Dr Prem Jagyasi and Team

Since the outbreak of avian bird flu across Europe, swans seem to be the most vulnerable victims of the virus. But, why is this happening? Is it that they are susceptible to the disease, and it’s easy to notice when they die?

Compared to other…

To tell us that its time to focus on the rapidly advancing disease, yesterday was held as the ‘World Kidney Day’ for the first time ever. It is a significant milestone in pushing forward the agenda of bringing focus on a rapidly advancing disease -…

Most of us have built the habit of using underarm deodorants during the summers. True, it keeps you safe. But, do you know that its continuous usage could increase a risk of breast cancer in women?

All these deos available in the market, contains…

Is has been said earlier, that coffee can raise or reduce your chances of suffering a heart attack. But it is not a generalized and concept. It all depends on your genes! Yes, genes. That is what the researchers suggest.

There are people with a genetic..

The first detailed reports on the biochemistry and structure of a protein-cleaving complex that is essential to the TB bacterium’s survival are published by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborating..

Something dangerous is coming up in the health scenarios. Staph infections resistant to antibiotics were previously only associated with hospitalization or prior contact with the healthcare system. But, these are now widespread in the community and…

Hazardous waste sites may be a significant risk factor for developing primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) – especially the exposure to toxins from hazardous waste. Researchers found significant clusters of the disease near Superfund toxic waste sites (SFS)…

Researchers have traced the major cause of the death of brain cells due to artery blockage or bleeding in the brain. That the resulting oxygen loss, or ischemia, unleashes a cascade of the brain chemical glutamate that in turn triggers receptors on the…

Half of Nigeria’s 450,000 birds have died or been culled due to bird flu. So, Nigeria’s government has started to pay compensation to farmers whose poultry have been killed because of bird flu. Not satisfied with the compensation amount, the farmers…

The potentially lethal strain of bird flu is said to have been detected in several live cats in Austria. All these have been discovered in the southern state of Styria. And the discovery follows the detection of H5N1 in a dead cat in Germany last…