A cheap, sensitive diagnostic tool for Zika virus developed
Scientists have developed a cheap, highly-reliable, instrument-free, point-of-care Zika virus detection test. The sensitivity of the test is very high
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Many Zika cases will be missed if microcephaly screening alone is used
The Zika virus landscape has got a little more complicated. Zika virus infections cannot be accurately diagnosed solely on the
Read MoreThe changing landscape of malaria parasite P. vivax’s resistance to drugs
The malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax found in South America and Asia evolves quickly in response to widely-used anti-malarial drugs, a
Read MoreArtemisinin resistance dents the anti-malaria armour
The emergence of resistance to the artemisinin drug, a potent anti-malarial medicine, now threatens to affect the big gains achieved
Read MoreDid WHO’s TB care advice cause more MDR-TB cases?
Between 1993 and 2002, the World Health Organisation violated sound medical care by urging low- and middle-income countries to follow
Read MoreBright LED street lighting adversly impacts health
Excessive blue light emitted by light emitting diodes (LEDs) can adversely impact human health, says a report released recently by the American
Read MoreFirst CRISPR trial on humans set to begin
On June 21, the National Institutes of Health gave permission for starting the first ever clinical trial using CRISPR genome-editing
Read MoreVaccine trial for Zika virus to start soon in humans
The first Phase-1 human clinical trial of a vaccine for Zika virus is set to begin in the coming weeks, with
Read MoreHolding Olympics in the time of Zika virus
The World Health Organisation has confirmed that the Olympic Games scheduled to be held in August in Rio de Janeiro
Read MoreWhen the media created the ‘wild’ type-2 polio virus
The last case of wild type-2 poliovirus was seen in West Bengal way back in 1999. Since then no child
Read MorePotential drug target identified for Zika virus
At a time when no vaccines or therapeutic drugs are available against Zika and other diseases caused by flaviviruses, researchers
Read MoreOne more reason to avoid consanguineous marriages
A body of evidence shows that children born out of consanguineous marriages suffer from several congenital disorders. This is particularly
Read MoreLIGO: Merger makes waves, again
A little more than three months after detecting gravitational waves from the merger of two massive black holes, the Laser
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