Monthly Archives: September 2023

Nipah virus LIVE updates: Karnataka govt issues circular, intensifies surveillance at border areas with Kerala

Live Nipah Virus Live Updates: Restrictions in Kozhikode’s containment zones, no Friday prayers at Kuttiady Juma Masjid Sep 15, 2023 03:18 PM IST Share Via Copy Link OPEN APP Nipah virus live updates: With two deaths reported due to Nipah, Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak of the deadly virus. With six confirmed cases of […]

Nipah has sparked a health crisis in southern India. Here’s what we know about this deadly virus

The Indian state of Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak of the Nipah virus since 2018. Two people have died and nearly 800 people have been tested over the last 48 hours in the state’s district of Kozhikode. Two adults and a child are in hospital for observation after testing positive. It is listed by the […]

Arkansas Blood institute urging people to donate amid national blood shortage

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Several days after the American Red Cross declared a national blood shortage, The Arkansas Blood Institute says they are in need of more donations as they try to prevent the effects of the shortage.  Lorelei Ross says she was diagnosed with Hodkin’s Lymphoma in 2012, receiving treatment for two years before […]

A pioneering study from Politecnico di Milano sheds light on one of the still poorly understood aspects of cancer

image: Innovative optical technologies for non-invasive microscopy allowed the research team to reveal the overproduction of lipid droplets, the mitochondrial network rearrangement and the morphological reshaping as first early indicators of therapy-induced senescence in human tumoral cells that underwent anticancer treatments. view more  Credit: Politecnico di Milano Milan, September 13th, 2023.  A new scientific study published […]

Nipah in Kerala: Containment zones created, ICMR delivers antibody

ByKunal Gaurav Sep 15, 2023 06:58 AM IST Share Via Copy Link Nipah virus: Kerala is battling its fourth outbreak since 2018 of a virus for which there is no vaccine, and which kills up to 75% of those infected. The outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in Kerala’s Kozhikode district has prompted the administration […]

Past infections may shape your COVID booster’s punch against Omicron

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers examine the effect of infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in healthy individuals with diverse imprinted immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Study: Previous immunity shapes immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination and Omicron breakthrough infection risk. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock.com Background […]

Michiana helps to combat national blood shortage, here’s how you can help

The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage. Fewer donors than needed gave this summer, drawing down the national blood supply and reducing distributions of some of the most needed blood types to hospitals. Hurricane Idalia further strained the blood supply with blood drive cancellations and reduced blood and donations in affected areas. […]

Critical blood shortage puts lives at risk in Kern County

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Over the weekend, Kern Medical received a trauma that turned into an “active bleeder” situation. They put the call out to Houchin Community Blood Bank for blood units, which was able to respond. But they say these emergencies are becoming more difficult to manage with such short supply. According to Houchin, […]

Prental Cardiac Screening and Postnatal Major Congenital Heart Defect Prevalence

Key Points Question  Is centralized prenatal cardiac screening associated with the postnatal prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHD), and was postnatal prevalence affected by the introduction of the first trimester screening? Findings  In this cross-sectional study of more than 3.3 million children, the combined prenatal and postnatal incidence of major CHDs remained unchanged over the […]

Mitochondrial Function: Beyond Serving as the ‘Powerhouse of the Cell’

Mitochondrial function goes beyond just being “the powerhouse of the cell,” it turns out. A new study shows that the organelles help determine what undifferentiated cells in a growing embryo eventually will become. After fertilization, an embryo begins as a symmetrical ball of cells with no clear head or tail. But as it develops, signaling […]