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Once seen mainly in old people who are heavy smokers, lung cancer is now increasingly striking young adults aged under 50 years who have never smoked. But outdated medical mindset often fails to suspect lung cancer in young people costing many young lives https://t.co/lBpwpTpdbb
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Cancer, Lung cancer, Smoking, Non-smoker, Air pollution, Pollution, Cancer diagnosis, Diagnosis, Young adults, Young people, Adolescents, Dry cough, CT scan,
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Unlike global cohorts, south Indian patients had higher prevalence of pathogenic variants of a single gene (MYH6) linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a major cause of sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes, writes @AswathiPacha
https://t.co/GcktagLaEl
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Sudden cardia death, Inherited disease, Young athletics, inStem, Thickened heart muscle, Genetic studies, Exome analysis,
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Why is TB therapy long, and why do some TB bacteria inside macrophages survive antibiotics better? Rigorous experiments have now revealed that macrophage’s own metabolism & the host cell where the bacteria live play a key role in shaping drug tolerance https://t.co/VGbcydjSdn
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Tuberculosis, TB, Macrophages, Drug resistance, MDR-TB, XDR-TB, Antibiotics, Meclizine, Oxidative stress, Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Drug repurposing,
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A new 3-in-1 nanosystem for cancer treatment enhances radiation therapy by sensitising cancer cells to radiation, delivers multiple drugs & on-demand drug delivery that gets triggered by radiation at tumour site & ⬆️ contrast of tumour 4 X-ray/CT imaging https://t.co/cG1fezdGTh
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Tumour, Tumur, Cancer, Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy, Breast cancer, Brain cancer, Nanotechnology, Nanoparticles, Contrast CT, Metastatsis, Caflanone,
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INSA in 2024 introduced two new categories — Science for Society, and Science in Translation — to recognise non-scientists who have played an important role in using S&T to provide socio-economic opportunities with impact to be elected as Fellows https://t.co/1vxLjYPz2z
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Mukesh Ambani, Indian National Science Academy, INSA, INSA Fellow, Science for Society, Science in Translation, Sudha Murthy, Ashutosh Sharma, Narayanamurthy, Infosys,
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Chrysanthemum flowers when the nights are long. Using bulbs during night resets plant’s clock, stops the flower signal & the crop builds height, branches. When lights are turned off, long nights return & buds initiate & a uniform flush comes in 6-11 weeks https://t.co/aIS2GSr7ZS
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Horticulture, Chrysanthemum, Phytochrome, Night-break lights, Flowering, Light sensor, inflorescences, Time signal, lights, night,
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Epigenetic changes help plants to quickly adapt to the environment without waiting for mutations. When they face drought/salinity/heat, specific epigenetic marks appear at stress-response genes, which help plants to quickly mount a stronger defense system https://t.co/gx8NzQP6Wh
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Agriculture, Epigenetics, Stress memory, CRISPR, Drought, Salinity, Climate change, Environment, Wheat, Rice,
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Most HPV-related cancers develop in mucosal tissues—throat, cervix. A rare case of recurrent cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma implies that some skin-based HPV types may also directly cause cancer in people with weakened immune systems, writes @Bani_jolly
https://t.co/hRIx5y5utJ
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Cancer, Skin cancer, Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, HPV, Human papillomavirus, Genome sequencing,
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If acceptance of a manuscript by a journal is a time for celebration for scientists, so is the acceptance of a cover image for artists. Four journal cover images in 5 yrs is a huge achievement for Suhani Chauhan who is just 14 years old and is in class 9 https://t.co/9OvQWxjw3i
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Publishing, Scientific journal, Journals, Cover image, Publishing, Mandala art, Phoenix,
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The loss of the Inseparable gene, be it in fruit flies or humans, leads to premature differentiation of neural stem cells. The result: the developing brain is depleted of healthy progenitors, resulting in an abnormally small brain — microcephaly https://t.co/01ye7EngjB
