— Deva Narayanan A: Genes work in pairs. Every person inherits two copies of most genes, one from each parent. Some gene variants, called dominant alleles, express themselves even when only one copy is present. Others, called recessive alleles, express themselves when a person inherits both copies. Someone with one recessive allele alongside a dominant...
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June 17, 2026June 17, 2026Health, Science & Tech
Drug-resistant malaria poses growing challenge to treatment and elimination efforts
Although the incidence of malaria fell by nearly a quarter between 2000 and 2015, the trend has reversed over the past decade, with global incidence rising by 8.5% since 2015. Experts say the growing threat of resistance to anti-malarial medicines could complicate efforts to eliminate the disease and reverse gains. India currently holds about 1.4%...
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June 17, 2026June 17, 2026Health, Science & Tech
The case for banning paraquat in India
When 36-year-old Meenamma swallowed a small amount of herbicide after a fight with her husband, she did not expect it to kill her. “She just wanted me to realise how deeply she had been hurt,” recalled her husband, Venu. “She thought we would take her to a hospital and treat it.” What neither Meenamma nor...
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June 17, 2026June 17, 2026Science & Tech
The universe’s expansion is still accelerating, researchers say
Taking a fresh look at data involving a type of exploding stars, a team of researchers says it has confirmed the notion that the universe is expanding at an accelerated rate – the very observation that led to the identification in the 1990s of an enigmatic cosmic force called dark energy. The study’s results rebut...
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June 17, 2026June 17, 2026Science & Tech
Science Quiz: Of things that are, or ought to be, black
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June 16, 2026June 16, 2026Science & Tech
The U.S. govt. policy is to systematically cut off any source of income to Cuba: Mitchell Valdes-Sosa
The Cuban healthcare and biotechnology sectors — crown jewels of the country’s revolution — today find themselves at breaking point thanks to the U.S. campaign of economic strangulation, which has moved beyond trade restrictions to a direct assault on human services. Washington has also intensified pressure on the Global South to dismantle Cuban medical missions,...
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June 15, 2026June 15, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
Heatwaves and ozone together increase India’s cardiac deaths: study
While surface ozone — a pollutant harmful to the heart and lungs — already exceeds safe limits across much of India in the hot pre-monsoon months, a new study finds that heatwaves push it to still higher levels, thus adding several hundred deaths to a far larger toll that the study links to ozone across...
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June 15, 2026June 15, 2026Health, Science & Tech
Why lullabies work: the science behind music for sleep
Sleep, especially of good quality, is essential to maintain a healthy brain and body. However, millions worldwide suffer from sleep disorders that can impair concentration, memory, and mood and increase health risks, including of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and neurological issues. Sleep disorders stem from medical conditions, mental health issues, genetic predispositions, and lifestyle and...
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June 15, 2026June 15, 2026Science & Tech
Landmark study offers new insights into what protects against dengue
The specific components of the immune response in a human body that protect against a dengue virus (DENV) infection and the subsequent illness remain unclear. Scientists are still trying to understand how natural infection and vaccination protect people so that they can develop better vaccines. Now, a novel study has revealed important insights into developing...
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June 15, 2026June 15, 2026Health, Science & Tech
Can lung cancer be prevented using a drug?
On June 4 2026, a paper was published in the journal Cell, in which researchers from The Francis Crick Institute, University College London and elsewhere, identified a set of blood proteins that appeared to predict lung cancer five years before it became clinically apparent. In addition, the researchers proposed that a human monoclonal antibody called...
