Tit for tat

Junk diet

In Short

Mighty millet

A new pearl millet variety resistant to downy mildew disease

Causes of deafness identified

Chikungunya chase

Nandan Kanan gets health cover

A moving target

Hand-foot-mouth virus strikes

Thane doctors say disease that affects children is spreading to other cities

Shaping genetic inheritance

Same genes express differently due to smoking, alcohol, stress

The chorus is dying

A virulent fungal disease is killing frogs in what might be the sixth mass extinction

Divide and rule

Malaria-carrying mosquito mutates into two different species

Nature’s mosquito repellent

Predator chemicals can prevent mosquitoes from breeding

Sanguine approach to circulation

The physics of blood flow gives a clearer view of its physiological role

Simon Schama’s history of 18th and 19th century disease outbreaks speaks powerfully to the present

At the core of Foreign Bodies is Schama’s understanding that “all history is natural history”

Combination of heatwave & high air pollution may double risk of heart attack deaths: Report

Women at higher risk of fatal heart attacks during extremely hot days & older people on days with extreme cold or high PM2.5

COVID-19 testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: Progress mustn’t stop now

In the past three years, focus of disease testing moved from simple detecting & understanding to incorporating speed, efficiency & …

Gene-editing in embryos is concerning. New study shows why

Extensive copying of genetic information from one parent to another due to CRISPR could give rise to mutant copies of disease-causing genes in …

Run-up to pandemic treaty: WHO’s 10 proposals call for high-level council, changes to health regulations

Observers had earlier criticised the absence of independent monitoring for ensuring compliance with the pandemic accord

Antimicrobial resistance: Can sustainable integrated multi-trophic aquaculture reduce AMR in aquatic systems

Developing sustainable and well-maintained integrated multi-trophic aquaculture systems could be a new hope to constrain AMR

Is it climate change that impacts trajectory of dengue in India?

Dengue transmission is closely associated with three key factors — rainfall, humidity and temperature

Livestock farming is a crucible for zoonotic disease; here is how

Artificial oceans of pigs and poultry in the hinterlands become mixing vessels for viruses from humans, livestock and wildlife, while other …

Lumpy skin disease epidemic in Saurashtra; 39 animals dead: Govt

Government takes measures to control epidemic spread in animals; over 25,000 cattle vaccinated across affected areas   

Mosquitoes in a warming world: Aedes the menace

Latest Zika outbreaks indicate mosquito-borne diseases are fast spreading to new populations and regions & are no longer restricted to monsoon.…

The Zika virus is here to stay in India, Kanpur just latest victim

The presence of the vector and the virus together makes India extremely vulnerable to Zika