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145 doctors have lost licences since 1994 ban on pre-natal sex selection, shows govt data

At review meet, health minister says between 2015 & 2023, convictions under Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation & Prevention of Misuse) Act went from 271 to 713.

Women with heart-healthy diet are less likely to experience cognitive deterioration

Washington DC , October 20 (ANI): A study indicates that women who followed blood pressure-lowering diets in their middle years were roughly 17 per...

Covid antibodies making dengue more severe, suggests study by govt-run institute

This preprint study is 1st to demonstrate anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies can cross-react with dengue virus serotype and enhance its infection through antibody-dependent enhancement.

ICMR completes clinical trials of world’s first injectable male contraceptive, study says it’s safe

The findings of the phase-III clinical trial, which involved 303 candidates aged 25-40 years, were published in the international open-access Andrology journal last month.

Study reveals eye implant can be used to treat diabetes

Washington DC , October 18 (ANI): Swedish researchers have developed a microscale device for implantation in the eye, opening up new possibilities for cell-based...

Single vaccine that protects against three lethal coronavirus types successful in mouse trials

Washington , October 18 (ANI): A vaccine created by researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute that protects against three separate lethal coronaviruses has...

Adults with ADHD are at higher risk of getting dementia: Research

Washington DC , October 18 (ANI): According to a Rutgers study, persons with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are roughly three times as likely to acquire...

All about India’s 1st ‘living drug’ that uses patient’s own genetically engineered cells to fight cancer

Patients already registering for CAR T-cell therapy, developed indigenously by ImmunoACT under the name NexCAR19. It will be used to treat leukemia & refractory or relapsed lymphoma.

Research reveals using app to practise mindfulness may benefit children’s mental health

London , October 15 (ANI): Several studies have shown that practising mindfulness, which is defined as cultivating open-minded attention to the present moment, benefits...

Pregnancy complications enhance short, long-term risk of heart disease for people with obesity: Study

Washington , October 15 (ANI): According to a study, obesity during early pregnancy appears to be a strong predictor of future cardiovascular disease and...

On Camera

Climate finance gap is widening. Rich nations still see it as charity 

Developed countries should take responsibility for their climate emissions. Instead, the instinct has been familiar: Protect your own first. This is now shaping the climate finance debate.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.