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Doctors being trained to tackle health issues due to excessive microplastic use
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Doctors being trained to tackle health issues due to excessive microplastic use

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Union government has started training clinical researchers and other experts in identifying and managing health conditions arising out of excessive use of microplastics. This project is to answer those questions and initiate that kind of research.” He added, “there are not enough researchers in India, for a country which has a huge amount of human population that …

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New images show galaxy forming that is similar in mass to young Milky Way
4 weeks, 1 day ago

New images show galaxy forming that is similar in mass to young Milky Way

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New images show a galaxy forming that is similar to what …

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Beijing conference adopts Traditional Medicine declaration
1 month ago

Beijing conference adopts Traditional Medicine declaration

China Daily  

The 2024 World Conference on Traditional Medicine was held in Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday, gathering over 3,000 participants from 85 countries and regions. The 2024 World Conference on Traditional Medicine adopted a declaration on Wednesday urging joint efforts to harness the potential of traditional medicine in achieving universal health coverage. The declaration calls for scaling up efforts in mobilizing …

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Jay Bhattacharya: Trump’s research czar
1 month, 1 week 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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Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya is Donald Trump's pick to lead National Institutes of Health
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya is Donald Trump's pick to lead National Institutes of Health

The Hindu  

U.S. 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," Mr. Trump announced. Professor …

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Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
1 month, 2 weeks 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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Residents exposed to wildfire smoke have higher dementia risk, study finds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Residents exposed to wildfire smoke have higher dementia risk, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, in an 11-year study of more than 1.2 million Kaiser Permanente members in Southern …

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4 monkeys remain free nearly 2 weeks after dozens escaped a South Carolina compound
1 month, 3 weeks ago

4 monkeys remain free nearly 2 weeks after dozens escaped a South Carolina compound

Associated Press  

YEMASSEE, S.C. — Four monkeys remain free nearly two weeks after a group of 43 escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research, authorities said. Two more rhesus macaques were trapped Monday outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, bringing the total of recovered monkeys to 39, chief executive Greg Westergaard said in a statement relayed …

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RFK Jr.’s to-do list to make America ‘healthy’ — vaccines, fluoride and food — has health experts worried
1 month, 3 weeks ago

RFK Jr.’s to-do list to make America ‘healthy’ — vaccines, fluoride and food — has health experts worried

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services “is an extraordinarily bad choice for the health of the American people,” Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, warned Thursday. Although Trump signaled in the runup to the election that he planned …

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Research links gut microbiota to stress regulation and mental health management
2 months ago

Research links gut microbiota to stress regulation and mental health management

Hindustan Times  

A groundbreaking study has revealed the critical role of gut bacteria in regulating stress responses through interactions with the body's circadian rhythms. New research uncovers gut bacteria's impact on stress and mental health This groundbreaking study from University College Cork and APC Microbiome Ireland, a Research Ireland Centre, provides compelling evidence that the trillions of microorganisms in the gut orchestrate …

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Sambalpur Researchers Develop Nutritional Supplement to Combat Malnutrition
3 months ago

Sambalpur Researchers Develop Nutritional Supplement to Combat Malnutrition

New Indian Express  

Researchers of Sambalpur University have developed a nutritional supplement called 'Nutri Nest' that can combat malnutrition, particularly among infants and children. The supplement is centered around Kalabati rice, a nutrient-rich variety of rice native to Odisha. It also comprises other ingredients including peanuts, ragi, soybean, jaggery and milk powder, creating a comprehensive dietary solution. The supplement was developed over a …

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GST Council lowers tax on cancer drugs to 5%, to finalise cuts on health and life insurance premiums
4 months ago

GST Council lowers tax on cancer drugs to 5%, to finalise cuts on health and life insurance premiums

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: After much hue and cry over 18% GST on health and life insurance premiums, the GST Council in its 54th meeting on Monday reached a broad consensus on reducing taxes and decided to constitute a Group of Ministers to deliberate on the issue. In the meeting chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the GST Council also made several key …

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Monkeypox cases in Guangdong detailed in study
4 months ago

Monkeypox cases in Guangdong detailed in study

China Daily  

Most monkeypox cases in Guangdong province have been linked to male-to-male sexual contact, according to a study by Chinese medical researchers. The research team in Shenzhen established a clinical cohort study and used whole-genome amplification sequencing to trace the origins of the circulating monkeypox virus in the city, shedding light on the evolutionary path and features of the Clade IIb …

