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Another Nipah outbreak in India: What do we know about this virus and how to stop it?

Nipah virus, known to spread from bats to human, has broken out in the state of Kerala. Here's what we know about the current cases and the ongoing efforts to quash this potentially fatal disease.

Everything we know about the latest round of Covid boosters, including how to book an appointment

Everything we know about the latest round of Covid boosters, including how to book an appointment

Updated vaccines will be especially important to high-risk people, such as pregnant women and the elderly

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100th patient enrolled at Centre of Excellence for Rare Diseases in Indira Gandhi Child Health Institute in Bengaluru

100th patient enrolled at Centre of Excellence for Rare Diseases in Indira Gandhi Child Health Institute in Bengaluru

Six-year-old Brithi, who was born premature weighing 2.2 kg, did not cry at birth. While her parents Laxman K.R. and Sushmita got worried when doctors told them she had to be admitted in the neonatal ICU for a week, little did they realise that she would be diagnosed with a…

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In rare interview, Dr. Priscilla Chan shares plan with Mark Zuckerberg to follow in Bill and Melinda Gates’ footsteps, conquer all diseases by 2100

Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg are planning to give away their Meta fortune.

Seminar on foot-and-mouth disease held

Minister J. Chinchurani inaugurated a seminar on FMD organised by SIAD, LMTC & Karakulam panchayat. Govt. aims to eradicate FMD in State by 2030. Cooperation between farmers & Animal Husbandry officials is key. Govt. extending services of mobile veterinary units. SIAD organising programmes till 17th Sept. as part of FMD…

Bangladesh is struggling to cope with a record dengue outbreak in which 778 people have died

Bangladesh is struggling with a record outbreak of dengue fever, with experts saying a lack of a coordinated response is causing more deaths from the mosquito-transmitted disease

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China Classifies Monkeypox as Class B Infectious Disease

Change allows local authorities to take measures such as lockdowns under certain conditions during outbreaks of the virus

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Alzheimer's disease is partly genetic − studying the genes that delay decline in some may lead to treatments for all

Alzheimer's disease is partly genetic − studying the genes that delay decline in some may lead to treatments for all

Diseases that run in families usually have genetic causes. Some are genetic mutations that directly cause the disease if inherited. Others are risk genes that affect the body in a way that increases the chance someone will develop the disease. In Alzheimer’s disease, genetic mutations in any of three specific…

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Nipah outbreak: Animal Husbandry department steps up surveillance, issues guidelines

Nipah outbreak: Animal Husbandry department steps up surveillance, issues guidelines

A district surveillance team has been tasked with finding out whether pig farms exist within five km of the epicentre of the outbreak and to keep them under surveillance

CDC recommends new COVID boosters

CDC recommends new COVID boosters

The virus sometimes causes severe illness even in those without underlying conditions, including deaths in children

Bella Hadid seen with shaved head in new Marc Jacobs campaign

Bella Hadid seen with shaved head in new Marc Jacobs campaign

Supermodel recently took five-month break to seek treatment for Lyme disease

The Independent UK

Bees Without Mothers More Prone To Disease: Study

Bees Without Mothers More Prone To Disease: Study

Researchers even found that motherless bees behaved differently than those with influential maternal figures.

Arecanut Research Centre comes up with recommendation on ideal depth for areca planting

Arecanut Research Centre comes up with recommendation on ideal depth for areca planting

Keladi Shivappa Nayaka Univ. of Agr. & Hort. Sci. (KSNUA&HS) in Shivamogga found planting areca nut seedlings in 60 cm³ at 45 cm depth yields 15.54 kg/palm/year, 12.51 kg/palm/year at 60 cm depth, & 10.79 kg/palm/year at 75 cm depth. Benefit-cost ratio of 3.75 at 45 cm depth. KSNUA&HS spreading…

Maddy Anholt dead: TV star passes away following rare brain cancer battle months after daughter’s birth

The BBC star and charity campaigner was diagnosed with the disease after giving birth to her daughter

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Some old persons may have glaucoma without knowing about it, says a study

The eye condition called glaucoma damages the optic nerve and subsequently the field of vision. Glaucoma can, in its most severe forms, result in blindness. Read further on Dynamite

Questions about the Pirola COVID variant

Also known as Pirola, this highly mutated new omicron sublineage of SARS-CoV-2 is still mysterious to experts

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Snack attack: how the west exported unhealthy eating to Africa and Asia

From rickshaw riders in Bangladesh to schoolchildren in Kenya, people in lower-income countries are turning to ultra-processed convenience foods, as experts warn of an inevitable disease toll to follow

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Koalas need their booster shots too. Here's a way to beat chlamydia with just 1 capture and less trauma

Chlamydia is a major threat to koala populations across Australia. This bacterial disease infects between 20% and 90% of individuals in koala populations. It’s a major cause of the rapid decline of many wild populations, particularly in South-East Queensland and northern New South Wales.

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Libya floods: appeals for body bags amid fears of disease ‘epidemic’

Mayor of flood-hit city of Derna calls for body-recovery teams as international aid starts to arrive

Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan's plan to prevent, cure, and manage all diseases by 2100

“We’re in a place in science where we can look at mutations, and we can look at the end state of what happens in disease,” Chan said. “The middle is, largely, a complete mystery.”

When and where can you get the updated COVID booster? And who needs one? What you need to know, according to experts

All Americans ages 6 months and older are eligible for the new jabs, the CDC said Tuesday.

Unified approach: On the Nipah outbreak in Kerala and a One Health approach

As governments mount strategic efforts to control outbreaks and deaths due to infectious diseases, Kerala needs to initiate a One Health approach, looking ahead

Nipah: Studies on the ecological dynamics of NiV and disease epidemiology crucial

In 2019, when Nipah surfaced in the State for a second consecutive year, experts had warned that given the omnipresence of the Pteropus medius species of bats, found to be the key reservoirs of Nipah virus (NiV) across the State, Kerala should probably expect annual outbreaks of Nipah, and not…

Nipah virus outbreak in India: What you need to know about viral disease

India’s southern Kerala state issues alerts after two people died from the disease in the fourth outbreak since 2018.

JNCASR scientists find potential treatment route for Alzheimer’s disease

JNCASR scientists have discovered that plant-based polyphenols can modulate the ferroptosis-AD axis, providing a safe, cost-effective strategy for combating Alzheimer's. The study published in 'Chemical Sciences' presents a new dimension for drug development, with potential to inspire medicinal chemists to explore natural compounds for enhanced efficacy against AD.

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