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 …
Smt Preeti Sudan, Secretary (HFW) and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Secretary, DHR and DG, ICMR, launched the India Hypertension Management Initiative (IHMI) at a function, here today. The IHMI aims to reduce disability and death related to cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in India, by improving the control …
Chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) are well-known 4-aminoquinoline antimalarial agents. Scientific evidence also supports the use of CQ and HCQ in the treatment of cancer. Overall, preclinical studies support CQ and HCQ use in anti-cancer therapy, especially in combination with conventional anti-cancer treatments since they are able to sensitise tumour …
It is a proven fact that there are links between asthma, hay fever and eczema and an individual who has one condition is likely to have others. New Delhi: Researchers have identified over 100 genes that act as risk factors for developing one of the several allergic diseases hay-fever, eczema …
When a condition commonly associated with a lifetime of alcohol abuse — severe scarring of the liver, or cirrhosis — starts to show up in children as young as eight, something is very wrong. Original Source
In 1965, the Sugar Research Foundation (SRF) secretly funded a review in the New England Journal of Medicine that discounted evidence linking sucrose consumption to blood lipid levels and hence coronary heart disease (CHD). SRF subsequently funded animal research to evaluate sucrose’s CHD risks. The objective of this study was …
1991 Gulf War (GW) veterans continue to experience debilitating cognitive and mood problems more than two decades following their return from deployment. Suspected causes for these cognitive complaints include additive and/or synergistic effects of the varying combinations of exposures to chemicals in theater, including pesticides and pyridostigmine bromide (PB) pills. …
Research consortium brings stakeholders to develop tools The India Tuberculosis Research Consortium (ITRC), formed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), here convened its second International Scientific Advisory Group (ISAG) meeting which concluded earlier this week. Global experts The ISAG comprises global experts in the areas of TB research, …
PUNE: A new dengue virus has been confirmed for the first time in the country. Scientists at Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV), who spotted it and had been tracking it, said the new virus of an Asian genotype (genetic structure) was a concern as it was associated with severe …
The rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccine prevented Ebola virus disease when used at 2 × 107 plaque-forming units (PFU) in a trial in Guinea. This study provides further safety and immunogenicity data. Original Source
Increased intestinal hydration by activation of the epithelial enzyme linked receptor guanylate cyclase C (GC-C) is a pharmacological principle for treating constipation. Activating mutations in the GUCY2C gene encoding GC-C cause Familial GUCY2C diarrhea syndrome (FGDS) which has been diagnosed with severe dysmotility. Original Source
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been aggressively promoting one such brand of “thanda” oil. Lucknow: The “thanda thanda, cool cool” oil that you apply on your head to ease tension and get a fresh feeling after a day’s hard work could actually lead to serious nerve disorders and impact eyesight …
There are few whose lives have not been touched by cancer. It cuts down friends, loved ones, siblings, spouses, parents and children. And it does so more than it used to. A generation ago, one in three people in the rich world could expect one day to hear the fateful …
As more than a million Egyptians, Ahmed Nada suffered from hepatitis C before finding the path to healing in a country that has become a global destination for patients seeking treatment. The 31-year-old man contracted the disease by accident when he wanted to donate his blood. Previously, hepatitis C contamination, …
A new device can detect whether or not a tumor is cancerous in just 10 seconds - and should be in operating rooms as soon as 2018. The cancer 'pen', called the MasSpec Pen, was designed by researchers at the University of Texas Austin, and it will be able to …
HYDERABAD: A study by scientists from Indian Institute of Chemical Technology - Hyderabad, University of Liverpool and NIPER-Guwahati has for the first time highlighted the association between weather and Extrinsic Incubation Period (EIP) of dengue virus in the mosquito, for different states of India. Findings of the study have opened …
A study which appeared in the National Centre for Biotechnology Information’s (NCBI) journal suggests that constant surveillance and data gathering of patients who have consumed Oseltamivir has to be undertaken and continuously updated. During his visit to isolation wards in Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Ahmedabad, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on …
India on Monday entered into an agreement with International Vaccine Institute (IVI) in South Korea under which it has committed an annual contribution of $5,00,000 for vaccine research and development. The MoU was signed between the Indian Council of Medical Research and the IVI. The partnership will promote further collaborative …
Novartis AG began testing a new anti-malaria pill in Africa, advancing development of an alternative to its most effective treatment that billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said risked losing potency. Patients in Mali infected with the mosquito-borne parasite began receiving the experimental drug, known as KAF156, in combination with another medicine, …
Vaccination and clinical testing of the Russian vaccine Gam Evac Combi against the deadly Ebola virus, launched in Guinea on August 9, will continue until the end of 2018, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. "Under the program of trials, volunteers will be vaccinated with Gam Evac Combi and …
Plants have been "hijacked" to make polio vaccine in a breakthrough with the potential to transform vaccine manufacture, say scientists. The team at the John Innes Centre, in Norfolk, says the process is cheap, easy and quick. As well as helping eliminate polio, the scientists believe their approach could help …
