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Science News
The disease detectives trying to keep the world safe from Bird Flu
H5N1 is one of many viruses that cause influenza in birds. It emerged in Hong Kong in 1996 and has since evolved into versions that have caused outbreaks in wild and farmed birds and have occasionally jumped to humans. In 2020, a new, especially deadly one caught the attention of scientists as it spread along migratory routes to parts of Africa, Asia and Europe.
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The disease detectives trying to keep the world safe from Bird Flu
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AstroSat observations unravel high-energy X-ray modulation in black hole
A black hole X-ray binary (BH-XRB) system consists of a black hole and a companion star that are locked in gravitation.
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AstroSat observations unravel high-energy X-ray modulation in black hole
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Anti-asthma medicine can reduce treatment duration for tuberculosis: Indian Institute of Science
The Bengaluru team has been working on the repurposed medicine for many years and reported earlier how it can be useful in TB treatment.
18 May 2024, 16:18 IST
Anti-asthma medicine can reduce treatment duration for tuberculosis: Indian Institute of Science
18 May 2024, 16:18 IST
After 180 years, new clues are revealing just how general anaesthesia works in the brain
Even though it is one of the safest medical practices, we still don’t have a complete, thorough understanding of precisely how anaesthetic drugs work in the brain.
18 May 2024, 07:56 IST
After 180 years, new clues are revealing just how general anaesthesia works in the brain
18 May 2024, 07:56 IST
Nearly 294 million people living with hypertension in Southeast Asia Region: WHO
The South-East Asia Region has identified the prevention and control of hypertension as one of the priorities.
17 May 2024, 13:07 IST
Nearly 294 million people living with hypertension in Southeast Asia Region: WHO
17 May 2024, 13:07 IST
Years lost to poor health due to blood pressure, sugar increased by 50% between 2000-21: Study
'The findings showed that addressing these diseases by targeting the modifiable risk factors presents an 'enormous opportunity to pre-emptively alter the trajectory of global health through policy and education,' according to the authors of the study.
17 May 2024, 11:52 IST
Years lost to poor health due to blood pressure, sugar increased by 50% between 2000-21: Study
17 May 2024, 11:52 IST
Climate change is linked to worsening brain diseases: Study
Our brains are responsible for managing the environmental challenges we face, especially higher temperatures and humidity, for example by triggering sweating and telling us to move out of the sun and into the shade.
17 May 2024, 09:18 IST
Climate change is linked to worsening brain diseases: Study
17 May 2024, 09:18 IST
Space data fuels India's farming innovation drive
The Indian government, which just relaxed foreign investment rules for the space sector, is leaning heavily into the use of satellite data to solve problems on the ground, with agriculture a key focus.
17 May 2024, 04:45 IST
Space data fuels India's farming innovation drive
17 May 2024, 04:45 IST
Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’
Human-generated CO₂ mainly enters the ocean as it dissolves at the surface. However, biological processes that transfer vast quantities of CO₂ from the surface to the deep ocean play a critical role in the ocean’s natural carbon cycle.
16 May 2024, 10:58 IST
Floating robots reveal just how much airborne dust fertilises the Southern Ocean – a key climate ‘shock absorber’
16 May 2024, 10:58 IST
AstraZeneca's Covid prevention drug meets primary goals in late-stage study
The investigational long-acting antibody therapy called sipavibart showed a 'statistically significant reduction' in symptomatic Covid-19 cases in an immunocompromised patient population, the company said.
16 May 2024, 06:47 IST
AstraZeneca's Covid prevention drug meets primary goals in late-stage study
16 May 2024, 06:47 IST
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