Health and science stories relevant to India: research, medicine, space, environment, and climate.
A study published in the journal 'Remote Sensing' has found that climate change is disrupting the seasonal rhythm of forests in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR). Researchers used satellite imagery to analyse…
ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) researchers have found that combined exposure to environmental lead and amyloid-beta peptides causes significantly greater damage to nerve cells than either factor alone. The study, published in…
Doctors at Narayana Health in West Bengal have treated a seven-year-old boy with HbE Beta thalassemia using a haplo-cord transplant, making him transfusion-free. The child’s parents underwent IVF and genetic testing under…
With the monsoon season bringing snakes closer to human settlements, doctors are urging people to treat every suspected snakebite as a medical emergency and avoid traditional home remedies. Dr Gunjan Chanchalani, Director…
Indian doctors are urging a shift from the weighing scale to the measuring tape, warning that abdominal obesity often goes undetected by BMI alone. A national analysis of NFHS-5 data found nearly…
A teacher in Jagadhri describes her experience with cervical pain, from waking with a stiff neck and numb fingers to being diagnosed with cervical vertebrae issues after consulting a specialist. She notes…
T R Govindarajan, an Indian astronomy enthusiast, recently travelled to Zaragoza, Spain, to witness a total solar eclipse on August 12. The eclipse, which reached totality for 90 seconds at 8:29 pm…
Doctors at CARE Hospitals in Bhubaneswar performed an emergency open-heart surgery on a 29-year-old man suffering from Type-1 Acute Aortic Dissection, one of the most fatal cardiovascular emergencies. The patient was rushed…
Women account for 55% of the 1.1 billion people with vision loss worldwide, yet hold only 25-30% of ophthalmologist positions and 35-45% of training roles. A nationwide Indian survey found only 7.4%…
A recent study estimates that horizontal strabismus, commonly known as squint eye, affects 1.81% of the global population, or about 138.5 million people. Exotropia, where the eye turns outward, affects an estimated…
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