Team DP

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the global recession it has triggered, are of course causing immense human suffering around the world. “Unless we act now, we could face years of depressed and disrupted economic growth. Those who suffer most will…
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Cytokine storms may affect the severity of COVID-19 cases by lowering T cell counts, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Immunology. Researchers studying coronavirus cases in China found that sick patients had a significantly…
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As the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic wanes in Europe, many countries are relaxing their lockdown rules, but the advice for non-essential workers is to continue working from home if possible. The important question when lockdown should…
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The current pandemic has wreaked havoc on the socioeconomic conditions of our world and has put a great strain on the health and economic structures of countries. The pandemic has shown the glaring inadequacies in financial architecture to…
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Migrant and local workers in cities across India are severely affected by the global pandemic COVID-19. Their lives and livelihood may get harder, if effective and pragmatic steps are not undertaken. Considering the gravity of the ongoing…
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A survey conducted by interviewing 3121 households across 50 plus cities of the country from 7 to 17 May 2020 brought out important insights on the life of CityMakers (homeless residents in cities). Findings from the survey in Delhi…
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Researchers at the KEM Hospital and Research Centre, Pune; CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad; and the University of Exeter in the UK have found that a genetic risk score is effective in diagnosing type-1…
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  In the current pandemic scenario, global supplies of nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs are not dependable resulting in supply chain delays, escalating prices and variable quality. CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune, has…
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ONE is a global movement which successfully organized ONE Vote 2019 campaign in the recently held European Union Parliament Election. The campaign involving youth ambassadors reached out to the candidates of European Parliament during…
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Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, a leading cause of young deaths in India. There was no population-based large scale studies conducted in India regarding the steps for screening and approaches towards…
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