What is Type-5 diabetes? Know about the malnutrition-induced condition

What is Type-5 diabetes? Know about the malnutrition-induced condition

While blood sugar cases are significantly soaring worldwide, a lesser-known malnutrition-related form of diabetes -- designated as Type-5 diabetes -- is gaining global attention after decades.  Nearly 75 years after being first recorded, the condition that previously remained undefined was...
This drug may result in weight loss for 3 years in adults without diabetes

This drug may result in weight loss for 3 years in adults without diabetes

Taking tirzepatide drug once a week may produce clinically meaningful and sustained weight loss for at least three years in adults with overweight or obesity who do not have diabetes, according to new research.  The findings also indicate that females...
Parasitic infection may trigger cancer in cervix after treatment: Study

Parasitic infection may trigger cancer in cervix after treatment: Study

New research has revealed that Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium), a parasitic infection affecting millions globally, can trigger cancer-related gene activity in the cervical lining, with changes becoming even more pronounced after treatment.  Presented at the ‘ESCMID Global 2025’ in Austria,...
AMR-related infections killed over 3 million children globally in 2022: Study

AMR-related infections killed over 3 million children globally in 2022: Study

More than three million children worldwide lost their lives in 2022 due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related infections, a new landmark study has revealed.  The study, presented today at ‘ESCMID Global 2025’ event in Vienna, Austria, underscores the urgent need for...
Central Europe grapples with the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Central Europe grapples with the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Authorities in several countries of Central Europe are working to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle populations that has caused widespread border closures and required the killing of thousands of animals. The outbreak was first detected on a...
AMR-related infections killed over 3 million children globally in 2022: Study

New blood test offers hope for early detection of Parkinson`s disease

Israeli researchers have developed a new RNA-based blood test for detecting Parkinson`s disease long before symptoms emerge.  Parkinson`s is often diagnosed only after significant brain damage has occurred, when most relevant neurons are already lost, underscoring the need for early...
Common respiratory condition fuels death risk by 3 times in adults up to a year

Common respiratory condition fuels death risk by 3 times in adults up to a year

Adults with respiratory syncytial virus-associated acute respiratory infection (RSV-ARI) are likely to be at a 2.7-fold higher risk of death within one year, warned a study.  RSV-ARI refers to a group of illnesses caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) --...
Parkinson’s Disease Day: 5 notable figures who have lived with the disorder

Parkinson’s Disease Day: 5 notable figures who have lived with the disorder

Every year, World Parkinson’s Disease Day is observed on April 11 around the world to raise awareness about the progressive neurological disorder, that currently has no cure. While a lot more people know about the disease now than before, there...
Study shows new drug delivery system effective against rare eye cancer

Study shows new drug delivery system effective against rare eye cancer

A team of US researchers has found a new drug delivery system that showed more efficacy and improved the treatment of a rare eye cancer that spreads to liver.  The multi-institutional study led by Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida, US,...
Parasitic infection may trigger cancer in cervix after treatment: Study

New genetic method turns tumour-supporting cells into killers

An international team of researchers from Israel, the US, and China has developed a genetic method to reprogramme a type of immune cell, turning them from cancer promoters to inhibitors.  The team, led by Israel`s Weizmann Institute of Science, focused...
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