Anuradha Mascarenhas

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas

A majority of the NIH’s budget is awarded to universities, medical schools and other research institutions across the US and rest of the world. In many cases, the primary recipients issue subawards to other entities to carry out specific project activities. Many researchers in India are feeling the impact of the NIH decision.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas

In a significant breakthrough, CAR T-cell therapy, which uses patients’ T-cells to fight cancer by re-engineering them, was developed by and infused at the hospital where they were admitted. Normally, this is done in specialised centres, which pushes up cost and logistics. But with this method, the therapy becomes affordable, costing almost 90 per cent less than the global average.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas

“He (Prof Narlikar) would often argue that good PhD students did not fall from the sky,” Prof Gupta said on the occasion. “In 2003, I was invited by JVN (Prof Narlikar) to work in the IUCAA’s children’s science centre (Muktangan Exploratory Science Centre). Initially, I was reluctant to work in a government institute. But JVN assured me that I could help shape the science centre, and if I did not like it, I could quit after six months.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas

Poor nutrition, anaemia and mental health will be a challenge for one billion adolescents globally by 2030, according to an analysis by the Lancet Commission. The analysis used data from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease study. New projections suggest that, without political will, policy initiatives and financial investments, adolescents will be exposed to health risks in countries which are already battling multiple disease burdens.

2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anuradha Mascarenhas

As Maharashtra has this year reported over 100 coronavirus cases, most of them in May, doctors have urged people not to panic, emphasising that Covid is now endemic but they can protect themselves by remaining vigilant and taking the right precautions. While Pune has officially reported one case of an 87-year-old man who had complained of cough, fever and breathlessness and tested positive for coronavirus disease, he has been successfully treated and discharged.