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India sets up its first diabetes biobank. Why it matters
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5 days, 18 hours ago

India sets up its first diabetes biobank. Why it matters

India Today  

India has launched its first-ever diabetes biobank in Chennai, a major step toward understanding and tackling one of the country's most pressing health concerns. By storing biological samples from across India, the biobank will help scientists study the genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors behind diabetes. The MDRF biobank addresses this gap by housing over 1,50,000 biological samples, providing critical data …

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India sets up the first diabetes biobank in Chennai. Here's why this is significant
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6 days, 12 hours ago

India sets up the first diabetes biobank in Chennai. Here's why this is significant

Firstpost  

India has set up the country’s first-ever diabetes biobank in Chennai. As per a study, India has over 10 crore diabetes cases and 13.6 crore prediabetes cases, one of the highest in the world The diabates biobank, collaboration between the Indian Council of Medical Research and the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, promises to boost scientific research and treatment for diabetes. …

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Jay Bhattacharya: Trump’s research czar
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Jay Bhattacharya: Trump’s research czar

The Hindu  

On November 26, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced that physician and economist Jayanta ‘Jay’ Bhattacharya will be the director of the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s chief agency for medical research. The NIH’s parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, will be headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH …

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Trump Picks Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya To Lead National Institutes of Health
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump Picks Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya To Lead National Institutes of Health

ABP News  

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Indian-American scientist Jay Bhattacharya as the director of the National Institutes of Health, the country's top health research and funding institutions. Dr. Bhattacharya will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to direct the Nation’s Medical Research and to make important discoveries that will improve Health, and save lives," Trump announced. Bhattacharya is …

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Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen health economist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates, to lead the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s leading medical research agency. Trump said Bhattacharya, a 56-year-old physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, will work in cooperation with antivaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to lead …

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Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s anti-lockdown pick to head the NIH?
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s anti-lockdown pick to head the NIH?

Al Jazeera  

Bhattacharya would lead the National Institutes of Health, the primary agency in the US for public health research. US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Dr Jay Bhattacharya, who opposed COVID-19 lockdowns, to run the National Institutes of Health, the primary agency in the United States responsible for public health research. “In retrospect, some restrictions or their intensity were unnecessary, as …

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Trump turns to critic of COVID mandates to run NIH
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Trump turns to critic of COVID mandates to run NIH

NPR  

Trump turns to critic of COVID mandates to run NIH toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health researcher, to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health. "I don't think that Jay Bhattacharya belongs anywhere near the NIH, much less in the director's office," says Angela Rasmussen, …

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Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Kolkata-born professor appointed by Trump to lead US health agency?
4 weeks ago

Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Kolkata-born professor appointed by Trump to lead US health agency?

Firstpost  

Stanford University professor and health policy expert Jay Bhattacharya has been appointed as the Director of the National Institutes of Health by US President-elect Donald Trump. If confirmed by the Senate, the Indian-origin academic will lead the world’s top medical research agency US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Kolkata-born Jay Bhattacharya as the Director of the National Institutes of Health, …

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Teenage leukaemia patients battling their diagnoses want to help others going through cancer
1 month ago

Teenage leukaemia patients battling their diagnoses want to help others going through cancer

ABC  

Teenager Tianna Valvo is cramming a lot of experiences into her second chance at life, but one thing she won't do is head to the hairdresser. "You're going through the same routine every single day, you get out of bed, pulling your medications and drugs with you, and take a shower, and then you go back to bed," Raya said. …

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With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs
1 month, 1 week ago

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs

NPR  

With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images As the next Trump administration overhauls the federal government, the National Institutes of Health could be among the top targets for restructuring. "I do think you probably will see changes in NIH, as well as other public health agencies like CDC and maybe even …

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Row among family over mortal remains of Communist leader
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Row among family over mortal remains of Communist leader

Hindustan Times  

Disagreements between late Communist leader MM Lawrence’s son and one of his daughters took a dramatic turn on Monday as they could not reach a consensus on how to handle his mortal remains. Disposing the petition, the bench of Justice VG Arun directed the principal of the Ernakulam GMCH to take possession of the leader’s mortal remains and consider the …

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Why some people are volunteering to be infected with diseases
4 months ago

Why some people are volunteering to be infected with diseases

BBC  

Why some people are volunteering to be infected with diseases Getty Images Some people have deliberately let themselves to be bitten by malaria-carrying mosquitoes, all in the name of medical research Testing new treatments and vaccines can take years, if not decades, to gather enough data, so scientists are turning to a controversial approach that involves deliberately infecting volunteers with …

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PGIMER to launch oral health drive at schools
5 months, 1 week ago

PGIMER to launch oral health drive at schools

Hindustan Times  

The Oral Health Sciences Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, is all set to launch “Anant Muskaan”, a pioneering multi-site implementation research initiative focused on primary school-based tooth brushing and oral health education in India. Funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research, the initiative aims to introduce school-based tooth brushing and oral health education to primary school-going …

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‘Working to improve research ecosystem’: BHU conveys regret
7 months ago

