Scientists explore gut microbial diversity in healthy pregnant women and infants
The influence of the gut microbial community (gut microbiota) on various aspects of human health, has been gaining increasing attention…
COVID-19: No evidence that heart, kidney medications raise risk
An idea that has been doing the rounds on social media suggests that certain heart and kidney medications make people…
Cancer tumors gain drug resistance by eating dead cells
Researchers have identified a mechanism by which tumors become resistant to cancer drugs.Share on PinterestScientists have identified a mechanism in…
Could COVID-19 impact primates?
A recent commentary, penned by a group of conservation and primate experts, asks the international community to take action to…
What is a ventilator and who gets one if COVID-19 turns catastrophic in Canada? | CBC News
In critical cases, COVID-19 attacks the lungs and restricts breathing to the point where a patient needs a ventilator to…
Trudeau is projecting a sense of calm and continuity — but what happens when things get worse? | CBC News
After a bruising election campaign that left him with a weakened mandate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scaled back his public…
‘We’re all struggling’: Tenants — and landlords — anxious as April 1 rent day arrives | CBC News
April 1 is the first time many people are paying rent since COVID-19 became a pandemic, raising anxieties about how…
‘It’s grim’: COVID-19 outbreak in nursing home leaves small, Ontario cottage community reeling | CBC News
It's unclear how coronavirus came into a small nursing home in Bobcaygeon, Ont. - whether it was brought in by…
Trudeau gives update on Canada’s plan to secure medical supplies | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has signed deals with three Canadian companies — Thornhill Medical, Medicom and Spartan…
The hospital show for coronavirus clients
Won Hyung-joon was playing his violin at home and broadcasting on social media to comfort people during the coronavirus outbre
Coronavirus break out ‘biggest test because WW2’
Image copyright EPA Image caption Coronavirus awareness campaigns have been held in a number of countries around the world The…
When 76 complete strangers sing you pleased birthday
A woman surprised her fiancé by organising a mass sing-along for his birthday in their apartment building.Hannah Chung and Jason
The reality of confinement with a four-year-old
PlaylistsHome31 March 2020|VirusesBBC ReelPlaylist7 videos34:55World in LockdownLife at the time of Covid-19.NOW WATCHINGVirusesLockdown with a four-year-oldA reflection on family life…
United States uses Venezuela deal to lift sanctions
Image copyright Reuters Image caption China has been sending aid to help Venezuela deal with the outbreak The US has…
New test kits likely in 2 months: ICMR
NEW DELHI: India is likely to start manufacturing new serological diagnostic testing kits within the next two months as many…
Govts race to curb spread as hundreds from Tablighi meet show symptoms
Government authorities are tackling a logistical nightmare as they try to map the movements of thousands of people who attended…
Coronavirus in India: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu lead spurt, 315 cases on Tuesday as total crosses 1600
Medical team examine people in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, during the nationwide Lockdown, in Jaipur. (P...Read MoreNEW DELHI: In…
Down 12,700 pts (31%), sensex has worst quarter
Representational photo.MUMBAI: As the fears about the impact of the spread of Coronavirus weighed on investor sentiment globally, Dalal Street…
Tamil Nadu reports 50 more Covid-19 cases
Among the 50 patients who tested positive, 45 people had travelled to Delhi to attend a conference conducted b...Read MoreCHENNAI:…
Experts: In uncommon cases, pink eye was an early indication of coronavirus
CORONAVIRUS Pink eye alone isn’t cause for alarm because it can be related to several other viruses, bacteria or allergies.…
The US is beginning to see ‘twinkles’ that social distancing could be slowing the spread of coronavirus –
(CNN)Early clues -- in places like New York, California and Seattle -- indicate social distancing may be slowing the rate…
Why It’s So Freaking Difficult To Make A Good COVID-19 Design
Here we are, in the middle of a pandemic, staring out our living room windows like aquarium fish. The question…
31 locals favorable for COVID-19 at Cedar Springs assisted living home
by: Heather Walker Posted: Mar 31, 2020 / 12:11 PM EDT / Updated: Mar 31, 2020 / 02:50 PM EDT…
35 new COVID-19 cases in Jacksonville as Florida tops 6,000
6 more deaths in state, but none in local counties overnight as case totals continue to spikeSamples are tested for…
Dow sinks, virus pushes it to sharpest quarterly plunge in over three years
(Reuters) - Wall Street’s three major indexes tumbled on Tuesday, with the Dow registering its biggest quarterly decline since 1987…
With Republicans wary of more coronavirus spending, Trump urges infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican lawmakers signaled caution on Tuesday over Democratic plans to prepare another large spending bill to…
World’s busiest border falls quiet with millions of Mexicans barred from U.S.
