Zika virus disease (ZVD) is a disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, the mosquito that also transmits dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.It usually itches during the day. It is usually a disease of mild to moderate severity in adults and does not require specific treatment.Common...
New Delhi [India], Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati have developed an innovative method to efficiently generate hydrogen gas from a mixture of methanol and paraformaldehyde.According to a press release from the Ministry of Science and...
New Delhi: Abnormally high levels of gray matter in the fetus during the first trimester of pregnancy may indicate severe autism, which includes lifelong difficulties in social and cognitive skills and possibly not being able to speak, according to a new study. . ,The researchers said the...
Bengaluru: A 35-year-old woman allegedly strangulated her three-and-a-half-year-old autistic daughter to death and surrendered before police, officials said on Saturday. The woman had twin daughters, both of whom are autistic. One of them has mild autism, while the other suffers from severe...
Thrissur: A mild earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale hit parts of Thrissur and Palakkad districts on Saturday, official sources said.The National Center for Seismology (NCS) said an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 was recorded in the area at 8.15 am today.Thrissur district officials...
New Delhi, A new research has found that physical activity can help reduce the risk of dementia in older people suffering from high blood pressure.Previous studies have found that people with high blood pressure or hypertension have an increased risk of cognitive impairment, including...
CHENNAI: The new Covid wave in Singapore is a "mild infection" and there is no need to panic and Tamil Nadu has the necessary infrastructure to cope with the situation, a top official said on Wednesday."There have been no significant (hospital) admissions in Singapore since the outbreak," said...
West Nile fever is a zoonotic disease spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, which receives the virus from infected birds.In a statement, Kerala Health Minister Veena George confirmed that cases of the viral infection have been reported in the state and all districts have been asked to...
After an earthquake of 3.2 magnitude struck Haryana district, mild tremors were felt in Chandigarh, Sirsa and surrounding areas on Thursday evening.The National Center for Seismology said the earthquake occurred at 6.10 pm at a depth of 10 km.On April 4, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck...
World Malaria Day is observed every year on 25 April to raise awareness about the deadly mosquito-borne disease which is spread to humans by female Anopheles mosquitoes and is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus: Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae, and P. knowlesi. Of...