Pathogen paradigms

Foresight and planning are necessary to counter the new outbreaks of infectious diseases

Struck down

Very fat bill: Obesity Research

64 per cent of Americans are obese. This is costing the nation a pretty weighty penny. According to the study -- State-Level Estimates of Annual …

Discovering the vital link

A patent row

Can the public sector take responsibility to develop drugs for neglected diseases?

Alzheimer’s disease: Problems with the brain’s energy supply could be a cause

A new study has looked into damage to mitochondria, which could actually be the cause of the neurodegenerative disease

Amphibian apocalypse: Study finds multiple strains of a lethal fungal pathogen threaten frogs in Africa

Risk to amphibians was highest in much of eastern, central, and western Africa

Chink in Alzheimer’s armour? drug slows cognitive decline, but could have side effects

Latest data raises apprehensions about the occurrence of brain enlargement and bleeding in patients

Bigger share of non-communicable, injury neurological disorders in India’s disease burden

Stroke, headache disorders and epilepsy were the biggest contributors of India's neurlogical disease burden

Study warns diphtheria could become a major global threat

The relatively easily-preventable infection, has started to become resistant to several classes of antibiotics and in future, it may even become …

Trapping the killer

So less, so late

Wheeze wave

The UK reels under the burden of respiratory ailments

Our vanishing cousins

Rare disease day: Podcast launched in India

More than 70 million people across India are said to be suffering from some rare disease, but most cases go unreported or misdiagnosed

Neuropathological changes following COVID-19 similar to Alzheimer‘s: Study

Long COVID-19 ‘brain fog‘ may be a form of Alzheimer‘s disease, says lead author

Carrying a particular set of genes puts you on higher risk of heart diseases: study

The study is based on analysis of genomic DNA samples from over 750 individuals from Indian population

Treated, but partly

The Indian government has heavily slashed the prices of coronary stents. Will patients with heart conditions benefit from it?

Bombay gasps

Trans-Atlantic BSE

Malefactor

Predicting epidemics isn’t easy. We’ve created a global dataset to help

A better understanding of how different infectious diseases spread across countries can help establish early warning mechanisms and response protocols

Prions stay out

New research finds brain cell receptors that let the killer prions in

How unhealthy is red meat? How beneficial are vegetables? A new rating system could help you cut through health guidelines

The star-based rating system can offer decision-makers and consumers alike much-needed context before headline-grabbing health guidance is …

Rare Disease Day: 475 million across the world affected by rare diseases, says study

Rare Disease Day is observed on February 29