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Edible bugs not just a delicacy in Northeast, have health benefits too
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Edible bugs not just a delicacy in Northeast, have health benefits too

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Unlike elsewhere in India, edible bugs are part of the diet of the indigenous tribes in the Northeast. A team of Bengaluru-based researchers found that bugs, insects and snails are widely consumed in most parts of the region. Insects are consumed in various forms and for multiple purposes — food, health benefits and even neurotoxic effects. So far, they …

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ICMR, Panacea Biotec begin first-ever phase 3 clinical trial of made-in-India dengue vaccine
4 months, 3 weeks ago

ICMR, Panacea Biotec begin first-ever phase 3 clinical trial of made-in-India dengue vaccine

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a significant announcement, the centre on Wednesday said that the first-ever Phase 3 clinical trial for a made-in-India dengue vaccine has been initiated. The Indian Council of Medical Research and Panacea Biotec have announced the initiation of this landmark trial, which will evaluate the efficacy of India’s indigenous tetravalent dengue vaccine, DengiAll, developed by Panacea Biotec. The …

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Tackle these 14 factors to lower dementia risk, report suggests
5 months, 1 week ago

Tackle these 14 factors to lower dementia risk, report suggests

CNN  

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. But addressing 14 risk factors over the course of one’s life — starting in childhood — could prevent or delay nearly half of cases, according to a large report by 27 dementia experts. “The progress in preventing and treating dementia is accelerating.” The initial 12 risk factors were linked …

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India’s hidden COVID deaths: Was the toll in 2020 eight times higher?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s hidden COVID deaths: Was the toll in 2020 eight times higher?

Al Jazeera  

India had nearly 1.2 million excess deaths in 2020, new data shows. New Delhi, India – India’s actual death toll during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic that ravaged the world’s most populous country could be eight times higher than the government’s official numbers, reveals a new study. The numbers in the research, based on the Indian government’s 2019-21 …

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Opinion: Too many Americans support political violence. It’s up to the rest of us to dissuade them
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Too many Americans support political violence. It’s up to the rest of us to dissuade them

LA Times  

The pro-Trump riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, might not have been the end of a movement but the beginning of one. In 2022, to our great concern, 33% of American adults thought physical violence was usually or always justified to advance at least one political objective, and 14% strongly expected civil war in the next few years. …

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Nanoplastics and forever chemicals may hinder child development by altering breast milk, study says
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Nanoplastics and forever chemicals may hinder child development by altering breast milk, study says

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Toxic forever chemicals and nanoplastics can alter key proteins in human …

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Scientists and artists create live art based on groundbreaking research
7 months ago

Scientists and artists create live art based on groundbreaking research

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Working with artists to create paintings based on research is a …

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Viral phenomenon: A Wknd interview with former WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Viral phenomenon: A Wknd interview with former WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan

Hindustan Times  

What does it take to lead like a woman, in a heavily male-dominated field such as public health? There was also a lot of laughter, impromptu dinner plans, and getaways to the French Alps,” says Dr Swaminathan, 65. Amid pressure from vested interests and “booming threats of ‘Mantriji ko bolenge ’,” she was vindicated when the vaccine’s registration was suspended …

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‘I’m in menopause': Halle Berry joins senators to confront stigma in her fight for women's care funding
8 months ago

‘I’m in menopause': Halle Berry joins senators to confront stigma in her fight for women's care funding

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in middle age. Oscar-winning actor and women's health activist Halle Berry joins female senators as they introduce new legislation to boost federal research on menopause, at the …

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Olive oil may lower risk of dementia-related death
8 months ago

Olive oil may lower risk of dementia-related death

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. For more than 92,000 adults observed over 28 years, consuming at least 7 grams — a bit over half a tablespoon — of olive oil daily was linked with a 28% lower risk of dementia-related death, compared with those who never or rarely ate olive oil, found the study published Monday …

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New research discovers technique can boost sluggish sperm by 266%
10 months, 3 weeks ago

New research discovers technique can boost sluggish sperm by 266%

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New research has discovered ultrasound waves can be used to improve …

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