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Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have found that exposure to traffic-related air pollution in Irvine led to memory loss and cognitive decline and triggered neurological pathways associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation that has faced the brunt of several cyclones in the past, has evacuated over 50,000 people to safe shelters as Cyclone Mocha has intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm over the east central Bay of Bengal.
A healthy diet is associated with greater physical fitness in middle-aged adults, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1
The protection offered by COVID-19 vaccination declines more rapidly in people with severe obesity than in those with normal weight, scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh have found.
New York: The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus which began around a year ago was no longer a public health emergency of international concern.
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Severe Cyclonic storm “Mocha” (pronounced as “Mokha”) over Southeast adjoining Central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm over
New Delhi/UNI: India has recorded 1,580 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry on Friday.
Kharagpur/Varanasi: IIT Kharagpur has developed a database software, free of cost for Vivek Sanjivani, an initiative for Healthcare and Education of Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service, Luxa, Varanasi.
New Delhi: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal strengthened overnight and developed into a cyclonic storm named Mocha, according to IMD.
New York: A new World Health Organization (WHO) report on obesity levels in Europe released on Wednesday, shows that roughly one in three primary school-aged children is living with obesity or are overweight, and this is only set to rise further.
New Delhi/UNI: India has recorded 1,690 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry on Thursday.
New Delhi/UNI: India has reported 2,109 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry on Wednesday.
Shimla: The first nine days of the current month were the coldest and wettest since 1987 in the history of Himachal Pradesh, the Indian Meteorological Department claimed in a special weather analysis released here on Tuesday.
Shillong/IBNS: The Basin Development Unit in East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya in a bid to boost agricultural productivity and profitability, has teamed up with the Agriculture Department to provide training to nine local farmers.
New Delhi/IBNS: A female cheetah released from South Africa in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park died of mating injuries on Tuesday, a government statement said.
New York: Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health, according to a new UN World Health Organization (WHO) report, published on Tuesday.
Across the world from the United States to India, medical experts say robotic surgery is surging because of the many benefits it offers, ranging from reduced recovery time to less blood loss. Adrian Maddox, Molly Rhodes, Ryan Barich, Anna Leggat, and Ryan Williams from the US and Ayush Gupta from India report on the growing trend
New York: The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and resilient economies, but climate change, pollution and overfishing threaten the livelihoods of some three billion people who rely on it for food and income.
Ri-Bhoi/Meghalaya: Several experts highlighted the importance of intercultural communication as a means of transforming the world into a "global village" at the conference titled "Arabic Language and Literature: Learning, Teaching, and Translation" held at the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM).
Alberta/IBNS: A change in weather conditions in Canada's Alberta facilitated firefighters to fight wildfires which had displaced approximately 30,000 Albertans this past week, officials said.
New Delhi/UNI: India has reported 1,839 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry on Monday.
Kolkata/IBNS: The British Deputy High Commission Kolkata marked the Coronation of King Charles III and the Queen in Kolkata on Saturday with a celebratory evening reception.
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India recorded 2,380 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Kathmandu/IBNS: Three people were killed and 12 others wounded in another avalanche in Mugu district in northwestern Nepal, a local official said on Sunday.
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a warning stating that a "cyclonic storm" may form in the Bay of Bengal by May 9, leading to "heavy to very heavy" rainfall in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and surrounding areas.
New Delhi/UNI: India has recorded 2,961 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry on Saturday.
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO)Friday said Covid-19 is no longer a global health emergency.
New Delhi/UNI: India has recorded 3,611 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry on Friday.
New York: The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more and more likely, with dangerously high temperatures and extreme weather events expected, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Arexvy, the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine approved for use in the United States.
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