Top 10 most dangerous viruses in the world
admin 1. Marburg virus The most dangerous virus is the Marburg virus. It is named after a small and idyllic town on the river Lahn—but that has nothing to do with…
Headling hearts and minds in Gadchiroli: The inspiring healthcare mission of the Bangs and SEARCH
In 1986, driven by a deep commitment to alleviating suffering, a doctor couple, graduates of Government Medical College, Nagpur and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, made a life-changing decision.…
Nutanix event shows massive interest in VMware migration
More than 900 people attended the Nutanix Next Tour event in London in February. For Nutanix, many were not existing customers – the majority were customer prospects, and the…
Imaging biomineralizing bacteria in the native-state with X-ray fluorescence microscopy
Understanding the interactions between metal-based nanoparticles and biological systems in complex environments (e.g., the human body, soils, and marine settings) remains challenging, especially at the single-cell and nanoscale levels. Capturing…
Rethinking menopause: Time for a societal shift
Menstruation has been stigmatised for millennia. The Old Testament refers to menstruation as the “infectious time”, while Hinduism calls it “asaucha”, which has connotations of impurity or shame. “You would…
NHS rolls out AI app to predict and prevent falls that could land patients in hospital
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed by a former NHS doctor to predict and prevent patients from suffering from falls in the home is being rolled out across the…
On World Tuberculosis Day, it is important to bust myths about the disease that affect millions in India
A volunteer signs a signature campaign poster for a tuberculosis awareness programme in Secunderabad, Telangana, in 2012. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/ iStock August 2021. I was impatiently awaiting my…
Rational Design of Gold Nanoparticle-based Chemosensors for Detection of the Tumor Marker 3-methoxytyramine
In this study, we combined computational modeling, simulations, and experiments to design gold nanoparticle-based receptors specifically tailored for the NMR detection of 3-methoxytyramine (3-MT), a prognostic marker for asymptomatic neuroblastoma.…
MEDICINE | Thomas Abraham: On the difficulties of trying to unravel the origin stories of pandemics
In 1999, a British journalist named Edward Hooper published The River a painstakingly researched, carefully written book on the emergence of HIV/AIDS, in which he argued that HIV did not…
Few UK organisations ready to seize agentic AI opportunity
Research for Microsoft conducted by Goldsmiths, University of London, has reported that the highest performing businesses and most productive public sector organisations have a clear artificial intelligence (AI) strategy…