ng Anxious About COVID-19? Stress has Lasting Impact on Sperm and Future Offspring By www.medindia.net Published On :: Stress can alter sperm and impact brain development of next-generation, reveals a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iNature Communications/i. Full Article
ng Mental Health Issues on Rise Among US Adolescents By www.medindia.net Published On :: Among US adolescents, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and other "internalizing" problems account for an increasing share of mental burden, stated Full Article
ng Addressing Unhealthy Lifestyles may Up Life Expectancy of Those with Severe Mental Illness By www.medindia.net Published On :: Implementation of existing interventions targeting modifiable risk factors can help narrow the mortality gap between the general and the severe mental illness populations, reports a new study. Full Article
ng People With Mental Disorder can Live Longer: Here's How By www.medindia.net Published On :: Tackling unhealthy lifestyle factors during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can increase the life expectancy of patients suffering with severe mental illness, reports a research team. Full Article
ng Telehealth can Help Mental Health Care Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic By www.medindia.net Published On :: Telehealth provides a useful method for starting and continuing essential mental health treatment without the risk of spreading COVID-19 infection, reports a new study. Full Article
ng COVID-19 Pandemic: Simple Tips to Improve Mental Health among College Students By www.medindia.net Published On :: COVID-10 lockdown has turned college students' lives upside down. Adjusting to complicated schedules, managing highly competitive environments, and navigating Full Article
ng New Therapy for Childhood Anxiety Works by Changing Parent Behavior By www.medindia.net Published On :: Parent-based treatment known as SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) is as efficacious as individual cognitive-behavioral therapy Full Article
ng Stress Destroys Our Plans By Disrupting Memory By www.medindia.net Published On :: Stress slows our ability to develop plans by preventing us from being able to make decisions based on memory. "We draw on memory not just to project Full Article
ng PanicMechanic, New App to Manage Anxiety During Coronavirus Pandemic By www.medindia.net Published On :: PanicMechanic, the new mobile app has been developed to help attack sufferers during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The app adapts biofeedback-like Full Article
ng Financial Stress Higher Than Normal During Pandemic, Says Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: The COVID-19 pandemic adds to the financial stress on families due to record high unemployment, said Julie Kalkowski, executive director of the Financial Hope Collaborative at Creighton University. Full Article
ng Exposing Taboo To Get Rid Off Financial Stress By www.medindia.net Published On :: Those with worries about money are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety. Moreover, these worries may also lead to reduced productivity, said Full Article
ng Dance with Your Grandma to Keep Your Mind and Body Fresh during COVID-19 Lockdown By www.medindia.net Published On :: Dancing with your grandma and grandpa could be the best way to boost both physical and mental health, reports a new study. Physical fitness and social Full Article
ng How to Navigate Newfound Togetherness During COVID-19? By www.medindia.net Published On :: Cooped-Up Couples: Therapists have outlined how to navigate the newfound togetherness during the coronavirus pandemic. Of the many ways the coronavirus Full Article
ng Schizophrenia: New Findings By www.medindia.net Published On :: A deficiency in the brains of people with schizophrenia that could lead to the development of new drug therapies has been discovered by researchers at Full Article
ng Work-related Post Traumatic Stress Among Nurses By www.medindia.net Published On :: New analysis focused on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among nurses and factors associated with it. The reported prevalence varied Full Article
ng MIT Technology Review: Is Pakistan running out of fresh water? By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 03:41:26 +0000 The sight of water flowing from taps may soon be a luxury, with people having to queue up at tankers for just a bucket load of water for their daily needs. Full Article Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Z-News Arif Anwar desalination Pakistan Water Scarcity
ng Informing Change in the Indus Basin (ICIB) By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 10 May 2018 05:37:09 +0000 Opportunities for journalists to report on the most pressing environmental and development problems in the Indus Basin. Full Article Asia News India News Regional News South Asia News Z-News Fellowship India
ng Telegraph.co.uk: Good dam design can cut the number of cases of malaria in surrounding areas By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 05:04:27 +0000 Engineers need to rethink how to design and operate dams after research found that they create an additional 1.1 million cases of malaria every year. Full Article Africa News IWMI in the news Regional News Z-News Africa Claudia Sadoff dams hydropower dams malaria Mosquitos
