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Immortality is mathematically impossible, new research finds

A mathematical equation has proven that controlling one of the two major changes in a cell—decay or cancerous growth—enhances the …

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Languages are becoming extinct much faster than species. The digital divide can make it worse

Scientists show how Vitamin D deficiency can cause heart failure

The new study has found that cardiac insulin leads to functional deterioration of heart in animals with low vitamin D levels

Ebola fear spreads to DRC’s neighbours as millions of displaced people migrate

Humanitarian crisis in DRC is forcing millions to flee to Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania

Resurrecting Babel

A member of a non-profit committed to documenting all of the world’s 7,000 languages, explains why her organisation is on such a mission

One-fifth of pregnant women at risk due to Group B Sterptococcus bacteria

The first comprehensive research on the bacteria estimates that out of 410,000 cases every year, there will be at least 147,000 stillbirths and …

Mutation in Ebola virus turned epidemic in West Africa deadlier, say studies

The virus was able to mutate and adapt to humans as it infected a huge number of people

Two cases of pneumonic plague reported in northern China

Chinese officials downplay, say both patients are being treated as rules mandate

Health is about public leadership: WHO chief

Tedros Ghebreyesus asked member countries to approve an ambitious Budget at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva

World Biodiversity Day: Why language should not be forgotten

Languages are a treasure trove of knowledge about a region’s flora, fauna and medicinal plants, say experts

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चमकी बुखार: बिहार सरकार ने मानी 57 बच्चों की मौत की बात

स्थानीय मीडिया के अनुसार चमकी बुखार की वजह से 72 बच्चों की मौत हो चुकी है, उत्तर बिहार के छह जिले चपेट में हैं।

World Malaria Day: ‘If we don’t become complacent, we can eliminate malaria like 1965’

PL Joshi, former head of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme talks to Down To Earth about how malaria vaccination, surveillance and …

Swine Flu deaths cross 1,000; will this year be a repeat of 2015?

More than 22,000 cases of swine flu have been reported in 2017, a bulk of them from Maharashtra and Gujarat

Radical ideas are needed to break the DRC’s Ebola outbreak. Here are some

The deaths in this outbreak are 10% of the total deaths recorded in West Africa in 2014, which took more than 11,000 lives

67 elephants died in Odisha in last nine months

Poaching, train accidents and electrocution killed more than half of these elephants, says Wildlife Society of Odisha

Poor air quality a major cause of premature deaths

A study conducted 11 north Indian cities says that annual premature mortality rate linked to air pollution ranges from 150-300 people per 1 lakh …

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Climate and mortality rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi: what we found

If sub-Saharan African nations are to reduce mortality, they must have a better understanding of the effect of climate change on mortality rates

El Niño-triggered floods claim 72 lives in Peru

More floods to be expected, says the national weather service

WHO issues guidelines to prevent child and maternal deaths

Every year, 2.6 million children are stillborn and 303,000 births result in mother’s death

Heatwave kills 36 people, most in Andhra Pradesh

Churu, which saw the temperatures soar beyond 50 degrees Celsius, has not registered even a single death

Hong Kong to ban ivory trade

The city is a key link in the ivory trafficking trade and provides a strategic transit hub into mainland China