Modern Medicine
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A new mouse study finally explains why women are 50-75% more likely to have adverse drug reactions
Men and women experience disease differently. Yet it has always been assumed that the results from ‘pre-clinical’ research on males apply to females too.
Laura A B Wilson, The Conversation & Shinichi Nakagawa, The Conversation
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Targeting this gene could help scientists fight at least 20 autoimmune diseases
TYK2 has been associated with diseases like multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes and arthritis.
Melissa Grant-Peters, The Conversation
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Drug resistance is rising and antibiotic discovery declining. AI could be the answer
Scientists are exploring deep learning, the technology used in facial recognition systems and self-driving cars.
Sriram Chandrasekaran, The Conversation
Trending
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Young professionals are fleeing crisis-hit Pakistan in hope of a better future
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Watch: ‘3 Idiots’ stars Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan comically reunite to promote new film
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Peshawar mosque bombing was the deadliest attack on Pakistan police in years – and more could follow
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Vani Jayaram (1945-2023): Remembering the versatile singer through some of her live performances
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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One in three French citizens thinks vaccines are unsafe. The government is trying to change that
People in the nation are dying of preventable diseases like measles.
Alex Whiting, Mosaic
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Should homeopaths be allowed to prescribe allopathic drugs? Maharashtra course raises questions
In March, protests had led to the removal of a provision for such a bridge course in the National Medical Commission Bill.
Priyanka Vora
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Amla power: From Sofia Vergara to Kim Kardashian, Hollywood can’t get enough of Indian gooseberry
The tiny green fruit has found fans takers among America’s hippest celebrities.
Suneera Tandon, qz.com
Video
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Watch: Adele moved to tears as fan shows up with picture of his late wife to her Las Vegas show
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Vani Jayaram (1945-2023): Remembering the versatile singer through some of her live performances
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Eco India, Episode 213: How saving the most common creatures can help us protect our planet better
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Watch: This artwork is painted in a way that makes it merge completely with the background
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Watch: ‘3 Idiots’ stars Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan comically reunite to promote new film
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A short history of anaesthesia: From unspeakable agony to unlocking consciousness
Unconsciousness under general anaesthesia is difficult to define and measure.
David Liley, The Conversation
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Video: How the world's first head transplant might take place (but is it junk science?)
A new frontier in medicine, or a reckless and unethical effort?
Scroll Staff
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Helium is vital for medicine – just as well we discovered more of this rare element
Vast reserves of crucial helium have been found in Tanzania. Here's how scientists did it.
Jon Gluyas, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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‘The Whale’ review: Brendan Fraser is the heart of soul of redemption saga
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How World War II spurred vaccine innovation
During the war, US military forged partnerships with industry and academia that translated laboratory findings into working products at an unprecedented pace.
Kendall Hoyt, The Conversation
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How a discovery by a team of Bangalore scientists could solve India's antibiotics crisis
By hampering bacterial mutation, the compound could reduce the chances of the microorganisms becoming resistant to drugs.
Mridula Chari