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4 months, 1 week ago

Mapping danger: Experts build a free open-source model to assess landslide risks

The wounds of the tragic landslides that struck Kerala and Karnataka in July have not healed yet. This also underscores the importance of publicly available data on landslide risks and cumulative rainfall to form effective mitigation strategies. Climate Software Lab, the climate technology arm of Bengaluru-based clean fuels company GPS Renewables, has come up with a Landslide Risk Assessment model …

India Kerala Data Region Risk Rainfall Model

5 months ago

845 elephant deaths recorded in Kerala in eight years

The Hindu

Kerala’s forests have recorded 845 elephant deaths between 2015 and 2023 with studies indicating an increasing trend in death rate over time. The population estimation report underscores the need to restore natural habitats and prevent fragmentation of elephant herds to prevent EEHV-HD from becoming a major threat to the survival of Asian elephants in the region. Recognising the need for …

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8 months ago

Lungs of young adults more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 virus: Research

India TV News

A recent study has provided intriguing insights into the susceptibility of different age groups to respiratory viruses like SARS-CoV-2, the culprit behind COVID-19. Dr. Vipin M. Vashishtha, a member of WHO’s Vaccine Safety Net, emphasised that older individuals exhibit less susceptibility to both SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus replication compared to their younger counterparts. These revelations challenge previous assumptions and suggest …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Vaping may increase susceptibility to Covid infection: Study

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Certain chemicals found in e-cigarettes may make vapers more susceptible to COVID-19 infection, according to a study. The study, published in the American Journal of Physiology, found propylene glycol/vegetable glycerin alone or along with nicotine enhanced COVID-19 infection through different mechanisms. The researchers from the University of California, Riverside in the US, also found that the addition of …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

IIT Delhi team makes first hi-res landslide risk map for India

The Hindu

In late 2023, torrential rain during the northeast monsoon triggered heavy floods and landslides in multiple States in North India, killing hundreds of people. Given the number of fatalities due to landslides in India, a national landslide susceptibility map can help identify the most dangerous areas and help allocate resources for mitigation strategies better. Unfortunately, India didn’t have a landslide …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Excessive screen time could indicate higher Autism and ADHD susceptibility in kids

India TV News

A study has revealed a link between screen time in children and a genetic predisposition to autism spectrum disorder. While excessive screen time during childhood has been associated with the risk of ASD and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the findings of this study suggest that genetic factors may influence screen use. Moreover, the research indicated that children with a high …

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1 year, 6 months ago

India’s climate crisis susceptibility and the way forward

Hindustan Times

The climate crisis poses an increasingly complex challenge worldwide, with profound implications for ecosystems, economies, and societies. India's vulnerability to climate crisis necessitates a long-term approach to build resilience and adapt to the changing climate. By adopting measures that enhance resilience in sectors such as agriculture, water management, and infrastructure, India can mitigate the adverse impacts of the climate crisis …

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2 years ago

Chemotherapy may make kids, grandkids more disease susceptible: Study

India TV News

A common chemotherapy drug could pass down increased disease susceptibility to children and grandchildren of adolescent cancer survivors, a study conducted in mice has found. "The findings suggest that if a patient receives chemotherapy, and then later has children, that their grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren, may have an increased disease susceptibility due to their ancestors' chemotherapy exposure," said Michael Skinner, …

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2 years ago

ICMR issues new guidelines; advices against use of antibiotics for low-grade fever, viral bronchitis

India TV News

The Indian Council of Medical Research has issued guidelines warning against the use of antibiotics for conditions such as low-grade fever and viral bronchitis while advising doctors to follow a timeline while prescribing them. Resistance to Imipenem, which is used to treat infections caused by E coli bacteria, increased from 14 per cent in 2016 to 36 per cent in …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Gut bacteria may contribute to HIV infection susceptibility: Study

Hindustan Times

Certain gut bacteria, including one required for a healthy gut microbiome, differ between people who develop HIV infection and those who do not, according to new UCLA-led research. Gut bacteria may contribute to HIV infection susceptibility: Study The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal eBioMedicine, suggest that the gut microbiome may influence one's risk of HIV infection, according to study …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Sustained rise in antimicrobial resistance in India: ICMR study

The Hindu

A big chunk of patients in India may no longer benefit from carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic administered mainly in ICU settings to treat pneumonia and septicemia, as they have developed antimicrobial resistance to it, an ICMR study has found. The data analysis done between January 1 and December 31, 2021, pointed towards a sustained increase in drug-resistant pathogens, resulting in …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Antimicrobial Resistance On the Rise in India, Immediate Corrective Measures Needed: ICMR Study

News 18

A big chunk of patients in India may no longer benefit from carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic administered mainly in ICU settings for the treatment of pneumonia and septicemia, as they have developed antimicrobial resistance to it, an ICMR study has found. According to the ICMR report, resistance to Imipenem, which is used to treat infections caused by bacteria E coli, …

