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In Yemen, seven million people on the brink of famine: FAO Director-General

About 17 million people, two-thirds of the population, are severely food insecure

Cancer

Here’s why some cancer cells can survive radiation

Cancer cells as well as tumours harbour a small population of stem cells which become resistant to drugs and radiation treatment
Scientists find new way to improve efficacy of TB treatment

The new add-on therapy consists of injecting ‘heat-killed’ bacteria into patients along with standard TB drugs
Vector Borne Diseases

Eliminating dengue by infecting mosquitoes with naturally occurring bacteria

Novel research holds promise as India prepares to begin trials

Drug Industry

Resistance in gonorrhoea-causing bacteria is increasing and there are no new drugs

The World Health Organization has cautioned against the building resistance and emphasised on the need for new drugs

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Tracking decades-long endosulfan tragedy in Kerala

Down To Earth takes a look at one of the worst and longest-running pesticide poisoning episodes in India and how it culminated with the Supreme Court ordering compensation for victims

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'We are in a much better position than in the past'

Soumya Swaminathan,Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

'The gut influences our mood'

Giulia Enders,is a two-time scholarship winner studying medicine at the Institute for Microbiology in Frankfurt, Germany

'Sugar is the new tobacco'

Robert Lawrence,Robert Lawrence is the director at John Hopkins Centre for Livable Future in the US

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Gut feeling

Finally, a book that breaks down the science of our gut
" It is very pretty when you zoom in! The small intestine looks very much like satin under the microscope. "

-----------Aditya Misra