Cooled Cooked Food: A Simple Dietary Strategy for Blood Sugar Management
Starch, which has a high glycaemic index upon cooking, can undergo recrystallisation and turn into resistant starch upon cooling, resulting
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Nipah Virus: NIV Researchers’ Assertion Of Aerosol Transmission Not Backed By Evidence
While ARDS patients with cough and respiratory distress are very likely to expel Nipah virus into the air, there is no hard evidence to suggest that patients generate virus-laden aerosols that can “travel greater distances and remain suspended in the air for extended periods” and infect others
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Genetics of Cancer Predisposition: Is Destiny Written In The DNA?
Knowing our genetic risks means rewriting what was once seen as destiny. From uncertainty, we are moving toward awareness and prevention, and turning generations of loss into a future of hope
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Higher risk of gynecological cancers in women with metabolic syndrome, a meta-analysis suggests
A systematic review and meta-analysis found that women with metabolic syndrome are at an increased risk of gynaecological cancers, regardless of the study design, type of gynaecological cancers, and definition of metabolic syndrome
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Before the First Cell Turns Deadly: How a Blood Test Detects Cancer Years Before Clinical Diagnosis
A recent study has shown that a simple blood test can detect traces of cancer more than three years before it is clinically diagnosed. This is more than early detection. But screening tests will need to be 50 times more sensitive to reliably detect cancer this early
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Hidden genetic variants skew HbA1c levels, delay diabetes diagnosis by four years in Black, South Asian men
In people with G6PD deficiency variant, HbA1c blood test used for diagnosing type 2 diabetes and monitoring people with diabetes appear artificially low for any given glucose level, particularly in males, leading to delayed diagnosis and compromised treatment
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Counting Every Case: Why India Should Make Cancer a Notifiable Disease
Mandatory reporting would highlight which cancers are surging and where, enabling targeted campaigns — from anti-tobacco drives to HPV vaccination, and early screening in high-incidence areas. Several States have already made cancer notifiable, and their experiences offer valuable lessons
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How Cells Sense Shape to Heal Wounds — The Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum
The endoplasmic reticulumun has an expected role in orchestrating cell migration during tissue repair. At convex edges, where lamellipodial crawling occurs, the endoplasmic reticulum reorganised into thin tubules. At concave edges, where cells contract to close the gap, the endoplasmic reticulum formed sheet-like domains that worked with actin bundles
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An AI-powered, lightweight App offers hope for early-stage cervical cancer diagnosis
An AI-powered, lightweight, diagnostic, web-based App — CerviSpectraDiag — developed by researchers from IIT Kharagpur and KIIT University for early detection of cervical cancer has an accuracy of 84.73%. It offers diagnosis in near real time while maintaining privacy and data security as processing of spectral data of cervical tissue happens at the device level
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ICMR-NIRRCH, IIT Madras researchers prevent Candida infection by identifying, targeting a chink in its armour
An integrated metabolic model combined with experimental studies using cell lines and mice model helped identify arginine metabolism as a key driver of disease-causing ability of Candida and the ALT1 enzyme as being crucial for the pathogen’s survival and virulence
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How genetic study of lipid profile in Indian adolescents can Influence Heart Disease, Stroke
Although usually seen as an adult problem, genetic roots of dyslipidemia start in childhood. Studying lipid levels in Indian children is not only important for predicting future cardiac complications but can also provide critical insight into how genetic risks are inherited and further amplified by lifestyle factors common in India
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One Protein, Two Cures: Harnessing Sclerostin’s Dual Nature to Tackle Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis
Sclerostin plays a crucial role in bone formation but restrains abnormal bone growth in joints, which can worsen osteoarthritis. This paradox inspired the design of two short peptides with opposite functions — one restores bone in osteoporosis, while the other protects cartilage in osteoarthritis
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Why More Children in India are Dying by Suicide: A Deeper Look
A strange statistic emerges in the data on child suicides in India — contrary to what is seen in other age groups, a higher number of girls die by suicide when compared to boys. 55% of all suicides under-18 years age are among girls. The reasons: higher incidence of sexual assault, love failure, unwanted marriage and pregnancies, and limited emotional support from family members
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