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The Union Health Ministry has amended the Drugs Rules, 1945, allowing licensing authorities to bar pharmaceutical entities from filing applications for a specified period if they submit fake or fabricated data. The…
A team at Japan's Kyushu University, led by Professor Ryuichi Tatsumi, has identified a sulphur-based antioxidant compound, lipoic acid trisulphide, that protects hepatocyte growth factor, a protein central to repairing skeletal muscle,…
US health agencies reported 345 Salmonella cases across 27 states, with 36 hospitalisations and no deaths. Investigators linked the outbreak to jalapeños grown in Sinaloa, Mexico, and distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors.…
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Ebola is spreading faster than response efforts in Congo. New cases are doubling in some hotspots, with 3,874 confirmed cases and 1,751 deaths reported by Monday.…
Coating raven eggs with non-toxic mineral oil more than doubled sage-grouse nest survival in treated areas, a study published in The Journal of Wildlife Management found. Sage-grouse, ground-nesting birds of western North…
Sightsavers supported 3,280 children with visual impairment in West Bengal between April 2025 and March 2026 through an inclusive education programme. It worked with the state education department, schools, teachers and communities.…
Scientists from Imperial College London and partner institutions engineered tobacco and lettuce plants to produce myoglobin, a muscle protein responsible for meat’s colour and flavour. Using a gene gun, they inserted pig…
Electrolyte drinks are gradually becoming as popular as soft drinks, according to NDTV. The report examines the conditions in which these beverages may be helpful. Dr Smriti Jhunjhunwala explains their possible uses…
Gujarat and Maharashtra have stepped up action against analogue paneer, a cheaper substitute made with vegetable fats, milk solids, starches and additives. Gujarat inspections reportedly found undeclared analogue products and substandard samples.…
Google launched an AI image-generation feature in Google Earth on 30 July, letting users create scenes over satellite imagery using text prompts and the company's Nano Banana technology, The Hindu reported. Product…
