Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have clinched the Nobel Prize in Medicine for optogenetics — a method that makes it possible to show how nerve cells shape memories, feelings and behaviours in the living brain.
Health authorities have placed nearly 200 people under quarantine in Russia’s Siberian Irkutsk region after a laboratory worker reportedly died from plague, according to media reports.
Jaiselmer: India released two captive-bred male Great Indian Bustards into the wild at Sam in the Desert National Park on Saturday, a step officials described as a turning point in efforts to save the critically endangered bird from extinction.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday hosted a luncheon interaction at his New Delhi residence for a group of Delhi-based medical alumni from Jammu, many of whom studied at Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, during his tenure as a Professor of Medicine and Diabetes.
People around the world are living longer again, with global life expectancy almost fully recovered from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
QNu Labs, in collaboration with the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N) and IIT Gandhinagar, has demonstrated what it describes as India’s first free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link over a distance of 5.56 km.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Medical Rehabilitation Centre in Kolkata held the 27th edition of the Medical Rehabilitation Conference, bringing together doctors, experts and academics from all over the nation,celebrating 27 years of excellence at MRC Kolkata.
A new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) finds that chewing tobacco use contributed to an estimated 251,000 deaths globally in 2023, with health loss overwhelmingly concentrated in South Asia, including India.
Kolkata: Kolkata's Desun Hospital organised the Desun Cardio Care Walkathon on Tuesday to mark World Heart Day, bringing together doctors, nursing staff, students and local residents to raise awareness about heart health, regular exercise and mindful eating.
Insomnia is associated with a 26% higher risk of stroke and 28% higher odds of hospital admission, according to new research in Sleep Medicine Reviews. The researchers say the findings support recognising insomnia as an important marker of brain, mental and general health.
India on Monday underlined the need for greater conservation efforts for whales and other cetaceans at the 70th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC-70), being held in Hobart, Australia, from September 28 to October 2.
At least four bodies have been recovered following an avalanche on Himlung Himal in Nepal’s Manang region, while rescuers are continuing efforts to locate 12 people who remain missing, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Manipal Hospital Dhakuria organised the ‘Heart of Innovation Cardiac Summit’ on Wednesday ahead of World Heart Day, bringing together cardiac specialists and patients to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases and the importance of timely diagnosis and treatment.
A study by Japanese scientists has found that just 10 minutes of very slow running—at a pace close to walking—can improve mood and executive function, a set of higher-order cognitive processes involved in goal-directed behaviour and attention.
We know that being near someone we love can make us feel good. A new study discovers why: it helps the body work better.
A Johns Hopkins Medicine study reports evidence that time-restricted eating (TRE) — a form of intermittent fasting that involves only eating during a consistent, daily 8- to 10-hour window — can cause modest weight loss in adults with both obesity and prediabetes or those with diet-controlled type 2 diabetes.
The numbers paint a grim picture. Roughly half of all U.S. adults are lonely, according to a 2023 report, and nearly as many feel socially isolated. Though just as serious as other health risks, loneliness and social isolation remain underappreciated as urgent public health concerns.
At least 10 people have gone missing after an avalanche swept through the Himlung Himal Base Camp in Nepal’s Manang district on Sunday, media reports said.
Nepal Prime Minister Balen Shah made his UN General Assembly debut on Friday, proposing the creation of a Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism led by Nepal, India and China to help combat the growing threat of climate-related disasters.
A higher ultra processed food (UPF) intake is linked to a heightened risk of several major chronic health issues, such as digestive diseases, high blood pressure, and metabolic syndrome/diabetes, as well as death, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal Family Medicine and Community Health.
This year’s “Super El Niño” could lead to an estimated 451,000 deaths from extreme heat, according to a new study by the Climate Impact Lab.
Exposure to sugar during the first 1,000 days of life may increase the risk of developing anxiety in adulthood, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Surrey.
Approximately 65% of U.S. adults report consuming one or more sugar-sweetened beverages every day. Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute researchers found that consuming these drinks daily was associated with an increased risk of developing gastric cancer, while artificially sweetened beverages were not associated with an increased risk. Results are published in the journal Gastro Hep Advances.
An Ebola vaccine trial is underway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), involving frontline health workers and others involved in the response.
Scientists have long speculated why Venus, with a similar size, mass, and structure to Earth, doesn’t have a moon. New UC Riverside research shows it’s because our hungry twin likely swallowed it.
Chronic stress from people’s everyday lives may be causing lasting structural changes to the heart, harming health and reducing life expectancy.
Poor sleep is known to lead to poor diet quality. But as a new Concordia-led study of co-habitating couples shows that poor sleep can affect not only an individual’s food choices, but their partner’s choices too.
Exposure to air pollutants, especially small particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), may heighten the risk of death by suicide and suicidal thoughts, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
Scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Liverpool John Moores University in England have discovered the first adult T. rex trackway, providing insights into how this emblematic predator moved. The findings were published today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
The New Delhi Declaration adopted at the 18th BRICS Summit has given a significant push to international cooperation in Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM), recognising its growing relevance in strengthening health systems and contributing to Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
