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Why 60-year-old steroid dexamethasone opens new possibilities to treat Covid-19

If a decades-old steroid can prevent deaths, there are likely more benefits to reap from other anti-inflammatory drugs or combination therapies.

Plasma therapy works only when donor has recently recovered from Covid-19, says study

Transmission from mothers to babies are uncommon and potent antibodies discovered against virus, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

Second UK vaccine to combat coronavirus to begin human testing this week

If the vaccine yields a promising immune response, larger trials will begin later in the year with about 6,000 volunteers.

Why Indian space start-ups are feeling forced to set up base abroad

India makes a great place for building a space business as a startup. But several local startups are still searching for foreign shores.  

The first Covid vaccines may not prevent you from getting infected

To keep economies from collapsing could result in the world settling for a vaccine that only prevents people from getting really sick but not the infection itself.

Scientists are already fighting the next pandemic — superbugs

The spread of SARS-CoV-2 shows just how fast infectious agents can move with human travel. The impact of increasing antibiotic resistance is no different.

Neurologists identify three stages of brain damage due to Covid-19

A drug that can increase risk of bacterial infection to false negatives in tests, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

Why the HCQ-Trump-Lancet saga shouldn’t erode public trust in science

Science in the long haul is self-correcting, it never finds absolute truth, and it sometimes trips, but it can right itself and move on.

World’s coastlines to suffer more as scientists say global warming will trigger bigger waves

Extreme waves could increase in regularity and size by as much as 10% in extensive ocean regions such as New Zealand’s west coast, Tasmania and parts of Canada.

HIV boosts coronavirus risk of death three fold, South African data shows

The country's Western Cape province health department analysed almost 13,000 cases, including 435 deaths, to show the 'interplay' between HIV and Covid.

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Tirupati is the story of us. It’s more than laddus

The temple rituals take from multiple Hindu sects: Vaishnava, Shaiva, Kaumara, and Shakta. This integrated vision has made Tirupati the most popular temple of our time.

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?