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Mainstreaming gender in participatory irrigation management: Why does empowerment matter?

Tanusree Paul and Naga Velpuri call for investing in interventions to strengthen women’s capabilities and participation in water governance.

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CGIAR EMD Ismahane Elouafi discusses food security and climate solutions on Agro América

Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR’s Executive Managing Director, discusses the global research consortium’s vital role in transforming food, land, and water systems.

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Indian Organ Donation Day: A Day of Double Victory for MOHAN Foundation

bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"li MOHAN Foundation was awarded the title of the best NGO for its outstanding contributions to




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India Implements Various Initiatives to Promote Organ Donations

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced that the Indian government has implemented several initiatives to boost medlinkorgan donations/medlink in the country.




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Dispelling Myths About Organ Donation

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director, M. Srinivas, advocates dispelling myths about medlinkorgan donation/medlink and emphasizes




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Gut Microbiome Diversity Boosts Survival in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplants

In children who have received a donor medlinkstem cell transplant/medlink, having a varied range of microorganisms in their gut before the transplant




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Challenge of Organ Donation in India: Doctors Speak Out

Doctors urge India to raise medlinkorgan donation/medlink awareness due to critical supply shortage ahead of World Organ Donation Day with a dismal donation rate of 0.




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MOHAN Foundation's Golf Tournament Champions Organ Donation Awareness

bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"li MOHAN Foundation's "Drive to Save Lives" golf tournament was held on September 9, 2023/li liIt




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10,000 to Pledge Organ Donation on September 16

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced that approximately 10,000 individuals are anticipated to commit to medlinkorgan donation/medlink on September 16 (!--ref1--).




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2 US Lung Transplant Patients Afflicted by Deadly Bacterial Infection

Two individuals in the United States who received lung transplants have contracted a lethal Legionella bacterial infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (!--ref1--).




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Emotional Side of Neonatal Organ Donation

Research suggests that neonatal kidney transplantation could be a game-changing solution to the organ shortage crisis, highlighting the emotional challenges faced by families.




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Zebrafish Helps Assess Cryoprotectant Agents for Organ Preservation

medlinkZebrafish/medlink exhibits a crucial role in the fields of solid organ preservation and transplantation, especially with respect to experimental transplantation efforts.




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Seeing the Unseen: The Power of Eye Donations

Increasing medlinkeye donations/medlink is shown to be vital for sight-restoring surgeries as a study at the University of Southampton underscores




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Karnataka Adopts Tamil Nadu's Organ Donation Policy

The Karnataka government is in the process of formulating a policy similar to Tamil Nadu State's organ donation policy to honor organ donors and their




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World's First Whole-Eye Transplant Restores War Veteran's Vision

bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"li The world's first-ever complete eye transplant coupled with a partial face transplant conducted




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Vaccine To Regulate Immunity in Transplant Rejection (and) Auto-Immune Disorders

Researchers developed a vaccine that utilizes synthetically modified natural peptides to stimulate CD8 T regulatory cells. These cells, which are typically




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Organ Donation Disparity: 80% Women Donors, 80% Men Recipients

bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"li 93% of organ donations come from living donors, revealing a striking imbalance/li liWomen,




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Liver Transplantation Made Easy With Perfusion Machine

A hypothermic oxygenated perfusion machine can preserve donor livers safely for a longer time without compromising donor liver quality. This enabled to




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Resilience Rewritten: Painter Gets Bilateral Hand Transplantation

bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"li Tragic train accident renders Delhi painter handless/li liOrgan donation offers newfound




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Kids Dash for Organ Donation: Promoting Life and Hope

bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points" liChildren and parents unite for organ donation awareness/li liInspiring stories of transplant




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Smiles and Second Chances: Marathon for Oral Health (and) Organ Donation

bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points" liKids Dash, organized by Mohan Foundation to promote organ donation awareness/li liOver




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Revolutionizing Organ Preservation to Meet Transplant Demand

