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New pact to create Indo-UK Life Sciences Innovation Corridor

New pact to create Indo-UK Life Sciences Innovation Corridor
Published on Apr 23, 2026 07:26 pm IST

QS World University Rankings 2026: MIT tops, IIT Delhi best Indian varsity

QS World University Rankings 2026: MIT tops the global rankings with an overall score of 100
Published on Jun 19, 2025 08:32 am IST

QS World Rankings 2025: MIT tops, Cambridge University loses position, list here

QS World Rankings 2025: MIT tops, Cambridge University loses position, list here
Published on Jun 05, 2024 01:06 pm IST

Kolkata man who worked on Chandrayaan-2, enters final of UK's ‘toughest’ TV quiz

The finalist of the BBC's 'University Challenge' quiz show, Imperial College London - Kolkata student Sourajit Debnath. (PTI Photo)
Published on Apr 04, 2024 08:48 pm IST

New virus variant a threat to the young

A young woman wearing a protective mask in the wake of novel coronavirus outbreak, Delhi, March 2020.
Updated on Jan 04, 2021 09:13 pm IST

Covid-19 antibody response wanes over time: UK study

A researcher tests possible Covid-19 antibodies in a laboratory in Indianapolis.
Updated on Oct 27, 2020 07:07 pm IST

New UK ‘challenge’ trial to fast-forward Covid-19 vaccine

Danica Marcos, a volunteer for the controversial experiment in the UK that will infect healthy volunteers with the new coronavirus to study the Covid-19 disease in hopes of speeding up development of a vaccine.
Updated on Oct 20, 2020 07:20 pm IST

UK to start controversial ‘challenge’ vaccine study, will infect healthy volunteers with virus for research trial

The approach to infect healthy volunteers with coronavirus, called a challenge study, is risky but proponents say it may produce results faster than standard research.
Published on Oct 20, 2020 02:53 pm IST

Critical moment, says PM Johnson, as new Covid-19 cases surge

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a remote press conference to update the nation on the Covid-19 pandemic.
Updated on Oct 02, 2020 06:32 am IST

90-minute British DnaNudge Covid-19 test is accurate, Lancet study finds

In a study in The Lancet Microbe, the test was found to have an average sensitivity – the ability to correctly identify those with Covid-19 – of 94.4% and a specificity – correctly identifying those without the disease – of 100%.
Published on Sept 18, 2020 02:07 pm IST

UK scientists to immunize hundreds with experimental Covid-19 vaccine

Kai Hu, a research associate transfers medium to cells, in the laboratory at Imperial College in London on Thursday.
Updated on Jul 31, 2020 05:11 pm IST

Covid-19: Imperial College London’s vaccine human trial begins

In the initial stage of the trial, 15 healthy volunteers are receiving the vaccine – starting with a low dose and escalating to increasingly higher doses for subsequent volunteers – to assess safety and to find the optimal dosage.
Updated on Jun 24, 2020 12:58 am IST

Covid-19 patients with high stress hormone levels at greater death risk: Lancet study

The researchers, led by Professor Waljit Dhillo from Imperial College London in the UK, suggest they can be used to identify those patients who are more likely to need intensive cover.
Published on Jun 19, 2020 12:13 pm IST

Joint inflammation drug may be repurposed to treat Covid-19: Study

According to the study, published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, the drug may lower inflammation and the quantity of the virus particles present in patients with Covid-19.
Published on Jun 11, 2020 04:43 pm IST

Key UK govt advisor flouts Covid-19 lockdown rules, quits

Ferguson was a member of the influential Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, which has been meeting daily and contributing to the government response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated on May 06, 2020 06:31 pm IST

Survey reveals over 50% urban Indians maintain social distancing even at home, sleep and eat separately

The survey factored-in data between April 20th - 26th from an analysis across 10 markets in urban India.
Updated on May 06, 2020 12:32 pm IST

Obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities: Study

The gap between urban and rural BMI in many of these countries shrank or even reversed.
Updated on May 09, 2019 05:31 pm IST

Slow but effective: Tai Chi can boost respiratory function in COPD patients

The researchers found that this slow, methodical form of exercise is equivalent to pulmonary rehabilitation for improving respiratory function in patients.
Updated on Apr 05, 2018 04:06 pm IST