Researchers find new gene providing resistance to last-resort antibiotic
The finding comes eight months after the first-ever gene responsible for resistance to colistin, a last-resort drug for multi-drug-resistant …
Zimbabwe baobab trees dying due to mysterious disease
This could cause a potential food crisis in the country which is in the throes of drought
Microbes in extreme heat and cold hold lessons about life on Earth, and beyond
Microbes have the ability to survive in extremely hot and cold conditions. This makes them invaluable tools for research: they can teach us how …
Disease claims over 2,000 pigs in Mizoram's Champhai district
Besides Champhai, another region called Lunglei has also shown cases of infection, but the casualties are far less
Zika, dengue, yellow fever: what are flaviviruses?
The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes responsible for spreading Zika and yellow fever have been shown to be able to adapt in high-density urban areas
Indian kids under the grip of type-1 diabetes
World Diabetes Atlas 2015 highlighted that more than 70,000 children are affected by type-1 diabetes in India
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
First ever national survey shows the extent of South Africa’s TB problem
In 2019, 58,000 people died of TB in South Africa and 1.4 million people died from TB globally
US doctors customise drug to treat girl with rare genetic disease
The drug Milasen was designed to treat only Mila Makovec suffering from a form of Batten disease — a rare, fatal and inherited disorder …
Bihar braces for dengue outbreak after floods, cases cross 1,100 mark
Patna is worst hit as several areas are still water logged and serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes
The imminent threat of celiac disease in India
Panel discussion sheds light on prevalence of celiac disease in India, which has increased four folds since the 1960s
Will this be the fourth consecutive warm winter?
Longer monsoon spell, warm winter lengthen mosquito-borne disease outbreaks across India
Ethiopian berries help to battle mussels
The berries of an Ethiopian plant have been found to be effective against mussels, which are carriers of the schistosomiasis parasite.
People play key role in anti-filaria project
A programme implemented in central Kerala shows how an illness can be controlled if the community is involved.
No ozone depletion over India yet
The ozone layer over India is in place, though there is a trend towards depletion, say meteorologists
The fly that got away
The American serpentine leaf miner that infiltrated into India about two years ago is destroying agricultural crops
Can the Grim Reaper wait, please?
A timeless dream: eternal youth, unblemished by illness. The search for the font of immortality has taken a late 20th century turn into what …
Shoot to protect
With the creation of a new variety of rice plant which is resistant to bacterial leaf blight, genetic engineering has once again made one of …
On the comeback trail
The scientific community is trying hard to combat communicable diseases which have made a comeback
Wings of change
Researchers are trying to end malaria at its very root: by genetically modifying mosquitoes that carry the disease
New viruses on the prowl
Humans have exposed themselves to a host of new viral diseases by playing around too much with the environment
Heart condition
South Asians are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular problems South Asians are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular …
A tale of two diseases
India is the shining star in the global battle to eradicate smallpox. It is also a branded villain as far as polio is concerned. How is it that …
Fowl Play
Is an avian flu pandemic imminent? As panic sends the world into a flutter, the Indian response still struggles to take wing, discover padmaparna …
Malaria, diarrhoeal diseases set to rise: IPCC report
Latest report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommends simple measures such as provision of clean water, sanitation and …