Zika virus might cause Guillain-Barré syndrome, a French Polynesia study shows
The first evidence that Zika virus might be causing Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a severe neurological disorder, has emerged from a retrospective study
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First diagnostic test kit for Zika virus already created
If all goes well and as expected, the validation process of the first diagnostic test kit capable of diagnosing Zika,
Read MoreZika virus: The benefits of open research
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers working with Brazilian collaborators have started publicly sharing on a daily basis results and data of
Read MoreIISc: Garlic and artemisinin derivative kill malaria parasites
A study carried out by researchers at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has shown that garlic, well known
Read MorePilot testing of bedaquiline drug on TB patients to start soon
A pilot programme to test the toxicity, particularly cardio-toxicity, of bedaquiline drug (used for combating multidrug-drug resistant TB) in the
Read MoreThe curious case of larvicides causing microcephaly
In the beginning, a rather ludicrous rumour made the rounds — genetically modified mosquitoes released in Brazil, by a British biotech
Read MoreZika: When research goes off the rails
The World Health Organisation (WHO) may have designated the Zika virus and its suspected complications in newborns as a public
Read MoreNovel approaches to fight Aedes aegypti mosquito
An estimated 390 million dengue infections occurring each year across 150-odd countries is proof that the current mosquito control measures
Read MoreEditorial: Gearing up for the Zika threat
The World Health Organization has declared that the outbreak of Zika and congenital malformations and neurological disorders in newborns believed
Read MoreSugar tax may be the bitter pill to cut obesity
After years of waiting, the World Health Organisation (WHO) finally took a stand on January 25 and urged governments to
Read MoreZika: ‘I think WHO should declare an emergency’
The World Health Organization faced flak for its delay by two months in 2014 in declaring the Ebola epidemic as
Read MoreSounding the smoke alarm on sale of tobacco to minors
Thanks to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, tobacco companies in India may find it hard
Read MoreIISc: endosulfan induces infertility in male mice
If an association between the widely used pesticide, endosulfan and male infertility has been found in the case of humans
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