Politics News Updates

Melbourne: A drug combination of artemisinin-naphthoquine should be considered for the treatment of children with malaria, suggests a study. The researchers studied malaria cases in Papua New Guinea. “This regimen should be considered together with other currently available effective (artemisinin combination therapies) for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea and similar epidemiologic settings […]

Rome: A team of scientists in Italy has discovered the “hiding place” of HIV virus in cells that holds promise for important developments towards new therapies to cure the disease. The team at the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) in the northern city of Trieste photographed the structure of nucleic lymphocites with […]

Seoul: People consuming three to five cups of coffee a day have the lowest risk of clogged arteries and heart attacks, says new research. An international team of researchers led by the Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, set out to examine the association between coffee consumption and the presence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) […]

Washington: Two of the four known groups of human AIDS viruses originated in western lowland gorillas in Cameroon, scientists said. The virus that causes almost all the cases of AIDS worldwide, called HIV-1, has jumped species to infect humans on at least four separate occasions, generating four HIV-1 lineages – groups M, N, O, and […]

Abu Dhabi: A new species of algae has been discovered in the coral reefs off United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) capital Abu Dhabi, an organism that helps corals survive seawater temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius, temperatures that would be lethal to corals elsewhere in the world. In a collaborative project between New York University […]

Intermittent fasting may actually help people live longer and healthier, says a study

Washington: The US and Liberian governments Friday launched a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an experimental Ebola drug on humans, the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) said. “Although ZMapp has been used to treat several Ebola-infected patients in recent months, we cannot determine if the drug actually […]

Drinking four to six cups of coffee daily may lower the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system - brain, spinal cord and optic nerves

London: A simple urine test could help clinicians identify the level of bladder cancer aggressiveness in patients, says a study. Validated in over 400 clinical samples, two urinary biomarkers — epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and a protein, epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) – were found to be independent predictors of bladder cancer. Higher levels […]

Alleging underreporting of COVID-19 fatalities in Odisha, the State BJP on Saturday came down heavily on the ruling-BJD and demanded a White Paper on the total number of deaths due to the infection in 2020 and 2021.

As per the Election Atlas released by the Election Commission of India today, with a quantum leap of 29 points, the elector gender ratio in Odisha has moved up to touch 951 from 922 in 2014. Andhra Pradesh topped the chart among major states by posting a jump of 31 points

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the appeals against the Calcutta High Court order denying West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Law Minister Moloy Ghatak from filing affidavits on their role on the day of arrest of four Trinamool Congreess leaders on May 17 by the CBI in Narada case.

Bhubaneswar: With the general elections nearing, political parties are gearing up to select candidates. The ruling-BJD, which has been at the helm of affairs for the last nineteen years, is reportedly facing worries over candidate selection due to involvement of several of its party leaders in the multi-crore chit fund scam. At a time when […]

London: A class of drugs used to treat certain breast cancers could help tackle lung cancers that have become resistant to targeted therapies, suggests a study done on mice. The study showed that lung tumours in mice caused by mutations in a gene called EGFR shrunk significantly when a protein called p110a was blocked by […]

Worried of being overweight? You might as well add this to your daily diet or consume it as solo. Yes, here were are talking about ‘apple cider vinegar’ which has been widely followed as a natural health tonic and believed to aid in weight loss. Studies suggested that the apple cider vinegar not only controls […]