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A new population-based study commissioned by Swedish researchers revealed that close proximity of working household members and neighbours could pose a high risk on elders. The study, published in the medical journal Lancet, stated that housing and neighbourhood dynamics are proportional to Covid-19 mortality in older adults. The study was Continue Reading

A cancer awareness initiative hosted by the Grace Cancer Foundation has been recognised by the Guinness World Records. The city-based Foundation had organised the ‘Grace Cancer Run’ virtually on October 10, which attracted over a lakh participants from 115 plus countries. The global cancer awareness drive had caught the attention Continue Reading

Awfis, India’s largest homegrown co-working service provider, on Wednesday forayed into the Chennai market with plans to add 5-6 additional centres in the city over the next 15 months. “The goal in Chennai is that in the next 12-15 months, we will add 5-6 additional centres varying from 20,000-50,000 sq.ft Continue Reading

Global crude oil supply has taken a hit because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with production trailing by around 10 per cent in 2020 compared to the same month a year ago. The prolonged impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is evident from the International Energy Agency’s move to significantly lower its Continue Reading

Researchers at the George Washington University found that non-generic queries in the online tool Google Trends may provide better insights into people’s health information-seeking behaviour. The study was published in the journal EurekAlert! Google Trends analyses the popularity of top Google queries geographically and longitudinally. Recently, Google has made Google Continue Reading

Detection of oral cancer, one of the most common cancers in India, may become easy and affordable with an Indian biomedical startup coming up with a handheld imaging device that can screen and detect tumours in the mouth very early stages. OralScan, designed and developed by Sascan Meditech, a startup Continue Reading

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