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According to researchers of The Lancet, India’s Covid-19 infections are fuelled more due to chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension. Reportedly, persons carrying one of the chronic diseases experienced a death rate of 5.7% as compared to 0.7% in those who seemed healthy. Few scientists also concentrated on the mass underreporting of Covid cases and death in India. Besides, at least five million people have died after hospitals were… read-more

A Team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and University of Tubingen have found that the size of human bodies changes with climatic fluctuations. Larger bodies act as shields against harsh temperatures and cold weather. Andrea Manica, a professor at the University of Cambridge said, "Warmer climates tend to be smaller, and those living in colder climates tend to be bigger. The changes have existed for millions of years."

A five-year study conducted by Delhi University has revealed eight new snake species in the capital, taking the total up to 23. The species found include common bronze back tree snake, common trinket snake, common cat snake, barred wolf snake, common sand boa, saw-scaled viper and common and streaked kukri. The team conducted 376 field surveys in 11 districts recording the details in book 'Fauna of Delhi' maintained since 1997.

Health professionals from Germany’s Max Delbruck Center have unraveled ground-breaking results about fasting. Published in 'Nature Communications', the experiment showed respondents witnessed reduced systolic blood pressure and weight loss as a result of fasting. Moreover, the research said that fasting and refeeding reduces the chances of cardiometabolic risk, exacerbated by Western diet. Conducted on hypertensive metabolic syndrome patients… read-more

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has postponed the last date for submission of thesis by MPhil and PhD students by six months. The decision was taken due to the long closure of universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. While keeping the 5-year tenure of fellowship for PhD and MPhil intact, the students have been allowed to submit thesis till June 30. Earlier, the commission had given the relaxations till December 31.