by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
New York: Researchers have identified 13 new rare genomic variants associated with Alzheimer's disease in a first-of-its-kind human genome study. The lesser-known gene mutations may hold critical information about the biology of the disease and can lead to the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan approved the 'National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021' which aims to lower the high cost of treatment for rare diseases, with increased focus on indigenous research and local production of medicines, an...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: A hacker has posted the phone numbers and sensitive account details of nearly 533 million Facebook users — about a fifth of the social networking platform's entire user base — including over 61 lakh Indian users which has been dumped...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
Mumbai: India's richest state, Maharashtra, announced stringent COVID-19 restrictions from Monday, after a rapid rise in infections now accounting for more than half the daily new cases in India. The state, which includes the financial capital Mumbai,...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 4, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the COVID-19 situation and the vaccination programme amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Sources said top officials, including cabinet secretary, principal secretary to the...