India Bacteria Resistance Report Cent Icu Infections

2 years, 7 months ago

Study sheds new light on how genes contribute to diabetes

India TV News

A world-wide study, which included Indian scientists, of diverse populations has shed new light on how genes contribute to Type 2 diabetes. Dr. Giriraj R Chandak, Chief Scientist at CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology and one of the lead investigators from India, highlighted this study as a landmark event where scientists from different parts of the world …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Regional land use planning can be started in Kerala to reduce the risk of landslides: GSI Geology director

The Hindu

"A regional land use planning can be started immediately in Kerala with the available macro-scale landslide geo database to reduce the risk to a great extent," says Dr. Saibal Ghosh, Director, Geohazard Research and Management Centre, Geological Survey of India, in an e-mail interview to The Hindu as the State continued to face the increasing threat of disasters induced by …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Researchers debunk Covid link with blood group

India TV News

US researchers have claimed that blood group does not make a person vulnerable to Covid-19 infection nor does it increase the severity, debunking the earlier theories that SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked to certain blood groups. "Given the large and prospective nature of our study and its strongly nil results, we believe that important associations of SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19 with ABO …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Experts Find a Link Between Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factor And Covid-19 Severity

News 18

The gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease can increase a person’s susceptibility to and severity of Covid-19, researchers say. The study, published in journal ‘Cell Stem Cell’, suggests that the gene ApoE4 showed a higher susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection. “Our study provides a causal link between the Alzheimer’s disease risk factor ApoE4 and Covid-19 and explains why some …

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4 years ago

‘Animals most susceptible to coronavirus infection after humans’

Hindustan Times

Humans, followed by ferrets, and to a lesser extent cats, civets and dogs are the animals most likely to be infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a new study which analysed ten different species for their susceptibility to the virus which causes Covid-19. The findings, published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, found that ducks, rats, mice, pigs and …

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4 years ago

A question of susceptibility: why cases did not soar after Deepavali

The Hindu

Why did the anticipated rise in COVID-19 cases post the over-crowding witnessed during Deepavali not happen? Jacob John, former professor and HOD, Clinical Virology Department, CMC Hospital, Vellore, says what has shifted is essentially the equation between the susceptible people and the non-susceptible people, with the latter increasing. He says: The second wave is a reality in Italy, Germany, South …

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4 years ago

Asthma patients may be less likely to contract coronavirus, reveals study

India Today

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to grip millions across the world, the question about the susceptibility of the deadly virus still looms -- as to who is more likely to the contract the infection. Authors of the study, published on November 24 in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, said, "We observed lower Covid-19 susceptibility in patients with …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Weak Math Skills Make People More Susceptible to Misinformation About Coronavirus

News 18

People with weak arithmetic-solving ability are more susceptible to believing in misinformation regarding coronavirus, a survey conducted across five countries has revealed. The respondents were made to sit through three sets of tests to understand the kind of information they retain, which resulted in the researchers to come to the conclusion that the most common factor which made made people …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Bhima Koregaon case: Bail plea of activist Sudha Bharadwaj claiming susceptibility to COVID-19 rejected

Firstpost

Bharadwaj had approached the Bombay High Court seeking bail, saying that she suffered from chronic cnditions such as diabetes and hypertension Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to grant bail to lawyer and activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Koregaon Bhima case being probed by the National Investigation Agency. A bench led by Justice RD Dhanuka …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Experts debunk Trump's claims about susceptibility of mail-in ballots to tampering, children's immunity to COVID-19

Firstpost

Trump has claimed that with the in-mail voting system, it would take “months or years” for a winner to be declared. Any — any foreign national, talk about foreign election interference, can mail in a ballot and nobody even verifies if they’re a citizen of the United States of America.” — Fox News interview Monday. ___ MERCEDES SCHLAPP, Trump campaign …

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Mapping danger: Experts build a free open-source model to assess landslide risks

845 elephant deaths recorded in Kerala in eight years

Lungs of young adults more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 virus: Research

Vaping may increase susceptibility to Covid infection: Study

IIT Delhi team makes first hi-res landslide risk map for India

Excessive screen time could indicate higher Autism and ADHD susceptibility in kids

India’s climate crisis susceptibility and the way forward

Chemotherapy may make kids, grandkids more disease susceptible: Study

ICMR issues new guidelines; advices against use of antibiotics for low-grade fever, viral bronchitis

Gut bacteria may contribute to HIV infection susceptibility: Study

Sustained rise in antimicrobial resistance in India: ICMR study

Antimicrobial Resistance On the Rise in India, Immediate Corrective Measures Needed: ICMR Study

Study sheds new light on how genes contribute to diabetes

Regional land use planning can be started in Kerala to reduce the risk of landslides: GSI Geology director

Researchers debunk Covid link with blood group

Experts Find a Link Between Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factor And Covid-19 Severity

‘Animals most susceptible to coronavirus infection after humans’

A question of susceptibility: why cases did not soar after Deepavali

Asthma patients may be less likely to contract coronavirus, reveals study

Weak Math Skills Make People More Susceptible to Misinformation About Coronavirus

Bhima Koregaon case: Bail plea of activist Sudha Bharadwaj claiming susceptibility to COVID-19 rejected

Experts debunk Trump's claims about susceptibility of mail-in ballots to tampering, children's immunity to COVID-19