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Air pollution may have adverse effects on foetus, warns top expert
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As air quality continues to remain severe in Delhi NCR, experts warn of ill effects on the foetus while alerting to a massive health emergency situation.
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Delhi: Poor air quality affects mental development of children, say health
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Dr Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Head of Pulmonology Department at Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, said, " The people living in Delhi have to breathe in the air quality, which has reached a very poor category, which may cause serious diseases."
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Study illuminates fundamental mechanisms of intracellular lipid recycling
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Previous studies identified the proteins Atg15, Pep4, and Prb1 as essential actors in this process. However, the relationship between these proteins and the underlying mechanisms remains unknown. A research team has recently made significant progress towards solving this puzzle.
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Antibiotics for common childhood infections not effective in large parts o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A study discovered that due to increasing rates of antibiotic resistance, medications used to treat common diseases in infants and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world.
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Zydus and Lupin Sign Licensing Agreement for Co-Marketing Saroglitazar Mg,
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], November 3: Zydus Lifesciences Limited (including its subsidiaries/affiliates hereafter referred to as "Zydus") a discovery-driven, global lifesciences company and Lupin Limited (Lupin), a global pharma major, today announced that they have entered into a licensi
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Study sheds light on molecular principles underlying intracellular lipid r
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Scientists employed yeast as a model organism to shed light on some of the complexities of autophagy.
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WHO South-East Asia to strengthen regional collaboration to innovate, expa
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Member countries deliberated on strengthening comprehensive actions for the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease, elimination of neglected tropical diseases, enhancing regional health security, and promoting data-driven policymaking for advancing universal health coverage based o
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More than 80% reduction in mortality rate in Thalassemia expected after Ra
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Children suffering from thalassemia major and sickle cell anaemia require lifelong blood transfusion. These blood transfusions are life-saving, but this leads to problem of excess iron deposition in children suffering from these diseases. Excess iron in the body deposits in tissues and ca
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Study finds Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effectiv
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The study discovered that one antibiotic in particular, ceftriaxone, was likely to be helpful in treating only one out of every three instances of infant sepsis or meningitis. Ceftriaxone is also frequently used in Australia to treat a variety of paediatric diseases, including pneumonia and
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GenWorks Encouraging Timely Screening For Breast Health
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 31: Breast Cancer is the most common cancers in women in India. According to Breast Cancer India, one woman is diagnosed with the disease every four minutes and one woman dies of this disease in India every 8 minutes. India has a young population and hence, the num
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Specific gut bacteria raise risk of severe malaria: Research
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have found many types of bacteria that, when present in the stomach, are associated with an elevated risk of getting severe malaria in humans and mice. Their findings, which were recently published in Nature Communications, could pave the
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How broccoli and sprouts are useful? Find out
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The research team showed the abundance of polysulfide compounds in cruciferous vegetables, building on their earlier findings.
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