‘Reality is not as fixed as people like to think’

Neuroscientist Nadine Dijkstra talks to Down To Earth about reality and perception

A gene variant could lower chances of developing Alzheimer’s by 70%, could help in design of new treatments: Study

It works by preventing build-up of fibronectin, a component of the blood-brain barrier that controls the movement of substances in and out of the …

India had over 11% of global hepatitis burden in 2022, with 35.3 million cases

WHO’s Global Hepatitis Report shows deaths due to hepatitis increased since 2019 

Neurological conditions primary cause of ill health, disability globally: Lancet study

Number of people affected by or dying from neurological conditions increased over past 3 decades; People in LMICs disproportionately …

Africa sees 2 new disease outbreaks every week, link with climate change clear: CDC

Around 75% of outbreaks zoonotic, shortage of healthworkers, epidemiologists concerning, says Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention &…

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

Rare Disease Day is observed on February 29

Equatorial Guinea confirms first-ever Marburg virus outbreak, Cameroon on alert

Urgent meeting on Marburg virus by WHO today

Modulating pathogen functions control sheath blight disease: study

Millions of tonnes of rice are lost due to this disease every year

Congo reports biggest mpox outbreak with first sexually transmitted cases in the world: WHO

As many as 22 of country's 26 provinces reported cases, total suspected cases almost three times the previous highest recorded in 2020

Simply Put: The cow and the cheetah

Kin of COVID-19 dead in Punjab refuse to attend last rites

State government trying hard to remove stigma attached to disease

Scientists find how a gene causes Parkinson’s, Crohn’s and leprosy

Enhanced inflammatory reaction to viral and bacterial infection could be key

Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year – and it’s not Ebola

Measles is proving fatal faster than Ebola

Almost 70% senior citizens in India have a chronic illness

One in every five Indians below 45 have at least one morbid condition

One death from non-communicable diseases every 2 seconds: WHO recommends policies

India had one of the highest death rates from chronic respiratory diseases in 2019

Malaria: Two groundbreaking vaccines have been developed, but access and rollout are still big stumbling blocks

The demand for malaria vaccine is estimated to be 40-60 million doses by 2026

World Chagas Disease Day: All you need to know about the parasitic infection that kills 12,000 people every year

Chagas is the most prevalent communicable tropical disease in Latin America

Simply put: Every third traffic cop suffers from lung ailments

Alzheimer’s: Blood biomarker may help identify the disease ten years before symptoms start

Starting treatment before symptoms may prevent damage

Pandemic accord: 7th deliberative session concludes with differences on patents

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body has to present the pandemic agreement to the next World Health Assembly in May 2024

‘Pollution OPD’ launched in Delhi as worsening air quality poses health hazards

Open once a week now, the OPD at Ram Manohar Lohia will operate more frequently if number of patients increase  

Rare Sudan strain leads to Ebola outbreak in Uganda

Ebola virus is often fatal if untreated

Cattle herders in western Rajasthan suffer heavy losses due to Lumpy Skin Disease

Some 749 animals have died of the disease in Jodhpur division alone

NCDC survey on antibiotic use highlights need for properly monitoring critically important antimicrobials to mitigate AMR

A third of most commonly prescribed antibiotics were third generation cephalosporins, a class of critically important antimicrobials, …

Human Cell Atlas: Scientists map more than a million human cells to understand disease genesis, maturity

Research will help develop precise diagnostics, new treatments