TIJUANA/CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - The world’s busiest land border has fallen quiet as restrictions to contain the coronavirus prevent…
Stocks quit gains, on rate for worst quarter because 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stock markets slid on Tuesday as investors continued to assess the economic damage from the…
Top U.S. expert sees ‘glimmers’ social distancing dampening virus spread
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert said on Tuesday there were “glimmers” that social distancing efforts…
Three months that shook global markets
LONDON (Reuters) - How much damage has the coronavirus and the oil price collapse inflicted on global financial markets this…
U.S. Army Corps to build hundreds of temporary hospitals for coronavirus crisis
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States aims to build hundreds of temporary hospitals to ease pressure on a healthcare…
Belgian girl becomes Europe’s youngest coronavirus victim: media
A nurse waits at the entrance of a testing site for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Saint Michel Hospital in…
FDA authorizes use of new two-minute test kit for coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: People wait in line to be tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while wearing protective gear, outside Elmhurst Hospital…
Coronavirus concerns delay restart of Ford’s North American production
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Tuesday it was postponing its plan to restart production at its North…
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The ECB has announced a £61 million financial support package in a bid to ensure that cricket can withstand what…
Cricket South Africa to advertise for selection convener, national coaches | ESPNcricinfo.com
Cricket South Africa will advertise the positions of convener of selectors, national women's coach and support staff, men's under-19 coach…
“India’s domestic structure five years behind Australia, England”
Fitness, fielding and finding two or three good fast bowlers are India's focus areas looking ahead to next year's 50-over…
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If you're a Chennai Super Kings supporter, you'll remember MS Dhoni's sensational 29-ball 54 not out against Kings XI Punjab…
‘Consider this break a chance to reinvigorate yourself’ -ul-Haq to Pakistan’s players | ESPNcricinfo.com
Cricket has come to an indefinite halt, globally, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, and no one knows when the game…
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Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's head coach and chief selector, has high expectations from Shadab Khan the batsman while saying his bowling still…
Federal government cuts rate of interest on NSC, PPF
Interest rates for small savings schemes are notified on a quarterly basis. The government on March 31 slashed interest rates…
Coronavirus | Forced to stay back, these workers now battle hunger
‘Stay home and stay safe’, the global slogan to contain the spread of coronavirus doesn’t sound too convincing to Mohammed…
Coronavirus | Three quasi-subspecies of virus in circulation in India, says ICMR
A mixture of three quasi-subspecies of SARS-CoV-2 is in circulation in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said…
Coronavirus | 57 more test positive in Tamil Nadu; highest single-day rise
Tamil Nadu recorded its highest ever single-day rise in the number of persons testing positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday: a…
Coronavirus | Man dies in West Bengal, toll rises to 4
Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, where the fatality was reported. Photo: nrsmc.edu.in The death of the man…
Coronavirus | Supreme Court upholds right to discuss COVID-19
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the right to free discussion about COVID-19, even as it directed the media to…
Coronavirus | Treat migrants humanely, Supreme Court tells officials
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the police and the authorities to treat migrant workers journeying home in fear of…
Uncommonly inefficient: On US going beyond China in coronavirus cases
The U.S. can still pull itself out of the virus crisis, but not without tougher steps The U.S. has surpassed…
This Pandemic Is Perilously Boring
When the city of Cleveland instituted a partial lockdown in October 1918, shuttering nearly all businesses after 8 pm, a…
A Creator of the Ebola Vaccine Has Hope for Slowing Covid-19
When the late Bob Simon interviewed Gary Kobinger for 60 Minutes in 2015, Kobinger was working principally in a space…