Quality human clinical trials using ayurveda and modern medicine
In a welcome move, the Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) and the Indian
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Year: 2025
Wastewater study detects a large, silent wave in Bengaluru
The XBB.1.16 Omicron recombinant first detected in India on December 25, 2022 has become the dominant variant in the country.
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Anaemia: major flaws in a tea fortification study
A small study carried out in Sangli, Maharashtra on 43 women participants to evaluate the effectiveness of tea fortification with
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Omicron variants evolve strategies to evade T cell immunity
The cellular mechanisms and consequences of enhanced MHC I inhibition by Omicron variants on infection and disease remain to be determined
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Prior infections driving dengue virus evolution in India
Several lines of evidence point to interlinked dengue evolution driven by the underlying population-level natural immunity
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SARS-CoV-2 virus not found in animal samples from Huanan seafood market, says study
The absence of the virus in samples collected from raccoon dogs and the inability of the study to establish the origin of the virus is in complete variance to the conclusions of a team led by evolutionary biologist Michael Worobey
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IACS’s novel compound treats drug-resistant kala-azar infection
Experimental work undertaken in mice has shown a novel quinoline derivative to be effective in sharply reducing the load of Leishmania
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GISAID temporarily lifts ban on authors of Zenodo report on the origin of COVID-19 pandemic
GISAID says it reversed its stand and lifted the temporary access restrictions as a ‘show of goodwill’ and did so after it received a reply from the authors on March 21
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Differentiated TB Care: Tamil Nadu’s novel initiative results in reduced TB deaths
Deaths within two months of TB diagnosis (early TB deaths) have reduced from more than 600 in April 2022 to less than 350 in December 2022
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No cause for alarm: On the Omicron recombinant XBB.1.16 in India
More than three years after the pandemic began, newer variants, an uptick in cases, hospitalisations, and even deaths are being reported from
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Sucralose impairs mouse immune responses, and WHO has advised people not to use sucralose
A recent study, published in the Nature, provides evidence that high doses of sucralose — a calorie-free sugar substitute that is 600
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No neutralising antibodies found after Japanese encephalitis vaccination
A small trial in vaccinated children in Gorakhpur district has found seroprotection against the virus decreased sharply in fully vaccinated children
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Scrub typhus: combination therapy can save more lives
Mortality rate was same in the combination therapy arm and two monotherapy arms, but there was faster resolution of complications in the combination therapy group
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