal with the road accident cases. New Delhi; Expressing concern over road accidents and deaths, Congress...
Second Covishield dose can be given between 8-16 weeks after first dose, says NTAGI reducing gap
The decision will lead to accelerated administration of the second dose of Covishield to the remaining six to seven crore individuals amid rising cases in several countries, the source said. The government had on May 13, 2021 extended the gap between the first and...
Experts say future Covid waves unlikely to have serious impact in India; some call for easing mask mandate
Dr N K Arora, chairman of the COVID-19 working group of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), said given the high vaccination coverage and the wide spread of the disease, the possibility of India being hit by a severe wave is less likely. But that...