San Francisco, Jan 11 (IANS) Google on Thursday confirmed it has cut several hundred jobs across hardware, core engineering and Google Assistant teams.
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) JN.1, the currently dominant and highly transmissible Covid-19 sub-variant, may result in a bigger wave than the previous ones, according to global experts.
New York, Jan 11 (IANS) Bottled water marketed as "alkaline water" is unlikely to be an effective alternative for prevention of recurrent urinary stones, reports a study.
London, Jan 11 (IANS) More than 200 genes linked to depression have been newly identified, which may soon lead to treatments for the mental health condition suffered by thousands of people.
New York, Jan 11 (IANS) Despite compliance with recommended disinfection protocols, high-touch hospital surfaces, bed rails, workstations, and other frequently-touched surfaces contain microbial contamination, including harmful pathogens, according to a study.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The five-year survival rate for breast cancer, the most common cancer in India, stands at 66·4 per cent, with variations across 11 geographical areas, according to a study led by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, a team of US researchers harnessed Zika virus to shrink or eliminate neuroblastoma tumours in mice studies, an advance that suggests the deadly virus could someday serve as an effective cancer therapy.
New York, Jan 10 (IANS) Long thought to only infect the respiratory tract, a new study has found that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common infection in children and senior adults, can infect nerve cells, cause nerve damage and enter the spinal cord, potentially granting access to the central nervous system.
London, Jan 10 (IANS) World Economic Forum (WEF) has said that a wave of artificial intelligence-driven disinformation can influence key looming elections and it poses the biggest short-term threat to the global economy, media reports said.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Consumer spending on mobile apps hit a new high of $171 billion in 2023, a three per cent year-on-year growth, following a 2 per cent dip in 2022.
