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A new $1.2 billion programme to massively boost vaccine production in Africa was launched on Thursday, aiming to give the continent more sovereignty to fight numerous diseases including a cholera resurgence.

The researchers developed a blood test that uses artificial intelligence to detect Parkinson's disease about seven years before onset.

Heart disease is a leading cause of death in India, with rising incidence due to lifestyle changes, urbanization, and increasing prevalence of risk factors like hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and smoking. Poor dietary habits, physical inactivity, and stress contribute significantly. Early detection and management are often hindered by lack of awareness…

Due to intense heatwave in north India, lupus cases are increasing, doctors have said. Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which there is a higher risk of multiple organ damage.

Researchers discovered that the ‘Christchurch’ gene could be key

Rare gene variant delaying Alzheimer's onset offers hope for new treatments and interventions.

Researchers found the ‘Christchurch’ gene to have a protective effect in people who are at very high risk of developing the disease.

The spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 among animals is unprecedented having been found on all continents — except Oceania — with the United Nations calling it “a global zoonotic animal pandemic.”

The ‘promising’ medicines have the potential to greatly reduce effects of the progressive disorder, researchers say.

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