ng Financing a farmer-led revolution in Africa By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 06:04:57 +0000 Farmer-led irrigation offers one of sub-Saharan Africa’s brightest prospects for defeating chronic hunger and making good on the promise of a more sustainable and resilient future. Full Article Africa News Blog Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News AgriLinks IFAD irrigation microfinance pumps smallholders WLE
ng Reconciling growth with nature’s gifts By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 07 Jan 2019 02:39:42 +0000 Toward a decision-making framework for two of Africa’s transboundary basins. Full Article Africa News Blog Regional News Rural-Urban Linkages Strategic Programs Sustainable Growth Z-Featured Content Z-News biodiversity DAFNE dams European Union (EU) Hydropower irrigation malaria Omo-Turkana transboundary basins Zambezi River Basin
ng MongaBay.com: Restoring tank irrigation can strengthen rural climate resilience By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 03:04:23 +0000 Less than 10 percent of defunct tanks have been restored over the past two decades according to researchers. Full Article Asia News India News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Z-News Groundwater Hyderabad India
ng EurekAlert.org: Interdisciplinary approach the only way to address devastating effects of soil erosion By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:34:23 +0000 Soil erosion can have a devastating impact on traditional farming landscapes in developing countries. But its effects can only be fully addressed through significant advances in interdisciplinary scientific and societal approaches, according to new research. Full Article Africa News East Africa News IWMI in the news Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News EurekAlert soil erosion
ng Fine-tuning flood risk management By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 10:57:16 +0000 New rounds of pilot testing and post-flood recovery in India. Full Article Asia News Blog India News Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Alok Sikka drought Floods Giriraj Amarnath IBFI India
ng Navigating the road to socially inclusive hydropower By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 11:23:26 +0000 Asia Times opinion article reports insights from new research in Nepal. Full Article Asia News Blog Nepal News Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Asia Times Diana Suhardiman Environment Hydropower
ng Making science and knowledge inclusive for gender equality By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:36:12 +0000 Could women be the source of change? Advances in women’s representation in government show much promise. Full Article Asia News Blog Campaign International Womens Day Nepal News Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Gender International Women's Day Manohara Khadka Nepal
ng Transforming food systems in Southeast Asia By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:25:41 +0000 IRRI, WorldFish and IWMI have signed a 5-year agreement that provides the framework for cooperative research. Full Article Asia News Blog Regional News Southeast Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News IRRI Philippines SDGs Sustainable Development Goals WorldFish
ng AsiaTimes.com: The developing world’s water crisis has arrived By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 05:14:18 +0000 A study across 15 cities in South Asia, Africa and South America shows that water is inaccessible and unaffordable. Full Article Asia News India News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News Aditi Mukherji India water crisis Water Scarcity
ng Reuters: More deals, less conflict? Cross-border water planning key, report warns By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 03:37:54 +0000 New report suggests national leaders make water security a priority now, link water policy to other national policies, from agriculture to trade, and put in place water-sharing institutions early. Full Article Africa News East Africa News IWMI in the news Regional News Z-Featured Content Z-News Alan Nicol drought Ethiopia Flood Reuters Thomson Reuters Water security
ng Solutions for those managing risk in climate disasters By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 03:45:58 +0000 Indian farmers take aim at climate disasters through bundling high-tech solutions. Full Article Asia News Blog India News Regional News South Asia News Z-Featured Content Z-News BICSA Bihar climate change Floods Giriraj Amarnath India
ng DownToEarth.org: Breaking silos in disaster management By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 02:52:41 +0000 An integrated approach involving all concerned stakeholders can help farmers combat the ill-effects of climate-induced natural disasters Full Article Asia News India News IWMI in the news Nepal News Regional News South Asia News Sri Lanka News Z-Featured Content Z-News Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
ng Simulating trade-offs in the water-energy-food nexus By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:38:01 +0000 In the Omo-Turkana and Zambezi basins in Africa, complex relationships emerge from the balances struck among hydropower generation, irrigated agriculture, water quality and environmental flows. Full Article Africa News Blog Regional News Southern Africa News Z-Featured Content Z-News DAFNE Ethiopia Hydropower Patience Mukuyu transboundary Zambezi Zambezi River Basin Zimbabwe
