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UK Bans Daytime TV Ads For Junk Food, Including Cereals, Muffins, Burgers

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UK Bans Daytime TV Ads For Junk Food, Including Cereals, Muffins, Burgers

London, United Kingdom: The UK government is banning daytime TV adverts for sugary foods like granola and muffins in its battle against child obesity, branding such popular items as junk food. Under measures unveiled on Tuesday, ads showing “less healthy” food and drinks will only be allowed to be aired after the 9:00 pm watershed…

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New AI Tool Helps Detect Alzheimer’s Linked Behaviours Decades Early

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New AI Tool Helps Detect Alzheimer’s Linked Behaviours Decades Early

A team of US researchers has developed a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tool that can pick subtle signs of Alzheimer’s disease that emerge decades before a formal diagnosis is made. The signs are often in the form of irregular behaviors that reflect very early stages of brain dysfunction. The team from Gladstone Institutes in California…

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‘May I Help You’ counters to come up in PHCs in Tamil Nadu

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‘May I Help You’ counters to come up in PHCs in Tamil Nadu

File photo of an Urban Primary Health Centre in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Image used for representational purposes | Photo Credit: R. RAGU All Primary Health Centres (PHC) in Tamil Nadu should have ‘May I Help You’ counters and must create a patient-friendly ambience that should include accessibility features for persons with disability. Issuing guidelines for…

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Philippines Confirms 2 New Mpox Cases, Says They Are “Milder Variant”

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Philippines Confirms 2 New Mpox Cases, Says They Are “Milder Variant”

The disease caused by the monkeypox leads to flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions (Representational). Manila: The Philippines has confirmed two more mpox virus infections of the milder clade 2 variety, its health ministry said Monday, bringing the number of active cases to three. “We continue to see local transmission of mpox clade II here in…

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Sweltering public hospitals turn into ‘death traps’ for poor communities

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Sweltering public hospitals turn into ‘death traps’ for poor communities

Come with me to a busy outpatient clinic at a public hospital in rural Andhra Pradesh. There is a sea of waiting patients. Some are on chairs, most on the floor, waiting to be called in by the doctor. People on the floor talk, eat, and some even nap as they wait. Oppressive heat, along…

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Sperm From UK Is Being Exported To Multiple Countries, Sparking Surge In Half-Siblings Worldwide: Report

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Sperm From UK Is Being Exported To Multiple Countries, Sparking Surge In Half-Siblings Worldwide: Report

There are no restrictions on sperm or eggs from the UK being sent abroad. (Representative pic) Sperm donated in the UK is being exported to other countries and can be used to create large numbers of children across the world, violating a strict 10-family limit that applies in the UK, experts warned. According to The…

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The Science Quiz: The evolutionary edge to human survival

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The Science Quiz: The evolutionary edge to human survival

The Science Quiz: The evolutionary edge to human survival 1 / 6 | The ability to metabolize alcohol effectively is an evolutionary adaptation found in populations with a long history of agriculture and fermentation. Which enzyme is responsible for this adaptation? Answer : Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO SHOW ANSWER…

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Australia Launches Worlds First Life Saving Deadly Peanut Allergy Treatment For Babies

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Australia Launches Worlds First Life Saving Deadly Peanut Allergy Treatment For Babies

Peanut allergies affect 3% of Australian children by the time they are 12 months old (Representative) Sydney: Australian children with potentially deadly peanut allergies will be offered life-saving treatment in a nationwide programme touted as a world first. Eligible babies will receive daily doses of peanut powder for two years to build up their tolerance,…

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Could groundbreaking CAR-T cancer therapy trigger more cancer?

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Could groundbreaking CAR-T cancer therapy trigger more cancer?

In the last few decades, scientists have finally learned to harness the immune system to successfully treat cancer. Image for Representation. | Photo Credit: Freepik In the last few decades, scientists have finally learned to harness the immune system to successfully treat cancer. Although doctors often use immunotherapy drugs, another type of treatment uses patient’s cells to treat their own cancers….

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