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"Given instructions to Health Department, DIPR to run campaign regarding Dengue": Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj

Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj announced the launch of a comprehensive dengue awareness campaign following a spurt in vector-borne disease amid floods in the nation's capital region. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Study suggests how neonatal stem cells from heart help in Crohn’s disease treatment

Crohn's disease-like ileitis, a condition marked by chronic intestinal inflammation and progressive tissue damage, researchers from Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago discovered that direct injection of neonatal mesenchymal stem cells, derived from heart tissue removed during surgery, reduces intestinal inflammation and promotes wound healing in a…

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Study finds how micronutrient in human breast milk linked to newborns’ brain development

A recent study by researchers at Tufts University's Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) suggests that a micronutrient in human breast milk benefits newborns' developing brains significantly. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cell-free DNA promises to transform how we find diseases

There are a number of emerging applications of cfDNA, including in understanding why a body is rejecting a transplanted organ. Here, some cfDNA obtained from the donor who is donating the organ – called donor-derived cfDNA, dd-cfDNA – could provide an early yet accurate estimate of how well the organ…

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Threat of dengue fever escalates globally

The article discusses the alarming surge in dengue cases globally, with regions like America, Europe, and the Middle East reporting significant outbreaks in 2023. Dengue, caused by the dengue virus with four serotypes, poses a significant health challenge due to global warming favoring disease-transmitting mosquitoes. Efforts to control the disease…

The Hindu

KTR issues directions for road repairs, sanitation, disease control

The Hindu

Curious about your cancer risk, or if your child might develop learning disabilities? There’s a genetic test for that—but it may not be accurate

How’s a patient to smartly navigate the muddy waters of convenient—but confusing—consumer genetics?

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Teen's year-long case of depression and seizures caused by brain-injuring autoimmune disease

After she'd spent a year experiencing unusual mood and behavioral symptoms, doctors discovered the teen's brain was being attacked by her own cells.

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Animal Husbandry dept. launches measures to contain FMD outbreak in cattle in Kerala

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Alzheimer’s may worsen in patients facing ‘jet lag’ from light exposure changes, study suggests

New research says enhanced light sensitivity could contribute to ‘sundowning’

The Independent UK

Is India’s health research aligned with India’s health needs?

Two scientists used the World Health Organisation’s 2000-2019 ‘Global Health Estimates’ on disability-adjusted life-years to estimate the burden of diseases and the number of scientific publications (from the Web of Science database) to evaluate research efforts. They found that in most countries, health research focuses on diseases other than those…

The Hindu

London NHS Trust hosts largest ever children’s kidney disease conference of its kind

The largest ever conference for children’s kidney disease began at a south London NHS Trust on Thursday to examine complications and treatments for children with serious kidney disease requiring dialysis.

Evening Standard

‘Bacteria wilt’ poses a grave threat to tomato crop in Andhra Pradesh’s Madanapalle region

Horticulture Dept. launches awareness camps in Chittoor & Annamayya districts to tackle 'bacteria wilt', a deadly disease for tomato, eggplant, chilli & potato. Yield in Madanapalle, Asia's largest tomato belt, has hit rock bottom. Remedial measures include crop rotation & sowing of tolerant varieties. Inclement weather has delayed crop cutting.…

The Hindu

5 reasons why you should clean garden pots – and how skipping this step is killing your plants

There are good reasons why you should be cleaning garden pots: dirty pots can harbor pests, disease and mineral build ups that can damage plants

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The Independent UK

Obese people on weight-loss jabs ‘should be prepared to stay on them for life’

New weight loss drugs must be prioritised for those who most need it amid widespread shortages, experts warn

The Times of India

Elephantiasis in India: Disfiguring disease caused by mosquito bite

Lymphatic Filariasis (or elephantiasis) is a painful, disfiguring disease spread through the bite of mosquitoes. It is a parasitic disease caused by microscopic, thread-like worms called nematodes (roundworms).

The Hindu

Resentment among degree college faculty over transfers under serious ailment category in Karnataka

Junior faculty members suffering from serious ailments, but unable to get through, point to systemic issues in the process. Firstly, serious ailments haven’t been properly defined in the norms governing these transfers. Secondly, the severity of the disease is not the prime a criteria for the transfer. Once a faculty…

The Independent UK

Salmonella in ground beef leaves 16 people sickened across multiple states

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ground beef contaminated with salmonella has sickened at least 16 people in four Northeastern states

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Those most at risk of developing Alzheimer’s may lose this sense before cognitive decline sets in, new research suggests

Those who carry the APOE e4 gene variant—which has the strongest known association with developing the disease—began to struggle to detect smells between ages 65-69, a decade before those without the mutation.

The Hindu

Bengaluru-based eye hospital to soon start human clinical trials of indigenous gene therapy for ocular diseases

Narayana Nethralaya to start human clinical trials of indigenous gene therapy for ocular diseases; first such effort in India. Cost of therapy to reduce from ₹7 crore to 1/20th-1/50th of international costs. Meeting of 25 clinicians & scientists held to come out with consensus & establish national registry for rare…

The Independent UK

Obese people on weight-loss jabs ‘should be prepared to stay on them for life’

Semaglutide is approved for use on the NHS for treating obesity.

LiveScience

Gene-therapy drops restore teen's vision after genetic disease left his eyes clouded with scars

A teen with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, or "butterfly disease," was legally blind but has now had his sight restored with gene therapy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Bears star Steve McMichael hanging tough in fight of his life

As his Lou Gehrig’s disease progresses, McMichael holds out hope for Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Fortune

Vivek Wadhwa: ‘By working together, the U.S. and India can defeat cancer within 20 years’

India's work on massive medical datasets may lead to a better understanding of disease mechanisms, risk factors, and treatments.

LiveScience

'Excess deaths' tied to COVID have plummeted in America — what does that mean?

Data shows that America's excess death rates have mostly returned to pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the end of the public health crisis, experts say.

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