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Indian-origin researcher finds gene behind autism and seizures
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Indian-origin researcher finds gene behind autism and seizures

New York, Jan 9: A team of researchers, led by Indian-origin neuroscientist Viji Santhakumar, has found a gene that contributes to the development of behavioural changes associated with autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy. The gene, called neuropilin2, encodes a receptor involved in cell-cell...
Nagaland’s HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate much higher than national average: Survey
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Nagaland’s HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate much higher than national average:...

Kohima, Jan 9: The HIV/AIDS adult (15 to 49 years) prevalence rate in Nagaland is 1.36 per cent, which is much higher than the national prevalence rate of 0.2 per cent, the state’s Economic Survey 2023-24 said. According to the Economic Survey 2023-24, among the general population, the HIV/AIDS...
South Korea’s health ministry expresses hope for talks over medical reform
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South Korea’s health ministry expresses hope for talks over medical reform

Seoul, Jan 9: South Korea's health ministry on Thursday expressed hope for engaging in talks with the new head of the country's top doctors' lobby group amid a prolonged deadlock over medical reform. Second Vice Health Minister Park Min-soo made the remark during a government meeting, following the...
Drink coffee during morning hours to get good heart health
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Drink coffee during morning hours to get good heart health

New Delhi, Jan 8: While coffee offers several health benefits, the best time to drink the hot beverage is morning hours, claims a study on Wednesday. The research, published in the European Heart Journal, showed that people who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from heart...
Mpox deaths rise to 10 in Uganda: Health Ministry
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Mpox deaths rise to 10 in Uganda: Health Ministry

Kampala, Jan 8: The number of laboratory confirmed mpox deaths in Uganda has climbed to 10 after four fatalities were registered in the last five days in the East African country, according to authorities. In a situation update report released on Monday, Uganda's Ministry of Health said at least 156...
Prashant Kishor admitted to ICU; hunger strike to continue
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Prashant Kishor admitted to ICU; hunger strike to continue

Patna, Jan 8: Jan Suraaj Party Chief Prashant Kishor has refused to end his hunger strike despite being admitted to Jay Prabha Medanta Hospital in Patna on Tuesday due to deteriorating health. Kishor has been on hunger strike since January 2, protesting against irregularities in the 70th Bihar...
First human bird flu death in US reported
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First human bird flu death in US reported

Los Angeles, Jan 7: A patient in the US state of Louisiana has become the first person dead of bird flu, or H5N1, in the United States, authorities said. The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed in a news release that the patient had been hospitalised with the first human case of highly...
Medical hub to be created in Tripura : CM Manik Saha
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Medical hub to be created in Tripura : CM Manik Saha

Agartala, Jan 7: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday reiterated that the state government would create a medical hub in the state, the Chief Minister's Office said. Addressing a lamp lighting and oath-taking ceremony of the second batch of Agartala Government Nursing College at the Indira...
2 children test positive for HMPV in Nagpur, no surge in respiratory illness: Centre
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2 children test positive for HMPV in Nagpur, no surge in respiratory illness:...

New Delhi, Jan 7: Two children in Maharashtra’s Nagpur have tested positive for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), taking the total tally to 7 in the country on Tuesday. The two cases in Nagpur involve a seven-year-old and a 13-year-old. The children were initially suspected to be infected with H1N1...
8-month-old baby in Bengaluru becomes India’s 1st case of HMPV; Karnataka to hold emergency meeting
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8-month-old baby in Bengaluru becomes India’s 1st case of HMPV; Karnataka to...

Bengaluru, Jan 6: India has detected the first case of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) currently causing an outbreak in China in an 8-month-old baby in Bengaluru, Karnataka, the state health department confirmed on Monday. The baby with no travel history is being treated at a private hospital. The...
South Korea reports season
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South Korea reports season's 20th avian influenza case

Seoul, Jan 6: South Korea has confirmed its 20th case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) for this winter season at an egg farm in Gyeonggi Province, authorities said on Monday. The city government noted that the latest case was reported from a layer poultry farm in Yeoju, about 65 kilometers...
Israeli researchers discover virus defence system in marine bacteria
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Israeli researchers discover virus defence system in marine bacteria

Jerusalem, Jan 6: Israeli researchers have discovered a unique mechanism in marine bacteria that protects them from virus attacks, the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) said in a statement. A new study published in Nature Microbiology focused on the battle between bacteria and phages,...
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