Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO – Federal health officials are granting use of an experimental test to screen blood donations for Zika virus, an emergency step designed to protect local blood supplies from the mosquito-borne virus. The action means U.S. territories with active Zika infections, primarily Puerto Rico, will be able to resume collecting …
A study led by Olli Vapalahti, professor of zoonotic virology at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has found that small amounts of genetic material from the Zika virus can be detected from a blood sample taken from a pregnant woman even weeks after the acute rash caused by the infection …
Each year, researchers identify influenza strains expected to circulate during flu season and manufacture a vaccine aimed at them. Many years, strains not expected to pose a threat emerge, sickening people who have been vaccinated. Scientists at the University of Georgia and Sanofi Pasteur developed a vaccine for H1N1 influenza …
Scientists at the top-secret Porton Down bio-labs in Salisbury are to test a vaccine to protect people against the Zika virus. Millions of people in Latin America have been infected with the mosquito-borne bug which has been linked to serious brain defects in newborns. At least 4,000 Brazilian babies have …
Bedaquiline to be introduced in 104 districts across 5 States, at 6 identified tertiary care centres. On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched Bedaquiline — new drug for Drug Resistant TB — as part of the national programme. The drug will be introduced in 104 …
Bedaquiline, which is a drug for Multi-Drug Resistant TB, is being introduced at six identified tertiary care centres across India. The Union Health Ministry has introduced Bedaquiline into the national tuberculosis (TB) programme. This was among several initiatives Health Minister J P Nadda launched on Monday. Bedaquiline, which is a …
Zimbabwe continues to choke under the burden of diseases like Aids and cancer, but very little has been documented on the use and properties of complementary and alternative therapies. While the bulk of the population at one point or another uses complementary medicine, there is no serious attempt by stakeholders …
A low cost, easy to use, urine test to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) among patients with HIV could help reduce the TB death rate of HIV-positive patients in hospital, according to a new study published in The Lancet today. In Africa, nearly 40% of all adult deaths related to HIV or …
A Zika virus-laden mosquito bite may infect and kill a type of brain cell, vital for the development of the brain, says a new study conducted in lab grown human cells. The infected stem cells then become the havens for the viral reproduction and thus result in complete cell death …
A ground-breaking technique that hunts out cancer cells using the patient's own immune system has been hailed as a revolutionary way to treat or even cure cancer. A team from University College London has discovered that on the surface of every cell in a patient's tumour is a biological "flag" …
HYDERABAD: Indian scientists were aware of Zika virus way back in 1950s and had even stored a vial of the pathogen, which has now emerged as a global health threat, a senior government official said on Thursday. "We have that report and in fact, they (Indian scientists) even saved a …
Immunosuppression resulting from HIV infection increases the risk of progression to active tuberculosis (TB) both in individuals newly exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and in those with latent infections. We hypothesized that HIV-positive individuals who do not develop TB, despite living in areas where it is hyperendemic, provide a model …
Scientists have pinpointed a gene responsible for grey hair - a discovery that could lead to new ways of delaying or preventing this natural sign of ageing, they say in Nature Communications. Hair dyes can cover up greying but gene manipulation may, in future, banish it altogether. The international team …
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a highly lethal condition for which no specific treatment has proven efficacy. In September 2014, while the Ebola outbreak was at its peak, the World Health Organization released a short list of drugs suitable for EVD research. Favipiravir, an antiviral developed for the treatment of …
Bats' immunity helps them combat lethal diseases.Flickr Creative Commons/Michael Pennay Ebola and the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have one thing in common: bats. The animals are the natural hosts of the viruses which cause those deadly diseases. Now, a team of scientists, led by prominent bat immunologist Dr Michelle …
A specialised white blood cell found in birds can destroy an infection that claims hundreds of thousands of human deaths every year, scientists have claimed. Birds are believed to carry the cryptococcus neoformans fungus that can prove fatal for people with weakened immune systems, and particularly individuals with HIV. Despite …
Countries battling the Zika virus should consider new ways to curb disease-carrying mosquitoes, including testing the release of genetically modified insects and bacteria that stop their eggs hatching, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. "Given the magnitude of the Zika crisis, WHO encourages affected countries and their partners to …
Reservoirs of infectious HIV-1 persist despite years of combination antiretroviral therapy and make curing HIV-1 infections a major challenge. Most of the proviral DNA resides in CD4+T cells. Some of these CD4+T cells are clonally expanded; most of the proviruses are defective. It is not known if any of the …
Custom-made, living body parts have been 3D-printed in a significant advance for regenerative medicine, say scientists. The sections of bone, muscle and cartilage all functioned normally when implanted into animals. The breakthrough, published in Nature Biotechnology, raises the hope of using living tissues to repair the body. Experts described the …
Having exhausted all treatment options, some cancer patients are seeking to undergo clinical trials ast Friday, Ashok (name changed), an accountant, went through the morning ritual: bath, a dab of his favourite perfume, a bright blue T-shirt and a smile. Nothing out of the ordinary, except that he felt the …
