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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: Disease

A UK health study has collected a whopping 100,000 full-body scans, and Neanderthals had ‘family recipes’

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

ICMR detects two cases of Human Metapneumovirus, HMPV, in Karnataka

The respiratory virus is circulating globally, and is associated with respiratory illnesses in various countries.

UK approves three vaccines amid ‘Blue-tongue outbreak’

Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) will be issuing licenses for three vaccines that have been proven to reduce some of the clinical signs experienced by animals with the disease.

Our mouth acts as more than a means of communication. It can help identify internal diseases

Ulcers or sores in the mouth can be caused by diseases like Crohn’s disease and coeliac disease, which affect multiple organs. They can lead to recurrent ulcers and the patient can notice gastrointestinal symptoms.

How to tackle India’s snakebite problem — go beyond ‘big 4’, overhaul 100-year-old protocol

Snakebites in India considered a ‘poor man’s problem’ with little investment in their prevention & treatment. Experts flag need to improve medical infra & focus on community awareness.

Alzheimer’s can be diagnosed as early as 30—and symptoms aren’t what you’d expect

Those living with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease show more rapid – and aggressive – changes in their brain.

SubscriberWrites: India needs a sustainable approach to diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases

Investing generously in creating facilities for drug development in genetic diseases along with supportive regulatory mechanisms will be fruitful, writes Sudha Bhattacharya.

Where do mosquitoes go in winter? The answer will help in disease outbreak

Unlike warm-blooded animals, mosquitoes can’t control their own body temperatures. So, the warmer it is, the more active they are; but there's more.

Nature wants you dead every time you breathe a cocktail of pathogens. Yet you don’t fall sick

In 'Infectious', Dr. John S. Tregoning mentions how the human body is cornered on all sides by nature-borne attackers.

In Firozabad, ‘dengue-like’ disease has killed 32 kids in 11 days. No one knows what it is

‘Mystery’ disease causes uncommon symptoms like inflamed liver and water retention in stomach. Samples sent to NIV Pune for investigation.

On Camera

Chinese memes, videos & commentaries say Modi overshadowed other leaders at SCO

On Douyin, many videos highlighted how Modi was all smiles during his China visit. Others focused on his handholding with Putin and Trump’s supposed irritation.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.