Dhaka, Oct 23 (IANS) As many as four people have died due to dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8 am Dhaka time on Thursday, raising the 2025 death toll in the country to 259. During the same period,...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) While Covid-19 infection is known to have lasting effects on the brain, an alarming animal study showed that SARS-CoV-2 infection in fathers before conception can cause changes in sperm, altering children’s brain development and behaviour,...
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3 (IANS) Imagine a microscopic tunnel that can tell whether you might be developing cancer -- well, scientists at BRIC-RGCB, Thiruvananthapuram, are turning that imagination into reality.In a breakthrough study, researchers have created mirror-image nanopores, tiny protein-like channels...
Amaravati, Sep 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Tuesday that, like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he has never taken a leave from work.Speaking in the Assembly on public health, he highlighted the physical fitness of...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday took part in the ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar’ (Healthy Woman, Empowered Family) campaign at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and urged greater focus on women’s...
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension and cancers, as well as mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, are a silent killer, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on...
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India has reported 49,573 cases of dengue and 42 deaths related to the mosquito-borne disease till August, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday.In Delhi, 964 cases have been reported till...
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Metals, particularly nickel and vanadium, and sulphate particles -- components of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) -- can worsen asthma and lead to hospitalisation, according to a new study.The study, published in the American Journal...
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Girls who go through puberty (the onset of menstruation) before the age of 11 or women who give birth before the age of 21 have double the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, heart failure,...
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) A simple blood or urine test may now help better predict how chronic kidney disease is likely to progress, according to a study on Friday, which identified key biological signals of the disease.The team from...
Hyderabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday said that Hyderabad has transformed into a global GCC hub in 20 months of the Congress government.The Global Capability Centre (GCC) growth is an important step towards achieving...
Hyderabad, July 9 (IANS) The death toll in the adulterated toddy tragedy in Hyderabad rose to five on Wednesday, while more than 30 affected persons were undergoing treatment at various hospitals. Five of the affected persons succumbed while undergoing treatment...