New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Infectious animal diseases are affecting new areas and species, with half (47 per cent) having zoonotic — or animal-to-human – potential, raising the risk of… Continue reading Infectious animal diseases migrating to new species, about half raise threat to humans: Report
Ulan Bator, May 24 (IANS) Mongolia has registered 114 new cases of measles infection over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 3,042, according to the country’s National… Continue reading Mongolia’s total number of confirmed measles cases exceeds 3,000
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) There has been a sharp uptick in the burden of skin cancer, especially in older adults, in the last three decades, according to a study.… Continue reading Skin cancer surges worldwide in older men in last 30 years: Study
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Swedish researchers have tracked how nerve cells get activated by weight loss drugs such as semaglutide and how it affects the brain. Semaglutide belongs to… Continue reading Study shows impact of weight loss drugs on nerve cells in brain
New York, May 24 (IANS) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning on Saturday that some popular allergy medications could cause a rare but severe itching side… Continue reading US FDA warns about rare side effects from some allergy drugs
Gangtok, May 23 (IANS) Union Minister Pabitra Margherita was in Sikkim’s Pakyong district on Friday on a one-day visit focused on assessing local development initiatives and interacting with grassroots stakeholders,… Continue reading Union Minister Pabitra Margherita reviews development projects in Sikkim’s Pakyong
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Australian researchers have developed a new blood test that can rapidly diagnose rare genetic diseases in babies and children. The simple blood test, developed by… Continue reading New blood test to boost diagnosis for rare genetic diseases in kids
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) An international team led by Chinese scientists has developed revolutionary contact lenses that allow humans to see near-infrared light, a breakthrough that could transform medical… Continue reading Scientists develop contact lenses that let humans see near-infrared light
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) People with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) infection are more likely to suffer from in-hospital cardiac events than those with flu or Covid-19, according to a… Continue reading RSV may raise risk of in-hospital cardiac events than flu, Covid in adults: Study
Rourkela, May 23 (IANS) Researchers at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela have designd a novel semiconductor device-based biosensor that can identify breast cancer cells without the need for… Continue reading NIT Rourkela’s new biosensor offers affordable breast cancer diagnosis
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) US researchers have engineered a novel gene therapy to target the airway and lungs via a nasal spray. For gene therapy to work well, therapeutic… Continue reading New gene therapy to target airway and lungs via nasal spray
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Treatment with an experimental drug has shown significant improvements in young patients with a rare form of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) — a progressive neurodegenerative… Continue reading Experimental drug shows promise of treatment for young patients with rare form of ALS
