Cardiovascular disease will remain global top killer in 2050, Alzheimer’s disease among 5 leading causes of death: Study
The top five killers in India in 2050 will be chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ischemic heart disease, stroke, diarrhoeal disease and …
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
Trapping the killer
So less, so late
Wheeze wave
The UK reels under the burden of respiratory ailments
Our vanishing cousins
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
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
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 …
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
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 &…
Bombay gasps
Trans-Atlantic BSE
Malefactor
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?
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
East Africa floods: Kenya confirms 44 cases of cholera as WHO warns of waterborne diseases
Health situation regarding possible or impending waterborne disease outbreaks could be worse across East Africa region
Prions stay out
New research finds brain cell receptors that let the killer prions in