Two days after the noted politician and Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi breathed his last, his teenaged son Priyadeep Dasmunshi penned a heartfelt note on his Facebook post. Priyadeep, who wish to take forward his father’s legacy in politics, displayed shock on how he was told to take his father’s[Read More…]
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Zika Virus in India: WHO confirms 3 cases in Ahmedabad
Threatening the health of many, the Zika virus disease has reached India. Notably, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed its first three cases in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. Laboratory tests conducted in India, authorised by the WHO, said that all the 3 cases, including that of a pregnant woman, were reported from[Read More…]
Ayurveda textbook to enlighten on ‘how to conceive baby boy
Obsession with the male child is still a sad reality in India. It thrives in the nooks and cranny of our mindsets, cosseted by centuries of conditioning and manifesting itself in various contexts. For instance, as per a recent report, Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine, and Surgery (BAMS), administered by the Maharashtra[Read More…]
Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel prize in medicine for work on autophagy
The Nobel prize in medicine has been awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries on how the body’s cells detoxify and repair themselves. The Japanese cell biologist will receive the prestigious 8m Swedish kronor (£718,000) award for “mechanisms for autophagy”. Autophagy is essentially the body’s internal recycling program – scrap[Read More…]