Study Offers New Insight On Deaths Due to Malnutrition

Study Offers New Insight On Deaths Due to Malnutrition

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In a finding that could have an impact on the strategies for dealing with malnutrition in children, a new study has found that the number of infants dying due to malnutrition after six months of age is only around 1.2 % in India, much lower than global estimates of the World Health Organization
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Adequate Water Most Important for Plant Diversity

Adequate Water Most Important for Plant Diversity

A recent study by Dr. Poonam Tripathi and a team from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, has shown how the amount of rainfall and temperature of a place affects the variety of plants in major biogeographic zones of India

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Salt Intake Still High in Most Developing Countries

A new study has found that Indians, on an average, consumed almost 10 gm of salt per day, which is double the World Health Organization’s recommendation of maximum five grams per day. The high consumption is despite several measures launched in recent years to create public awareness of the ill effects of consuming excess salt

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Government Schools Encouraging Healthier Lifestyles

Government Schools Encouraging Healthier Lifestyles

A new study has revealed that government schools are more likely to encourage healthy practices than private schools

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Not One but Three Readings in A Single Visit Must for Hypertension Diagnosis

Multiple Readings in A Single Visit Must for Hypertension Diagnosis

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A single blood pressure reading may result in a faulty Hypertension Diagnosis and unnecessary prescription of medication. Instead, three readings during a single visit may help in the correct diagnosis of hypertension as well as low blood pressure, a new study has suggested
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New Mobile App May Help for Addressing Heart Disease in Rural Areas

New Mobile App May Help for Addressing Heart Disease in Rural Areas

A group of Indian and Australian scientists has developed and tested a mobile application-based system that promises to help doctors and health workers in villages to identify, monitor and manage patients with high blood pressure and heart-related ailments in remote areas

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Vitamin Deficiency Widespread Among Healthy Looking Urban Indians

Vitamin Deficiency Widespread Among Healthy Looking Urban Indians

A large number of healthy looking urban Indians are suffering from vitamin deficiency, a new study from National Institute of Nutrition has revealed

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Selenium Nanoparticles May Act Like Antibacterial Agents

Selenium Nanoparticles May Act Like Antibacterial Agents

Scientists have found that nanoparticles of selenium, an essential micronutrient, can be used as an antibacterial agent

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Improved Catalyst Can Speed Up Conversion of Industrial Biomass into Biofuel

Improved Catalyst Can Speed Up Conversion of Industrial Biomass into Biofuel

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Scientists at the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune have developed a faster, environment-friendly method for conversion of industrial biomass into biodiesel.
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Scientists Look To Mathematics to Make Cancer Treatment More Effective

Scientists Look to Mathematics to Make Cancer Treatment More Effective

Scientists at the Pune-based National Chemical Laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research have developed a mathematical model that promises to deliver better protocols for cancer treatment

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Millet Pasta Anyone It May Be Healthier Option

Millet Pasta Anyone? It May Be Healthier Option

Pasta made from pearl millet or bajra may be a healthier alternative to wheat pasta, suggests a new study. Results of the study, published in journal Current Science, also show that pasta made from millet and Wheat-millet combination was healthier than pasta made only from wheat.

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How Heavy Metals Are Helping Spread Drug Resistance

How Heavy Metals Are Helping Spread Drug Resistance

Exposure to cadmium is making typhoid-causing bacteria, Salmonella, stronger and difficult-to-treat with conventional antibiotics, a new study has suggested

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India May Not Achieve SDG Targets on Reducing Child Mortality

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A new study has warned that over two-thirds of the districts in the country are unlikely to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of reducing deaths to 25 or less per 1000 live births in under 5-year old children and 12 or less per 1000 live births for newborns by 2030
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Genetic Profile of Mithun Reveals Unique Traits

Genetic Profile of Mithun Reveals Unique Traits

The study has confirmed that Indian Mithun is different from the other cattle found in the Northeastern hill region. Though there are similarities with the gaur bull as they share a common ancestry, it is established that Mithun did not originate from crossing gaur bulls with indigenous cattle.

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Making Recycling Of Rubber Eco-Friendly

Making Recycling Of Rubber Eco-Friendly

A group of scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, have documented steps involved in breaking natural rubber down in order to make it environmentally safe.

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Low-Cost Method to Help Remove Toxic Dyes in Wastewater

Low-Cost Method to Help Remove Toxic Dyes in Wastewater

Water contamination due to dyes is a major cause of worry. A new study says sawdust from teak wood may help treat wastewater containing dyes and make it reusable.

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Judicious Use of Bio Insecticide May Help Control Filariasis Vector

Judicious Use of Bio Insecticide May Help Control Filariasis Vector

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Filariasis is a public health problem in some parts of India. It is caused by parasitic worms which get deposited on the skin and penetrate on their own or through openings created by mosquito bites to reach the lymphatic system.
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Earthworm Gut May Offer New Ways of Efficient Recycling Of Organic Waste

Earthworm Gut May Offer New Ways of Efficient Recycling Of Organic Waste

Earthworms are considered best friends of farmers, acting as engineers in soils. They are helpful in the decomposition of waste, producing biofertilizers.

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New Method Developed For Faster Typhoid Diagnosis

New Method Developed For Faster Typhoid Diagnosis

Indian scientists have developed a rapid and accurate method for diagnosis of Salmonella typhi bacteria which causes enteric fever and typhoid.

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Magnetic Nanoparticles Can Deliver Anticancer Drugs with Precision

Magnetic Nanoparticles Can Deliver Anticancer Drugs with Precision

Effective delivery of anticancer drugs is a major challenge so as to avoid toxic side effects. Indian scientists have developed a new way for precise delivery of anticancer drugs using a dual-purpose magnetic metal-organic framework of nanoparticles.

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Specialty Rice Varieties of Kerala Are Storehouse of Nutrition

Specialty Rice Varieties of Kerala Are Storehouse of Nutrition

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Rice is a staple food for millions of Indians. It can also be a vital source of nutrition and health-benefiting substances if some of the nutritious varieties of rice traditionally grown can be popularized and polishing is kept to a minimum, a new study of diverse rice varieties done in Kerala has concluded.
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