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Explained: What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
August 13, 2022 13:28 IST
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a disease that affects the nervous system, the immune system and the body’s production of energy.
Explained: Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?
August 11, 2022 11:34 IST
Outside of Africa, 98% of cases are in men who have sex with men. With only a limited global supply of vaccines, authorities are racing to stop monkeypox before it becomes entrenched as a new disease.
Explained: What is Langya, a new zoonotic virus that has infected 35 people in China?Subscriber Only
August 11, 2022 21:32 IST
China New Langya Virus, 35 People Infected: At least 35 people have been found infected with Langya virus in Shandong and Henan provinces of China. What is Langya virus, and how was it discovered? What are the symptoms? Where has it come from?
Vasculitis explained: The auto-immune inflammation of blood vessels that left Ashton Kutcher unable to see, hearSubscriber Only
August 10, 2022 09:34 IST
Vasculitis Explained: Ashton Kutcher had a “weird, super rare form of vasculitis” two years ago that “knocked out” his vision, hearing, and “all my equilibrium”. What is vasculitis? How is it treated?
Explained: What is Lumpy Skin Disease, the viral infection killing cattle in Gujarat, RajasthanSubscriber Only
August 12, 2022 09:46 IST
Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle, Lumpy Virus in Rajasthan and Gujarat: Over the last few weeks, nearly 3,000 cattle have died in Rajasthan and Gujarat due to LSD. What is the disease, and how dangerous is it?
Explained: Why being on a plane with an infected person cannot usually give you monkeypoxSubscriber Only
August 3, 2022 09:05 IST
The infection spreads mainly through skin-to-skin, mouth-to-mouth, or sexual contact with someone who has the monkeypox rashes. People can also contract the infection from direct contact with the lesions or the fluid in it, or indirect contact with contaminated material such as linens.
Explained: A man who had monkeypox has died in Kerala, but here’s why you must not panicSubscriber Only
August 1, 2022 22:32 IST
It is not yet known what comorbidities this patient had, and the government has announced a probe. There have been only three other deaths outside Africa so far, and they could all have had pre-existing conditions.
Treating diabetes without insulin injections: Study holds out hopeSubscriber Only
August 1, 2022 00:20 IST
As part of their study, researchers at the Monash University used donated pancreatic stem cells of a deceased 13-year-old Type 1 diabetes patient, and were able to “reactivate” them to produce insulin.
Explained: Why have Africa, Asia seen so many dangerous viruses emerge recently?Subscriber Only
July 30, 2022 15:32 IST
How are viruses detected, and is any particular region more prone to new viral outbreaks? We explain
New research: The risk of catching Covid-19 on a flight, based on stage of pandemic
July 30, 2022 08:21 IST
What are the chances that someone will contract Covid-19 on a plane flight? Here are findings of a new study, led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scholars.
New research: Two studies reinforce Covid-19’s Wuhan market originSubscriber Only
July 29, 2022 17:05 IST
The two studies confirm the initial understanding of the beginnings of the Covid-19 pandemic, which, however, became controversial in the months after the outbreak.
Explained: What’s behind the protests over HIV medicine shortage?Subscriber Only
July 29, 2022 17:05 IST
People living with HIV have been protesting outside offices of the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) for five days. Why are they protesting?
Quixplained: How to keep safe from MonkeypoxSubscriber Only
July 29, 2022 17:05 IST
Monkeypox is a viral infection that can spread among humans, and was recently declared a global public health emergency by the WHO.
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