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Experimental drug promising to bring down bad cholesterol by up to 69% completes early stage trial

Set to enter larger trial across 5 countries, it works by permanently turning off gene that causes high bad cholesterol levels. Commonly used drugs work by inhibiting cholesterol-causing enzyme.

IIT-Bombay researchers find PCOS slows down speed of response by 56%, accuracy by 10%

IIT Bombay findings were published in the journal BioPsychosocial Medicine. Over 11% of Indian women are estimated to be suffering from the endocrinal dysfunction.

Active Covid cases in India cross 1,000-mark. ‘Most cases mild, under home care,’ says health ministry

Kerala records the highest number of cases at 430, followed by Maharashtra (209) and Delhi (104), respectively.

India’s 1st robot-assisted heart bypass, breast cancer surgery successfully performed on 72-yr-old

The first ever combined surgery was performed on a Bangladesh woman at Fortis Escorts, in New Delhi. It lasted 11 hours.

Human body, in the heat of the moment

What is heat exhaustion? Can heat affect vital organs? How can you manage heatstrokes? ThePrint explains how the human body reacts to change in ambient temperature.

Gut health probiotics now among top selling drugs in India, but doctors advise caution against hype

Due to self-administration & preventive use of probiotics, besides doctors’ prescriptions, probiotic brands Enterogermina & Econorm have clocked in over Rs 450 cr in sales over the past yr.

India reaffirms commitment to global health equity at 78th World Health Assembly

Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava represented India at the assembly and assured the country's stance under the theme 'One World for Health'.

Some Asian countries report surge in COVID-19 cases. But no reason to panic, at least not yet

Dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants in Singapore & Hong Kong are subvariants of JN.1, which is a sub-lineage of the BA.2.86 omicron variant first seen in Denmark in July, 2023.

Much before US baby, Gurugram girl could’ve been 1st to get personalised gene editing. But time ran out

For Uditi’s parents, reading about use of CRISPR tech, or ‘genetic scissors’, to treat baby KJ, diagnosed with severe genetic disorder, reminded them of their daughter.

Dementia can take root in childhood. It isn’t just an old age risk

Risk factor exposures in the first decade of life — or even while in the womb — may have lifelong implications for dementia risk.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.