Science & Technology - Briefs

TB part of urban culture

Nigeria’s missing virus hunters: University decline robs country of virologists

Nigeria should create an enabling environment for scientists to function effectively and maximally

Almost half a billion men, women suffered from lower respiratory infections globally in 2019: Report

The leading risk factors for LRI mortality, however, varied across age groups and sex

Rural South Africa has a high burden of undiagnosed non-communicable diseases: Study

A health-screening programme in KwaZulu-Natal showed that most seniors, especially women were living with a chronic health condition

Not even a glimmer of hope for health worldwide, warns report

Epidemic of chronic diseases, social inequalities and COVID-19 will worsen the future of global health 

Changing animal behaviour in different terrain can impact spread of diseases: Study

Pathogens like novel tuberculosis could exploit forms of communication among banded mongooses to spread

JNU to establish new centre for research in natural products

The main objective of the centre is to screen natural products to identify potential candidates for further optimisation and preclinical and …

Cataract blindness hits women more than men in India

Women are 69% more likely to develop cataract — clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye — than men

New study may help address drug resistant pneumococcal diseases

Indian researchers have identified three drug target sites in the genome of Streptococcus pneumoniae, paving the way for developing …

Experts call for action against spread of mycetoma

At the sixth international conference in Sudan they said it’s essential to set goals and milestones to trigger collaborative research on …

For the first time, Delhi govt plans to start bird hospitals

The proposal is part of the Animal Health and Welfare Policy 2018, recently discussed in a government meeting

After floods, rats plague the people of Kerala

An epidemic of ‘rat fever’ or leptospirosis has struck the state, claiming 9 lives

Temperature increase could accelerate rise in antibiotic resistance

Temperature and population density could facilitate transmission and thus increase in antibiotic resistance, say scientists 

One in every 10 asthma patients in the world is in India

90 per cent of childhood asthma and 50 per cent of adult asthma is caused due to environmental allergens

Health in news on May 1

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around health

Scientists find use of fly ash in mosquito control

Fly ash, a harmful byproduct of coal-based power generation, has found a new use - mosquito control

Plague bacteria may be hiding in common soil or water microbes, waiting to emerge

Where do plague bacteria go between outbreaks? New research demonstrates that they can survive and replicate inside amoebae that are widely …

Indian scientists detect new strain of dengue virus

The new genotype was found in patients who were infected suffered due to one of the worst dengue epidemics in Tamil Nadu

Gorakhpur child deaths not the only case of mismanagement in government hospitals

There is no scientific consensus on the cause of encephalitis that has been claiming lives every year in the Gorakhpur region since 1978. But an …

David and Goliath

Living in the shadow of fear

Scientists demonstrate new approach to kill drug-resistant strains of bacteria

Preliminary observations indicate a potent multi-site effect on the cells making it hard for the bacteria to develop resistance

The number of new flu viruses is increasing, and could lead to a pandemic

How is it the flu has managed to stay around for so long, and why haven't we beaten it yet?

Body Burden 2015 - State of India's Health

The theme-based, yearly publication investigates how our health is a victim of environmental degradation. This year, we will untangle the web …

Breakthrough in tackling zika: scientists identify proteins that make virus deadly

These results give researchers a crucial insight into how Zika affects cells