Despite the remarkable decline, there are several challenges in achieving zero indigenous transmission. “As the number of cases go down, it becomes essential to track each and every case. read more

PCOS is a metabolic, reproductive and hormonal disorder that arises in women of childbearing age owing to a combination of genetic predispositions coupled with lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise, inadequate sleep, a high-calorie diet and str... read more

The ICMR could not provide complete data from all its branches across the country, but its headquarters in New Delhi had only 512 of the 763 sanctioned posts filled. read more

The AIIMS orthopaedic department is in the process of submitting a proposal to the ICMR in this regard so that it is executed as an Icmr-supported project that can also be replicated in other regions. read more

NARI director Dr Samiran Panda said in an interview that this was among the issues discussed during the February 8 visit by ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) director Dr Balram Bhargava to the institute at Bhosari, Pune. read more

Trans-disciplinary research is a team effort by investigators from different disciplines to create new conceptual and theoretical innovations that go beyond the confines of a subject-specific approach, a UGC official said, not wishing to be named. read more

India reported nearly three million fewer cases of the disease in 2017, and is no longer among world’s top three nations, according to World Malaria Report 2018. read more

ICMR, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, however, is not the implementing authority and cannot fix prices of the test. read more

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will soon undertake trials of the indigenously developed vaccine against Zika virus, cases of which have been reported in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. read more

Officials said more than 100 samples of swabs from nose, eyes and rectum have been tested so far with about 25 turning out to be positive. read more

The highly contagious canine distemper virus is known to have wiped out 30% of the total lion population in the Serengeti forest areas in East Africa in 1994. read more

Cancer treatment, including radiation and chemotherapy not needing hospitalisation, will be covered under Ayushman Bharat’s annual Rs 5 lakh cover being offered to 550 million people. read more

For India, this is a serious problem. The country has among the highest rates of unapproved drugs sold, many of which are over-the-counter drugs, and an indiscriminate use of antibiotics, which means that it becomes difficult to assess, control and limit... read more

While India still doesn’t have a strong data collection mechanism in place, on the basis of one million verbal autopsies, British Medical Journal, The Lancet, reported that liver cancer has emerged number four among cancer cases in the country. read more

Scientists said this is for the first time that a link between latent TB and low egg reserve has been established. read more