New York, Nov 3 (IANS) A team of researchers, led by one of Indian-origin, used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify key ingredients of a vaccine for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea -- a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that affects more than 80 million people worldwide every year.
Seoul, Nov 3 (IANS) Seoul plans to launch a comprehensive insect prevention system with a goal of achieving a "zero-bedbug city" amid a flurry of bedbug damage cases reported across South Korea, officials said on Friday.
Bengaluru, Nov 3 (IANS) The Karnataka government is in the process of formulating a policy on the model of Tamil Nadu state on organ donation to encourage the people for the noble cause, State Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said here on Friday.
New York, Nov 3 (IANS) Humans have increased the concentration of potentially toxic mercury in the atmosphere seven-fold since the beginning of the modern era around 1500 CE, according to new research.
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 3 (IANS) Paucity of funds to implement a counselling system for Kerala Police officials has led to 69 suicides and 12 suicide attempts by the serving personnel in the past four years, state police report revealed.
Bengaluru, Nov 2 (IANS) The Commissionerate for Health and Family Welfare Services in Karnataka released an advisory on Thursday in the backdrop of detection of deadly Zika virus among mosquitoes in Chikkaballapur district located close to the Bengaluru Urban district.
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) With hazy weather conditions and slow wind movement, the air quality in Delhi-NCR continued to remain in the 'very poor' category for the sixth consecutive day.
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Taking note of India’s hard stance against vaping, the UK government has also come down heavily on vaping, e-cigarettes and new-age gateway products and has shared its proposal for public consultation to rein in on vaping by children.
Canberra, Nov 2 (IANS) The increasing severity and intensity of heatwaves in Australia is driving an increase in the number of hospitalisations due to the extreme weather, a government report revealed on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Amid increasing levels of air pollution and cases of diabetes in India, a large study has established poor air quality as a risk factor for the development of the blood sugar condition in the country. To date diet, obesity and physical exercise were the major factors behind increased prevalence of diabetes. Now, the study, published in the ‘British Medical Journal’ (BMJ), showed that inhaling polluted air with high amounts of PM2.5 particles led to high blood sugar levels and increased Type-2 diabetes incidence.
