Analyses of data of over 1.2 million children born in Denmark between 1997 and 2018 did not find evidence supporting an increased risk for autoimmune, atopic or allergic, or neurodevelopmental disorders associated with early childhood exposure to aluminium in vaccines
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A study based on NFHS-5 data has found that women with primary education were 16-31% less likely to justify intimate partner violence or experience emotional violence compared with women who did not have primary education. But was there no significant difference in the experience of physical violence
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Tamil Nadu’s differentiated TB care initiative — Tamil Nadu Kasanoi Erappila Thittam (TN-KET) or TB death-free initiative — was launched for the first time in India in April 2022 to reduce TB deaths. In just six months after launch, early deaths reduced by 20% and overall deaths reduced by 10% at the State level; in 2024, over two-thirds of the districts documented at least 20-30% reduction in TB death rate. The reason: the novel initiative is driven by operational research
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Participants who consumed 250 grams of mango daily for breakfast for two months had better glycaemic control begining with lower fasting blood glucose level, more weight loss, reduced waist circumference, and improved insulin sensitivity compared with the control group that had 81 grams of white bread
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While the criticism about high tree density per sq. metre in Miyawaki forests is partly valid, the vertical growth due to high density is not inherently unnatural or detrimental, but rather mirrors early-stage dynamics of natural forest regeneration, and may even enhance carbon sequestration and canopy formation in the short term
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A study suggests that a viral infection such as influenza and SARS/CoV-2 can set off an inflammatory cascade that “wakes up” the sleeping cancer cells located in distant organs such as lungs and bone marrow, leading them to proliferate
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“Your full paper, we can publish by August 15. If you complete the payment [of Rs.23,000] today [August 6, 2025], formatting will be completed tomorrow and sent for publication,” the Chennai-based Academic Research and Development Association (ARDA) person messaged on WhatsApp. Phew!
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Besides identifying neural progenitor cells in adult brain, the trajectory of neurogenesis was traced — progression from neural stem cells to differentiated immature granule neurons in adulthood — thereby providing strong evidence for the occurrence of adult neurogenesis
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The number of retracted articles and papers commented for misconduct on PubPeer has been doubling every 3.3 years and 3.6 years, respectively, while papers produced by paper mills have been doubling every 1.5 years
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Expenses to run the research integrity office is well worth it, feels Dr. Shashidhara as the price the institution will pay in case of research misconduct will be huge in terms of future funding, recruitment and overall reputation
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Various indices that already exist focus on the magnitude of the floods or the inundation caused by the floods while ignoring the impact of flood on people, be it injury or deaths. The District Flood Severity Index developed by IIT Delhi and IIT Gandhinagar researchers addresses this lacuna
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Genomic surveillance reveals resistance among key pathogens like Escherichia coli, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Vibrio cholerae is rising rapidly, with susceptibility to commonly used antibiotics often falling below 20%
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While the loss was in the forest core and bridge areas (corridors connecting different core areas), the increase in forest area was mostly restricted to islets — patches of forest containing no core and representing isolated habitats. Nearly half of newly added forests were islets, while a negligible 6% increase in forest cover was in the core
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