ng CGIAR: How Sri Lanka’s septic tanks could become a sustainable support for farming By www.iwmi.cgiar.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 03:19:54 +0000 Farmers in Sri Lanka are positioned to benefit from a new policy that recognizes waste from septic tanks as an untapped resource. Full Article Asia News IWMI in the news Regional News South Asia News Sri Lanka News Z-Featured Content Z-News biowaste Resource Recovery resource recovery and reuse RRR waste management
ng Coronavirus Infection Cases Doubling Every 9.7 Days Now: Harsh Vardhan By www.medindia.net Published On :: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan asserted that doubling rate of COVID-19 cases has increased from three days before imposition of lockdown in March to 9. Full Article
ng COVID-19 in Telangana: 15 new coronavirus cases reported By www.medindia.net Published On :: One more person died of coronavirus in Telangana while 15 new positive cases were reported on Wednesday. With the latest fatality, the death toll in the state rose to 24. Full Article
ng COVID-19: India Importing High-speed Testing Machines By www.medindia.net Published On :: India is getting high-speed testing machines for Covid-19 from Swiss firm Roche Diagnostics in the US. The import is being facilitated by the Ministry Full Article
ng India Saved From Going Into Stage 3 By www.medindia.net Published On :: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said we have saved India from going into Stage 3 or community transmission stage, and have also fared better than many countries. Full Article
ng India Should Play Key Role in Developing COVID-19 Vaccine: WHO By www.medindia.net Published On :: India, Indonesia and Thailand must play a lead role in overcoming the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Full Article
ng Most Indians Are Waiting for Their Favourite Food Joints By www.medindia.net Published On :: 77 per cent of people in India wish to have dinner with friends and family at their favourite restaurants. The survey conducted by restaurant tech Full Article
ng 40% COVID-19 Patients In Telangana Are In 21-40 Age Group By www.medindia.net Published On :: Official data from Telengana has confirms that as many as 40 per cent of patients are in the age group of 21-40. Gender-wise, more men have been affected than women. Full Article
ng COVID-19 in India: Highest Single Day Spike in Cases, Recovery Rate 26.6% By www.medindia.net Published On :: In India, in the past 24 hours, 2,293 new coronavirus cases have been reported, the most in a single day so far, taking the total number of cases to 37,336, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. Full Article
ng Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu: 14-Day-Old Baby Among 231 New Cases In TN, Total 2,757 By www.medindia.net Published On :: In Tamil Nadu, as many as more persons, including a 14-day-old baby in Kancheepuram district and a transgender, had tested positive for coronavirus in Full Article
ng India COVID-19 Tally Surpassed 46K, Despite One of the Longest Lockdowns By www.medindia.net Published On :: Number of novel coronavirus cases in India soared to 46,433 with 32,138 active cases, despite a 40-days and above lockdown period completed in an effort to contain the spread of the COVID-19. Full Article
ng Study Reveals Raising Rates of Liver Cancer By www.medindia.net Published On :: Liver cancer is rising around the world, despite preventive measures, according to the study published online in iCANCER/i, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society (ACS). Full Article
ng Trastuzumab Holds Promise in Treating Non-breast/gastric Cancer By www.medindia.net Published On :: HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate, fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki also called Enhertu, found to show signs of clinical activity in multiple non-breast/non-gastric Full Article
ng Medication to Treat Lung Cancer may Improve Outcomes of Metastatic Brain Cancer By www.medindia.net Published On :: Medication used to treat non-small cell lung cancer that has metastasized, may benefit patients with metastatic brain cancers, according to a new review and analysis led by researchers at St. Full Article
ng Chemo Still A Good Option For Dangerous Childhood Brain Cancer Despite Failures By www.medindia.net Published On :: There are no targeted therapies or immunotherapies proven effective to treat pediatric brain cancer better than chemotherapy. In fact, chemotherapy has Full Article
ng New Strategies For Tackling Some Lung And Kidney Cancers By www.medindia.net Published On :: Cancer cells which become "addicted" to glucose could open up fresh approaches to therapy strategies for cancers with high levels of an amino acid transporter Full Article
ng Simple Urine Test Help Detect Lung Cancer By www.medindia.net Published On :: A simple urine test can help detect the presence of proteins associated with lung cancer, said MIT researchers. This kind of noninvasive test could reduce Full Article
ng COPD Associated With Lung Cancer Risk By www.medindia.net Published On :: In people who have never smoked, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, stated research published in the journal Thorax. Full Article
ng Sponges can Wipe Out Cervical Cancer By www.medindia.net Published On :: Sponge-derived natural product called manzamine A found in Manado Bay, Indonesia, maybe efficacious for preventive and therapeutic treatment of cervical cancer cells, reports a new study. Full Article