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Definium LSD-Based Anxiety Treatment Shows Promise in Late-Stage Trial, With Benefits Seen Within Days
DT120 produced a statistically significant reduction in generalized anxiety symptoms after a single supervised dose, but regulatory approval and longer-term evidence are still needed
PfA@30: Taking the Animal Kingdom Under Their Wing
As People For Animals marks 30 years, the Bengaluru chapter offers a window into the demanding, often unseen work of rescuing, treating and rehabilitating animals around the clock
What Happens When AI Begins to Design Viruses?
A Stanford experiment raises a bigger question than whether AI can create a dangerous virus: what happens when artificial intelligence moves from analysing biology to proposing new biological designs?
Why Vital Chemotherapy Drugs Are in Short Supply in India
Platinum prices, import disruptions, price controls and regulatory delays have combined to squeeze supplies of cisplatin and carboplatin two widely used chemotherapy medicines
AI Heart Disease Prediction Tools Show Promise, But Why Aren’t They Ready for Clinical Use Yet?
Review finds artificial intelligence could improve cardiovascular risk prediction, but accuracy, validation, bias and clinical evidence remain major hurdles—especially for India
Integrated Multi-Testing for TB Care: Can One Patient Visit Detect More Diseases?
India's expanding tuberculosis diagnostic network could become a platform for broader screening, but a universal “one sample, multiple diseases” test is still some way away
Chronic Kidney Disease Screening: Panel Recommends Annual Screening and Additional Testing to Catch CKD Earlier
Parliamentary committee highlights the silent progression of chronic kidney disease and calls for stronger screening, especially among high-risk workers
Over 23,000 Posts Vacant in 28 Central Health Institutions: What India’s Healthcare Staffing Crisis Reveals
AIIMS alone reports 1,645 vacant faculty positions in 2026-27, raising questions about recruitment, capacity, medical education and the future of public healthcare
Early Initiation of Breastfeeding Is Not Enough: Why Indian Mothers Need Sustained Support After Birth
NFHS-6 highlights a crucial shift in India’s breastfeeding challenge: getting breastfeeding started in the hospital is only the first step; helping mothers continue it at home may be the harder task
India’s Haemophilia Diagnosis Gap: How Delayed Diagnosis Can Threaten Vision
haemophilia diagnosis gap, haemophilia and vision loss, ocular bleeding in haemophilia, haemophilia diagnosis in India, bleeding disorders
Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Causes, Symptoms, Types, Diagnosis and Modern Treatment Explained
Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare inherited neuromuscular disorder caused mainly by changes in the SMN1 gene, but advances in genetic testing and disease-modifying treatment have transformed what SMA can mean for affected children and adults
Three Common Medicines Classified as Carcinogenic by IARC: What Patients Need to Know Before Stopping Treatment
Hydrochlorothiazide, voriconazole and tacrolimus have been placed in IARC’s Group 1 category, but the classification identifies a cancer hazard not the individual cancer risk faced by every patient taking these medicines
Robert Bárány Nobel Prize: How His Discovery Revolutionized the Science of Balance and Vertigo
Robert Bárány’s pioneering research into the vestibular system explained how the inner ear detects movement and helps control balance, creating the scientific foundation for modern vertigo diagnosis and vestibular medicine
Jules Bordet Nobel Prize: How His Discoveries Transformed Modern Immunology
Jules Bordet’s Nobel-winning research on antibodies, complement and bacterial defence helped explain how the immune system recognises threats and created scientific foundations still used in diagnosis, vaccination and immunology more than a century later
Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo: Why the Fast-Spreading Crisis Has Become a Major Global Health Warning
More than 1,700 deaths have been reported in the latest outbreak, while community transmission, armed conflict, displacement, mistrust and shortages of health workers are making containment increasingly difficult
Can Stress Cause Acne? The Science Behind Stress, Hormones and Breakouts
Psychological stress may worsen acne through hormonal, inflammatory and behavioural pathways, but experts caution that persistent or severe acne should not automatically be blamed on stress
Traditional Diets Shape Unique Gut Microbes of Indian Tribes: Why India’s Microbial Diversity Matters for Future Health
Research on eight Indian tribal populations reveals gut microbiome patterns linked to traditional food habits, offering a valuable baseline for understanding nutrition, probiotics and the biological cost of dietary modernisation
Iron- and Zinc-Fortified Pearl Millet Found Safe for Toddlers’ Gut Health: What the New Study Means for Child Nutrition...
A collaborative study by researchers from India and the United States has found that biofortified pearl millet enriched with iron and zinc does not negatively affect toddlers' gut health. The findings strengthen the case for using nutrient-rich millets to combat childhood micronutrient deficiencies