Poor water, sanitation & hygiene may help fuel deadly pathogens: Study

IANS | October 1, 2023 8:26 PM

New York, Oct 1 (IANS) Escherichia coli (E. coli) and other disease-causing microbes are more likely to pass easily between humans and animals in countries, particularly low-income, where clean water, sanitation and hygienic controls are lacking, a new study suggests.

New 'inverse vax' offers hope for arthritis, Type-1 diabetes

IANS | October 1, 2023 7:51 PM

New York, Oct 1 (IANS) A new type of vaccine that does not shut down the immune system has shown promise in the lab to completely reverse autoimmune diseases like arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Type-1 diabetes, and Crohn's disease.

ChatGPT shows promise for effective psychotherapy

IANS | October 1, 2023 4:14 PM

New York, Oct 1 (IANS) Open AI's ChatGPT-4 can accurately generate individualised personal narratives based on stream-of-consciousness thoughts and demographic details, two studies have suggested.

Neck lumps can be dangerous if avoided: Doctors

IANS | October 1, 2023 1:22 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Ignoring neck lumps, which can be both of infectious and non-infectious origin, can prove to be dangerous, said experts on Sunday stressing the need for early diagnosis.