‘Working to improve research ecosystem’: BHU conveys regret

Hindustan Times  

Researchers from the Banaras Hindu University that conducted a study on the safety of Covaxin have conveyed their regret to the Indian Council of Medical Research for acknowledging the support of the apex biomedical research regulator without proper authorisation, people familiar with the matter said. “Additionally, the Institute of Medical Sciences is also working on further strengthening and improving its …

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ICMR distances itself from safety study on Covaxin
7 months ago

ICMR distances itself from safety study on Covaxin

Hindustan Times  

The country’s apex biomedical research regulator, the Indian Council of Medical Research, has distanced itself from a Banaras Hindu University study that raised concerns on safety of Bharat Biotech’s Covid vaccine, Covaxin, and threatened legal action against the study’s authors for acknowledging ICMR’s support for a poorly designed study without its consent. ICMR chief Rajiv Bahl has formally written to …

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Senior medical researchers learn tricks of the trade
8 months ago

Senior medical researchers learn tricks of the trade

The Hindu  

Research requires much effort, but it is tougher for medical graduates. Secretary to Government of India, Department of Health Research and Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research Rajiv Bahl, who participated at the event, highlighted the demands of medical research for students and young and senior researchers. That said, researchers would do well to get their article reviewed by their …

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Two-day National Conference on Students’ Medical Research 2024 begins
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Two-day National Conference on Students’ Medical Research 2024 begins

The Hindu  

The 14th National Conference on Students’ Medical Research, which serves as a platform for undergraduate medical students from across the country to present their research studies and exchange ideas with each other, began in the State capital on Friday. The annual event is organised by the Community Medicine department of Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram and Kerala University of Health Sciences …

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Queen Letizia stuns in a red jacket as she takes to the podium to chair a medical research forum in Madrid
9 months ago

Queen Letizia stuns in a red jacket as she takes to the podium to chair a medical research forum in Madrid

Daily Mail  

Queen Letizia of Spain opted for business chic with a touch of added glam as she took to the podium to chair a medical research forum today. The Queen, 51, wore a red tweed jacket with gold buttons, paired with black trousers, as she walked onto the stage to open the forum. The forum, hosted by The Fundación Mutua Madrileña, …

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With CRISPR poised to revolutionise therapy, a pause to consider ethical issues
10 months, 2 weeks ago

With CRISPR poised to revolutionise therapy, a pause to consider ethical issues

The Hindu  

“We will each write a ghost story”, said Lord Byron; and his proposition was acceded to. With the first gene editing technology securing approval for the treatment of sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia, we transcend into a new revolutionary phase. Casgevy and Lyfgenia, the two cell-based gene therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sickle cell anemia treatment …

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UCLA will transform dead Westside mall into major science innovation center
11 months, 2 weeks ago

UCLA will transform dead Westside mall into major science innovation center

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, right, joins University of California and elected officials on a tour of the former Westside Pavilion shopping center in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The former Westside Pavilion, a long shuttered indoor mall, will be transformed into a UCLA biomedical research center aimed at tackling such towering challenges as curing cancer and preventing global pandemics, officials announced Wednesday. Gavin …

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Broader education urged for doctors
1 year ago

Broader education urged for doctors

China Daily  

A renowned Chinese medical researcher has suggested incorporating liberal studies in medical school curricula and reforming the appraisal standards for doctors in China. Peking Union Medical College launched a "4+4" medical program in 2018 that allows college students to take a nonmedical undergraduate major first and then pursue a doctoral degree in medicine in the last four years. "We are …

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Opinion: How climate research is polluted by fossil fuel money — and how to fix it
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: How climate research is polluted by fossil fuel money — and how to fix it

LA Times  

When Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of COP28, unveiled plans for a first-ever Day of Health at the upcoming United Nations- But it was also ironic: The man promising to “shine a light” on the deadly effects of fossil fuel pollution heads an oil company that’s raking in profits while ramping up emissions. Many medical schools require publicly accessible faculty …

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Kerala govt cites ICMR report, says possibility of Nipah virus presence in bats in Wayanad
1 year, 1 month ago

Kerala govt cites ICMR report, says possibility of Nipah virus presence in bats in Wayanad

Hindustan Times  

Citing an ICMR report, the Kerala government on Wednesday said that there was a possibility of Nipah virus presence in bats in Wayanad district of the state. State Health Minister Veena George said that the Indian Council of Medical Research gave this information based on its studies of the bat samples collected by it. The minister said that it does …

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Lecanemab drug trial to examine if it can slow progress of Alzheimer's disease
1 year, 1 month ago

Lecanemab drug trial to examine if it can slow progress of Alzheimer's disease

ABC  

When 69-year-old Margaret Williamson was told she was at high risk of developing dementia, she was shocked. A screening at the Hunter Medical Research Institute in 2022 detected that Margaret and her identical twin sister, Marilyn, had the amyloid protein in their brains, believed to be the leading cause of Alzheimer's disease. Professor Michael Breakspear is hoping the drug trial …

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