74% Indians could not afford healthy diet in 2021 Subject : S&T Section: IPR Context: More than 74% of Indians could not afford a healthy diet in 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said in a report. What is the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World(SOFI) […]
Patent exclusions — Madras High Court shows the way Subject : S&T Section: IPR Context: Madras High Court’s recent rulings on pharmaceutical patents clarify Section 3(e) and Section 3(i) exclusions, emphasizing evidence and contextual analysis for patent eligibility. The decisions highlight the necessity of bright-line rules for consistency in patent office decisions and […]
Game-changer Gene therapy offers new hope for those with sickle cell disease Subject : S&T Section :health Context: Gene therapy offers new hope for those with sickle cell disease. Introduction Less than a month after the U.K. drug regulator approved Casgevy, the gene therapy to treat people above 12 with sickle cell disease […]
Pompe Disease Subject : S&T Section: Health Context: India’s first Pompe disease patient passes away What is Pompe Disease: Pompe disease, also called Glycogen Storage Disease Type II, is a rare genetic disorder resulting from a deficiency of the enzymeacid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). This enzyme is essential for breaking down glycogen into glucose within […]
Hopes dashed as last HIV vaccine trial in Africa for this decade ends in failure Subject : Science and Tech Section: Health Context: A trial of a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) vaccine in Africa has been stopped after preliminary data showed it was not effective in preventing infections. PrEPVacc: PrEPVacc is the study […]
How fractals offer a new way to see the quantum realm Subject : Science and Tech Section Awareness in IT Introduction: Quantum physics is too weird for many people to understand, and part of the weirdness is due to some of its counter intuitive features. For example, many quantum phenomena are bound by […]