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Microcephaly, Brain development, Neural stem cell, Stem cells, Small brain, Fruit fly, Neurons, Inseparable gene,
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Adolescents with least social media use had the highest cognitive scores. ⬆️ social media use was associated with poorer performance in memory, ⬇️ overall cognitive composite score. Differences, though measurable, were not large, writes @RajeevJayadevan
https://t.co/BALpld1PTp
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Cognitive development, Social media, Screen time, children, Cognition, Brain, Brain rot, Smart phones, Scrolling,
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Freshly cooked foods rich in starchy carbohydrates are not ideal for diabetics Starch, which has a high glycaemic index (GI) upon cooking, can undergo recrystallisation and turn into resistant starch upon cooling, resulting in reduced glycemic index 🔗 https://t.co/JKHaMtXsFn
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Freshly cooked foods rich in starchy carbohydrates are not ideal for diabetics. Starch, which has a high glycaemic index (GI) upon cooking, can undergo recrystallisation and turn into resistant starch upon cooling, resulting in reduced glycemic index https://t.co/JKHaMtXsFn
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Diabetes, Glycaemic index, Starch, Resistant starch, Rice, Wheat, Potatoes, Nutrition, Hot meals, Frshly cooked, Food, Carbohydrate, Cooking,
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NIV researchers have made a wild claim about aerosol transmission of Nipah virus. But there’s no evidence to support that virus-laden aerosols can “travel greater distances and remain suspended in the air for extended periods” and infect others @icmr_niv
https://t.co/I4NQeCW369
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Bats, Nipah, Nipah virus, Kerala, Nipah outbreak, Aerosol, Aerosol transmission, Droplet transmission, Epidemiology, NIV, ICMR-NIV, human-to-human transmission, Spillover,
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NIV researchers have made a wild claim about aerosol transmission of Nipah virus. But there’s no evidence to support that virus-laden aerosols can “travel greater distances and remain suspended in the air for extended periods” and infect others https://t.co/I4NQeCW369
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Bats, Nipah, Nipah virus, Kerala, Nipah outbreak, Aerosol, Aerosol transmission, Droplet transmission, Epidemiology, NIV, ICMR-NIV, human-to-human transmission, Spillover,
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The Bharat Forecast System has demonstrated significant improvement in the rainfall forecast over the core monsoon region, and 30% better accuracy for the extreme rainfall forecast compared with the previous operational model, writes @PARTHAS_M
https://t.co/BjBMr9G1FF
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Weather prediction, Rainfall prediction, Bharat Forecast System, Extreme rainfall, Heavy rainfall, Climate change, Environment, Triangular Cubic Octahedral system
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Knowing our genetic risks means rewriting what was once seen as destiny. From uncertainty, we are moving toward awareness and prevention, and turning generations of loss into a future of hope, writes Rahul Bhoyar https://t.co/DQIgp2rdaM
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Cancer, Hereditary cancer, Genomics, Genetics, Genetic risk, Targeted screening, Preventive surgery, Genome sequencing
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Cough syrups containing a mixture of antitussives, antihistamines, decongestants and expectorants — to dry secretions, to suppress cough, and to open nasal passages — often work in opposing ways or have overlapping side effects, writes @drkafeelkhan
https://t.co/aHunYj0hK6
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Cough syrups containing a mixture of antitussives, antihistamines, decongestants and expectorants may appear logical — one drug to dry secretions, another to suppress cough, a third to open nasal p…
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@Preddy85 has a wonderful short piece on the #CoughSyrup deaths in @SciChronicle4 Calling out the elephant in the room. https://t.co/xNPKqbTWA4
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Cough syrup, DEG, diethylene glycol, Chindwara, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Codrif, Gambia, Uzbekistan, Jammu, DCGI,
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As long as protecting the reputation and interests of the Indian pharmaceutical industry is the top priority, it is unlikely that there will be any meaningful reforms to prevent future tragedies caused by DEG, writes @Preddy85 🔗 Find out more: https://t.co/RNH6gA2v2q
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