Microbiome-based skincare technology holds unique benefits for consumers & beauty industry

Biggest challenges facing the microbiome-based beauty products industry is safety & compliance with regulations

Every 1 in 3 adults has hypertension, but only half know it

New WHO report called for prioritising  prevention, early detection and effective management of high blood pressure

Measles accounted for most excess deaths as a result of COVID-19 related vaccine disruptions

Excess deaths due to vaccine breaks amounted to 967,000 deaths, catch-up shots could avert 79% of them, finds Lancet study

A third of non-melanoma skin cancer deaths caused by working under sun

Estimates from WHO, ILO call for protecting workers from hazardous outdoor work in the sun

Cholera: Vaccines can stop spread, but biggest deterrent is clean water

Vaccinologists Edina Amponsah-Dacosta and Julie Copelyn speak about cholera vaccine and other ways to curb outbreaks in countries like South Africa

One Health approach: European Union strengthens action to combat antimicrobial resistance

European Council recommends incentives for innovation and access to antimicrobials along with alternatives  

Disinfectants harboring toxic chemicals are widely used despite lack of screening for potential health hazards

Quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs, are increasingly marketed and used with limited evidence for their appropriateness or safety

Only four countries making full efforts to end smoking: WHO

Netherlands, Mauritius join Brazil and Turkey in implementing all recommended measures to reduce tobacco smoking globally

Study underlines air pollution link to increased risks of pre-term birth, birth weight and pregnancy complications

Singleton pregnancies in 2000-2015 in Kansas, US examined

Time running out, healthcare in Gaza at breaking point: WHO

Calls for end to hostilities, defence of civilians and medical facilities against attacks

World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF pledge close to $600 million to combat cervical cancer

Commitments at first ever global forum to eliminate the fourth most prevalent cancer among women

‘We could eradicate malaria by 2040’ says expert after revolutionary vaccine is approved by WHO

R21/Matrix vaccine was developed by Oxford University together with the Serum Institute of India and can reduce malaria by 75%

Low testosterone in men associated with an early death – new study

Testosterone levels typically decline as men age, dropping by about 1% per year from the age of 30; other factors such as chronic disease can …

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The ground beneath our feet

Why soil health and biodiversity matters for the survival of the planet

Unhealthy levels of arsenic in water could exacerbate health concerns when used to boil rice

Rice, staple of over half of humanity, already has more arsenic than other grains; washing or boiling it with arsenic-contaminated water poses …

The middle-aged brain changes a lot — and it’s key to understanding dementia

The brain may be going through accelerating, as opposed to gradual, change during our 40s and 50s

Microplastics have been found in human placenta: Is it a ticking bomb?

Several studies have documented presence of nano and microplastics in foetuses; unrealistic to assume they pose no risk

13 feared dead due to cholera in Rourkela

Locals blame bad condition of drainage system and leakage of water supply pipes for outbreak

New sub-variant of Covid-19 called JN.1 detected in Kerala

Variant was detected among Indians at Singapore airport 2-3 months ago

India poised to advance in antibiotic development: VS Chauhan & Nitin Yadav

CSE-DTE speak to Virander S Chauhan and Nitin Yadav, co-founders of Biotide Solutions LLP, about the global AMR scenario

Simply Put: Picasso and AMR

The rise and fall of antibiotics. What would a post-antibiotic world look like?

Surveys have found 22% of antimicrobial use in hospitals is inappropriate

Simply Put: Ageing India

Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s – but our research suggests a specific brain enzyme could protect them

New possibilities of increasing oestrogen activity in the brains of women have the potential to become preventative therapy against devastating …