https://t.co/P1EqfutjCg Congenital hypothyroidism can be treated with tablets costing 15 paise each if detected within 72 hours of birth which otherwise will lead to severe mental retardation...each child should be screened at birth.. but how ?read my article in #TheHindu
In his opening remarks at the inaugural event of the @HPSRIndia Fellowship Program #Cohort2024, Mr. Rajeev Sadanandan, CEO @HSTPIndia, warmly welcomed the dignitaries, Guest of Honor, faculty members, & the new cohort.
#Welcome to #Cohort2024@HPSRIndia Fellowship Program, an initiative by @HSTPIndia. The inaugural and orientation sessions took place from 4th to 6th November at ISID, Delhi. We are thrilled to welcome the cohort dedicated to strengthening HPSR in India. #transformativejourney
Hearty congratulations to IISc alumnus Prof Maruthi Akella for having an asteroid named after him🎉
Prof Akella completed his ME at IISc in 1994 and is now a distinguished professor at @UTAerospace
Explore the characteristics of the asteroid here: https://t.co/OyrWLxzU8W
This is not totally unexpected, given the recent discussions, activities and investments in IISc towards medical research.
National Ayurveda Day: PM Modi launched Centre of Excellence at IISc | https://t.co/8x3fq6B4qR
Nidhi will continue to live as brave rare disease warrior who inspired countless with her strength and resilience. Her impact on the #RareDisease movement in India is profound. May her soul rest in peace, and may she find eternal joy and freedom from pain in her heavenly abode
Bengaluru birder Suhel Quader has been making a simple birdlist on most weekdays: a 200m walk when dropping his children to their school bus stop in the morning. Six years later he has the data to come up with this infographic.
Do you bird regularly at a particular location?
On #RuralWomen Day we celebrate & honour the work of women farmers who protect our seeds & regenerate our biodiversity,grow food for communities by caring for the earth,hold the living knowledges of their cultures & create living economies of abundance based on caring & sharing
Lancet’s 200 year special issue features the very recent RATIONS trial led by Indian researchers on #tuberculosis & nutrition as well as editorials; very interesting historical content that has shaped health and history of health and medicine 👇🏾
@prashanthns@PLOSGPH@iphindia@DSTCPRIISc Thank you so much @prashanthns for taking your time to write a detailed thread on the paper hoping the work gets the attention of the relevant stakeholders to bring action in rare diseases
A #thread on recent @PLOSGPH paper by my colleague Dr. Mohua whom I co-supervised for a policy research fellowship @iphindia@DSTCPRIISc on Rare diseases, repurposed orphan drugs & regulatory system;
BREAKING NEWS
The 2023 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.
@abandopa@DrJitendraSingh@DBTIndia This is a chronic issue which has plagued Indian scholars for very long time. It is also one of the reason which force students to join PhD and postdoc abroad.