Indian-American scientist Vinay Prasad, who oversees the approval process for vaccines and new therapies, is stepping down amid controversies over his decisions to tighten certain regulations. His departure for the second time from the post of director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research within a year was announced on.
High-fibre diets, such as those including broccoli sprouts or other cruciferous vegetables, may reduce illness symptoms and improve quality of life in mice with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a study said. The findings were reported in mSystems, an American Society for Microbiology journal. The researchers investigated the interactions between mice and their immune systems, as.
Pakistan is desperately trying to present itself as a State under siege, targetted by militants allegedly operating from Afghan soil, forced to take unilateral military action to protect its citizens. However, when placed against the backdrop of regional history, this narrative appears deeply contradictory. Pakistan’s frustration today is inseparable from its own long-standing policies in.
Tamil Nadu is set to undertake an ambitious scientific effort to precisely map its coastal “blue carbon” ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrass meadows and tidal marshlands, using drones, Artificial Intelligence and cloud computing. The initiative aims to generate high-resolution data on carbon stored in these ecosystems and develop a comprehensive Blue Carbon Atlas for Tamil Nadu,.
Physical activity is associated with a lower risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke, according to a study involving more than 15,000 people. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2023. The most prevalent heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation, affects more than 40 million people globally. According to estimates, one in three Europeans will experience atrial.
Street vendors in Delhi, already lacking basic amenities, also face rising harassment and exclusion, according to a new report by Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), a global network of informal workers. The intense heat gripping the national capital is no longer just a weather event. For thousands of street vendors across Delhi,.
Jyoti Verma Indian rivers have been under sustained ecological stress for decades. In the last 20 years, courts, policy regulators, and public investments have focused on testing different solutions to tackle this persistent problem, but the conditions of India’s rivers have not improved much in practice. Untreated wastewater, industrial waste, and solid waste still find.
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) levels have reached their highest point in 800,000 years due to global warming, according to the State of Climate 2024 report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on March 19, 2025. The report states that in 2023, CO2 levels were recorded at 420 parts per million (ppm), marking a dangerous.
A new study has found that small doses of a commonly used antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drug can effectively treat a rare hair loss condition caused by an overactive immune response. Researchers at New York University Langone Health discovered that lower doses of doxycycline, an antibiotic frequently used for such cases, may be just as effective.
A new study by European researchers has found strong evidence that maternal infections during pregnancy can have lasting effects on brain development in newborns. The findings, published in the journal Brain Medicine, suggest that such infections may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders like autism, schizophrenia, and depression. The study, conducted by scientists.
A groundbreaking study published in Nature Genetics has challenged the long-held belief that modern humans emerged from a single ancestral population. Instead, the research suggests that our genetic lineage can be traced back to two distinct ancient human populations that intermingled around 300,000 years ago. According to the study, one of these populations contributed roughly.
