New Delhi: Working under the sun causes nearly one in three deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer, according to an international study including researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). They found that outdoor workers carry a large and increasing burden of non-melanoma skin cancer, which refers to a group…
New Delhi: Animal-to-human infections, or zoonotic diseases, have been increasing at an “exponential rate” and in 2050, are predicted to kill 12 times as many people as they did in 2020, researchers have warned in a new British Medical Journal (BMJ) Global Health study. Animal-to-human infections, also called ‘spillover’ infections, have been the cause of…
New Delhi: A simple, rapid blood test can help diagnose tuberculosis accurately in children, according to the findings of a study conducted in five countries, including India. About 2,40,000 children worldwide die of tuberculosis every year. The disease is among the top 10 causes of death in children under the age of 5, the researchers…
New Delhi: Moderate level of fine particle pollution is associated with a 56 per cent higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, new research in the US has found. Previous studies have shown that fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, can cause inflammation in the brain, which is “a known mechanism by which Parkinson’s disease could develop,” according…
New Delhi: The first proof of female wild chimpanzees experiencing menopause and having a post-fertile life was found in a new study. Similar to humans and other chimpanzee populations, fertility in the western Uganda’s Ngogo community of wild chimpanzees declined after age 30, with no births observed after age 50, a team including researchers from…
Washington: US President Joe Biden has honoured two Indian-American scientists — Ashok Gadgil and Subra Suresh — with the country’s highest scientific awards for their contribution to the field of science and technology. Biden presented the prestigious White House National Medal for Technology and Innovation to Gadgil, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering…
Thiruvananthapuram: He may have helped the country conquer the moon, is making a similar attempt for the Sun and is busy preparing sending Indians to the space–all multi-crore rupee ventures, but ISRO chairman S Somanath’s humble beginnings included an old bicycle and a modest lodging to cut transport and hostel expenses while in college. These little…
New Delhi: The Moon may be at least 4.46 billion years old, according to a study that pushes back the age of the lunar body by 40 million years. Over four billion years ago, when the Solar System was still young and the Earth was still growing, a giant object of the size of Mars…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underscored India’s enduring commitment to safe and secure use of atomic energy for peace and development in a meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. Grossi, who called on Modi, commended the country’s impeccable record as a responsible nuclear power and praised…
New Delhi: In collaboration with the states, the Centre will reassess the vulnerability of all glacial lakes in the country through ground surveys and establish a monitoring system to disseminate information about potential glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), according to government sources. This decision follows the devastating floods caused by the Lhonak lake outburst in Sikkim…
