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Genetic risk scores can aid accurate diagnosis of epilepsy: Study
“Combining genetic data with other more traditional methods such as electroencephalograms could help identification of epileptic individuals, potentially allowing early treatment. Of note is that about 25 per cent of epilepsy patients are under an effective regimen.”
Researchers find combination therapy cuts risk of heart attacks, strokes in half
Approximately 19 million people worldwide die of CVD and twice as many experience heart attacks or strokes every year. About 80 per cent of cardiovascular events occur in individuals without a prior history of such illness, meaning effective preventative strategies including medications in people without CVD is essential, if the majority of heart attacks, strokes and related deaths in the world are to be prevented, the authors of the study state.
U.S. reports world’s first deer with COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in wild white-tailed deer in the state of Ohio, according to a statement.
India’s coronavirus vaccine supply jumps, raising hopes of export
India’s daily vaccinations surpassed 10 million doses on Friday, with national vaccine production more than doubling since April and set to rise again in the coming weeks. New production lines have been set up, a vaccine developed by Cadila Healthcare won recent approval, and commercial production of Russia’s Sputnik V is starting in India.
The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, is now producing about 150 million doses a month of its version of the AstraZeneca shot, more than twice its April output of about 65 million, a source with knowledge of the matter said.
Covid destroyed lives, heart-wrenching to see survival of kids at stake: SC
“We are glad that the UoI (Union of India) and the state governments/Union Territories have announced schemes to provide succour to the children in need. We have no doubt that the authorities concerned would leave no stone unturned to attend to the immediate basic needs of the crestfallen children, said a bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose.
The top court, which was hearing a suo motu matter on ‘Contagion of COVID-19 on children protection homes’, noted in its order that over one lakh children have lost either or both parents during the pandemic.
China limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a week
The new regulation affects some of China’s largest technology companies, including gaming giant Tencent, whose Honor of Kings online multiplayer game is hugely popular globally, as well as gaming company NetEase.
Covid-19 3rd wave could peak between Oct-Nov; intensity expected to be 1/4 of second wave
Manindra Agrawal, an IIT-Kanpur scientist who is part of the three-member team of experts that have been tasked with predicting any surge in infections, said if no new virulent emerges, then the situation is unlikely to change.
If the third wave peaks, the country may see only 1 lakh daily cases as against more than 4 lakh when the deadly second wave was at its peak in May. The second wave killed thousands and infected several lakh.
Covid treatment or booster Shot? Non-Vaccine aims to boost immunity
Fortunately, there’s another promising option: preventative Covid-19 treatments using monoclonal antibodies. These are lab-made proteins that boost the immune response to infection by binding to particular sites on the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The technique was developed over 35 years ago and more recently used against the Ebola virus.
India reports 45,083 new COVID-19 infections, Kerala logs 31,265 cases
Under the nationwide COVID vaccination drive, 63.09 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far.
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launches Fit India Mobile App on National Sports Day
“We don’t give enough importance to fitness. What we need to devote is just half an hour of our time in a day to fitness. This app is fun and free and anyone can test and monitor their fitness anywhere.”