Enhancements in organ preservation may alleviate the scarcity of hearts for transplantation, as over 5,000 hearts are transplanted annually worldwide,




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Advancing Ethical Practices in Human Organ Transplantation

bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points" liUrges member states to strengthen preventive strategies for noncommunicable diseases/li liRecommends




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Conscious Kidney Transplant: A 'Cool' Medical Breakthrough

John Nicholas, a 28-year-old from Chicago, underwent a groundbreaking medlinkkidney transplant/medlink while fully conscious. The surgery, performed




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Unhealthy Gut Microbiome Linked to Increased Mortality Risk Post-Organ Transplant

Gut indicates that patterns of an 'unhealthy' gut microbiome are linked to an increased risk of death following a solid organ transplant (!--ref1--).




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Liver Transplants Superior for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

medlinkColorectal cancer/medlink frequently metastasizes to the liver, and for some patients, surgical removal of liver tumors is not feasible. A




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Organ Donation Surge in Parts of India, But Lag Persists

Experts on National Organ Donation Day (!--ref1--) noted that, while medlinkorgan donation/medlink has increased in some parts of India, it remains sluggish in most other areas.




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Transform Lives: Support Deceased Organ Donation in India

Anupriya Patel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, emphasized the need to promote deceased organ donation in India (!--ref1--).




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Organ Donation: A Spiritual Act Requiring Conscious Effort

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar called medlinkorgan donation/medlink (!--ref1--) "a spiritual act and the highest moral expression of human nature,"




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Heart-in-a-Box: A Breakthrough in Heart Transplantation

bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points" liHeart-in-a-box reduces primary graft dysfunction from 28% to 11%/li liAllows longer transportation




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Fight Against Organ Rejection: What's Next?

medlinkOrgan transplantation/medlink represents a significant medical breakthrough, but one of the most significant challenges remains the body's immune system rejecting the transplanted organ.




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Bridging Organ Donation Gap: A Heartfelt Story

Shailendra Singh, a 48-year-old man was found unconscious at his home on 17th October. He was rushed to HCMCT Manipal Hospital, Dwarka. After taking




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Impact of Microvascular Inflammation on Kidney Transplant Rejection

A recent study has identified new rejection factors in kidney transplantation that could lead to more accurate patient risk assessment after surgery (!--ref1--).




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Microvascular Inflammation in Kidney Transplant Rejection

Kidney transplant rejection is one of the major issues that hinders graft survival in the recipient. This is due to the microvascular inflammation in the small blood vessels (!--ref1--).




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APOL1 Gene Mutation Aids to Reduce Kidney Disease Risk

Genetic mutation of apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) gene, helps to cover the hole in kidney cells created by harmful mutations, thereby reducing the risk of medlinkkidney diseases/medlink.




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Genomics Project Improves Global Diversity in Population Health Insight

An international collaboration aims to enhance global health by investigating the impact of genomic and environmental diversity on variations in disease risk observed worldwide (!--ref1--).




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Mapping Genetic Mutations to Customize Preterm Birth Therapy

medlinkPregnant women/medlink with high levels of certain genetic mutations- especially those associated with involuntary muscle contraction - were less likely to respond to preterm treatment.




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New Tool Enhances Precision in Uncovering Disease-Causing Genes

Researchers have introduced an innovative statistical tool enhancing the identification of disease-causing genetic variants. This tool combines information




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Over 275 Million Genetic Variants Unlock the Key to Health Mysteries

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), US have identified over 275 million medlinkgenetic variants/medlink that were not previously reported.




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Stem Cell Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Stem cell therapy emerges as a viable and safe choice for individuals grappling with challenging traumatic medlinkspinal cord injuries/medlink, said experts (!--ref1--).




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CRISPR's Molecular Mechanisms for Antibiotic Resistance

Assistant Prof. Ibrahim, Bitar, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital in Plzen, Charles University in Prague, Plzen,




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Guiding Precision Therapies for Seizures

Alterations in the SCN2A gene influence the age of seizure onset and the severity of neurological impairments in affected children, aiding in the identification