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 …
Observational study conducted at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital A study on 225 men with type 2 diabetes and 50 non-diabetic men has found that 173 diabetics or 78.7% had some degree of erectile dysfunction (ED), whereas prevalence of ED in the non-diabetic control group was 46%. All participants were aged …
The genetic causes of cancer include both somatic mutations and inherited germline variants. Large-scale tumor sequencing has revolutionized the identification of somatic driver alterations but has had limited impact on the identification of cancer predisposition genes (CPGs). Here we present a statistical method, ALFRED, that tests Knudson’s two-hit hypothesis to …
PATIALA: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, in collaboration with scholars at Ohio State University in the United States, have developed a technology of painless micro-needles, based on the concept of a mosquito bite. The study was jointly led by Bharat Bhushan and Navin Kumar of IIT …
Researchers have found that protein found in human semen significantly increases Ebola virus infection, explaining how sexual transmission has led to the virus' resurgence. Although Ebola is transmitted primarily through direct contact with blood and other body fluids from infected people, follow-up studies from the 2014 epidemic found that men …
PUNE: Scientists at the city’s National Institute of Virology said Nipah virus did not spread through fruits. “Viruses are obligatory parasites. They cannot multiply in fruits. Like any other virus, Nipah virus needs animal or human cells to survive and multiply,” National Institute of Virology (NIV) director and senior scientist …
Triclosan, an antibacterial and anti-fungal agent, found to have adverse effects on gut health Using triclosan, an antibacterial and anti-fungal agent found in hand soaps and toothpastes among other consumer products, can potentially cause colon inflammation and cancer, finds a study on mice. The study, reported in Science Translational Medicine, …
The nipah virus outbreak in Kerala has prompted India's health research agency to propose reduction of the delays posed by the standard regulatory requirements for clinical trials and rapid deployment of candidate therapeutic molecules against rare and fatal infections on "compassionate grounds". The Indian Council of Medical Research had, on …
Professor Aggrey Omu Anzala founding member of Kenya Aids Vaccine Initiative during a past interview. A study seeks to establish whether induced antibodies can prevent the growth and spread of the virus. [File, Standard] A group of Kenyan researchers are on the verge of making history in the treatment of …
NEW DELHI: In the wake of Nipah virus cases in Kerala, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has written to the Queensland government in Australia asking it to provide an antibody developed there to test if it can "neutralise" the virus in humans. The antibody has not been tested …
Scientists at the Kenya Medical Research Institute have come up with a safe and superior drug for preventing and managing malaria during pregnancy. The drug, dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP), a second line treatment for malaria, was found to be safe in the second and third trimester of pregnancy, and is also highly …
INSPIRED by tiny structures on transparent butterfly wings, scientists have developed a light-manipulating surface for more effective and longer-lasting eye implants for glaucoma patients. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in the United States found that the transparent sections of the wings of a longtail glasswing butterfly are …
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its ex-post-facto for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the India and Swaziland on cooperation in the field of health and medicine respectively. The MoU was signed on April 9, during President Ram Nath Kovind's visit to the …
JAIPUR: The investigation into illegal clinical trials on 15 labourers from Churu is hitting a dead end. Jaipur’s Vishawakarma police station had taken suo motu cognizance of the case on April 20 but has failed to get to the basis so far. The medical test of 15 victims is vital …
Hailing from Amrohi village in Karnahteshsil of district Kupwara, Prof Nabi’s achievement has bought to fore the “immense potential” Kashmiri scientists have. A Kashmiri doctor whose path breaking new and easy method of detecting prostrate cancer in men hit global headlines recently says the method has also shown good results …
NEW DELHI: Indian scientists have formulated an ayurvedic drug to cure dengue, claimed to be the first in the world, and the medicine is likely to be available in the market by 2019. The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomous body under the ministry of AYUSH …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An interim report of the first-ever dengue seroprevalence collaborative study being carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the state government is in the offing by June. As part of preparing the report and for assessing the progress of the study, a team from WHO will pay …
Kenyan researchers said on Saturday that they plan to use a combination of new drugs as well as a vaccine in order to end malaria menace in the country. Lucas Otieno, Deputy Director of Clinical Operations at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), told Xinhua in Nairobi that the illness …
Pancreatic cancers are caused due to sedentary lifestyle, smoking and high intake of alcohol. Hyderabad: Gut bacteria is found to play a major role in making pancreatic tumours aggressive according to a recent study published in Cancer Discovery. The study stated that the bad bacteria in the guts are found …
Antenatal exposure to Zika virus (ZIKV) is related to severe neurological manifestations. A previous study in Brazil reported an increased incidence of non-severe congenital heart defects in infants with diagnosis of congenital Zika syndrome but without laboratory confirmation of ZIKV infection in the mother or infant. The objective of this …
