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Global TB funding lags, reaching only a quarter of WHO targets

Daily News Summary | 14 Nov 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Health and Diseases

Why Hepatitis A deserves a place in India’s universal immunisation programme

Daily News Summary | 14 Nov 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Health and Diseases

World Health Organisation (WHO) releases the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report 2025

The report highlights TB to among top 10 causes of death worldwide and leading cause of death from a single infectious agent.

News Today | 14 Nov 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Health and Diseases

Study offers a promising new method to repair spinal fractures using Stem Cells

As per the Study, stem cells extracted from adipose tissue (known as body fat) can help heal osteoporosis-related fractures seen in humans.

News Today | 14 Nov 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Cells

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A has been a growing cause of acute liver failure in India.

News Today | 14 Nov 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Health and Diseases

TB Vaccine Development

WHO report calls for bold financing and equitable access strategies to ensure novel tuberculosis (TB) vaccines reach adolescents and adults in high-burden countries.

News Today | 12 Nov 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Health and Diseases

Rift Valley Fever (RVF)

Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed an outbreak of RVF affecting Mauritania and Senegal in Western Africa.

News Today | 11 Nov 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Health and Diseases

Functional Foods and Smart Proteins

Functional foods and smart proteins were recently mentioned in the news in the context of India’s nutritional security.

News Today | 10 Nov 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Health and Diseases

Biochemical Markers

Indian researchers have identified biochemical markers in the blood that could help detect kidney complications in diabetic patients.

News Today | 10 Nov 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Health and Diseases

DNA's double-helix structure

The Nobel laureate James Watson co-credited with the pivotal discovery of DNA's double-helix structure died recently.

News Today | 10 Nov 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Heredity and Evolution

What does new study show on diabetes risks? | Explained

Daily News Summary | 10 Nov 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Health and Diseases

SPIN90 Protein

Scientists discovered the key role of SPIN90 protein in cell’s ability to change their shape.

News Today | 17 Sep 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Cells

Cholesterol

Scientists from INST, Mohali have introduced cholesterol-based nanomaterials as novel platforms for future quantum technologies and spintronic applications.

News Today | 09 Sep 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Health and Diseases

Amoeba

Kerala state public health lab has developed molecular tests to identify deadly amoeba.

News Today | 07 Jun 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Diversity in Living Organisms

Bacteria found at Rajgir hot spring shows antibacterial activity

Daily News Summary | 04 Jun 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Diversity in Living Organisms

Phytoplankton

A study finds that excess iron stimulates phytoplankton blooms, increasing the rate of nutrient consumption and leading to a faster transition to nutrient-poor conditions in the oceans.

News Today | 03 Jun 2025 | Basic Science (Biology)

Why micronutrient awareness is vital to India’s health

Daily News Summary | 31 May 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Biomolecules

Vitamin B9

Nearly 41 % of urban adolescents in government schools across north India suffer from folate or vitamin B9 deficiency: AIIMS

News Today | 31 May 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Biomolecules

Malaria reinfection creates special immune cells, says major study

Daily News Summary | 29 May 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Cells

Trachoma

India awarded the Certificate of Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

News Today | 21 May 2025 | Basic Science (Biology) | Health and Diseases

Transformation of Family Structures in India

Role of Indian Diaspora in Making India Self-Reliant

Economic Growth and Structural Transformation

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