In one of the first studies to explore how COVID-19 specifically affects older infants, researchers from the University of Washington and at institutions at four other locations in the Western and Southern U.S. found that the number of infected people in a household was the factor most closely linked with the infant's likelihood of being infected.
A ground-breaking discovery by a multinational team led by Penn State researchers has given new hope against malaria, which kills over 500,000 people each year, disproportionately impacting children under the age of five, pregnant women, and HIV patients.
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): While the standard treatment for HIV can hold the disease in check, a new study shows how experimental medicines can boost the body's own ability to suppress the virus. An important step towards a cure, say researchers behind the research.
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI/SRV): Bharat Inclusion Initiative (BII), an effort toward bringing the benefits of technological progress to underserved populations, announced the launch of its book called 'Financial Inclusion of Bharat'- Insights into People, Markets and Startups. The book highlights the latest data on the impact of financial inclusion, especially for women. A 1 per cent increase in the number of BC agents corresponds to a 185 per cent increase in the number of women opening bank accounts.
The co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates, is giving $20 billion to the charitable organization that he and his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, administer in order to enhance its annual contributions. The endowment of the 22-year-old organization is currently close to $70 billion, including Warren Buffett’s bequest of $3.1 billion made last month. Referring to […]