By examining how the viruses interact with immune systems in both human and bat cells, researchers found that a single genetic mutation can determine whether a virus remains confined to animals or becomes capable of infecting humans and causing severe disease.
Scientists have successfully tested an AI-designed universal coronavirus vaccine in humans. Here is how this needle-free super-antigen aims to future-proof humanity against all future mutations.
A recent study found that Americans need $1.46 million to retire comfortably, an increase of $200,000 compared to last year.
Researchers say the technology has already been used to create and test a vaccine designed to protect against multiple coronaviruses.
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted how quickly zoonotic diseases can spread globally. As a result, scientists worldwide have increased efforts to study viruses circulating in wildlife and improve early detection systems.
A viral 2022 tweet resurfaced during the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak, fuelling panic online. Experts explain why misinformation spreads during health scares and how people can verify facts before sharing alarming posts.
After a hiatus of over four years, direct commercial air services between Kolkata and mainland China's Guangzhou city resumed on Sunday with the first flight taking off from the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport at 10 pm.
Italian authorities have arrested a Chinese citizen, accused by the United States of being part of a state-sponsored hacking group that stole Covid-19 vaccine secrets from the US on behalf of Chinese intelligence at the height of the pandemic.
A day after the Indian Council of Medical Research debunked claims of the Corona vaccine being responsible for the rising death cases among the youth, a panel of expert doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences addressed the issue.
Five years after the World Health Organization first described the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, its effects are still being felt on the global economy.
A newly discovered bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, similar to the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been identified in China.
A new bat coronavirus that carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, similar to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic, has been discovered in China.
Beijing has said claims that a laboratory leak likely caused the pandemic have no credibility.
The fifth anniversary of the first known death from Covid-19 passed seemingly unnoticed in China Saturday, with no official remembrances in a country where the pandemic is a taboo subject.
UK families of some 240,000 people who died from COVID-19 have hung festive lights on a London wall, a symbol of love, anger and pain ahead of another Christmas overshadowed by loss.
Vietnam's unique Covid-19 Park, part of the Tuyen Lam Lake National Tourist Complex, recently went viral after British social media user Ella Ribak shared her visit.
Before the COVID pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had made a list of priority infectious diseases. These were felt to pose a threat to international public health.
Scientists at the institute have developed a new nanovaccine that shows promise in providing universal protection against all major Covid-19 variants.
Britain let down its citizens by leaving the nation ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic because of significantly flawed planning and failures by ministers and scientific experts, a public inquiry concluded in a scathing report on Thursday.
While the mortality rate was 0.6 per cent for Covid-19, Mr Redfield said the mortality for the bird flu would probably be ''somewhere between 25 and 50 per cent.''
US President Joe Biden joked on Friday that he wished former President Donald Trump had injected himself with a little bleach, resurrecting one of Trump's more head-scratching moments from the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
Researchers have made a new coronavirus vaccine that could also protect against viruses we haven't found yet, to stop future pandemics.
Global life expectancy dropped by 1.6 years between 2019 and 2021, a sharp reversal from past improvements, according to research published in The Lancet journal.
China, still reeling from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, now faces a new threat: a mysterious pneumonia outbreak sweeping through its educational institutions.
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One natural and effective way to improve lung capacity is through yoga. There are several yoga asanas that focus on opening the chest, improving posture, and encouraging deep, controlled breathing.
NDTV Lifeline's first episode gives India a wake-up call to recognise sleep apnea as a critical public health issue
The measures, outlined under a newly notified winter air quality management framework, are intended to help authorities, businesses and residents prepare in advance for the period between November and February, when Delhi's air quality typically dete
An unprecedented Ukrainian drone strike on a major Moscow oil refinery has caused a bizarre environmental crisis, with oily "black rain" falling over parts of the Russian capital.
From a clinical point of view, infertility often develops quietly, without noticeable symptoms, especially in the early stages, and the whole process can look normal from the outside.
Naseeruddin Shah's moving portrayal of a man with dementia in Imtiaz Ali's latest movie highlights the emotional and practical challenges faced by caregivers.
The nutritionist explains that most people stay indoors, travel in cars, wear sunscreen, and avoid peak sun hours — all of which can prevent the body from producing sufficient vitamin D.
Tobacco-related cancers like oral, throat, and lung are often diagnosed late due to symptom normalization among users.

