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Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences 10 Oct 2026, 01:49 AM IST

Brain-Dead Man’s Organs Give Four People a New Lease on Life

A brain-dead patient’s organs have been successfully transplanted, saving or improving the lives of four recipients in a case that underscores the life-saving potential of cadaveric donation in India. The episode also highlights the continuing policy challenge of expanding organ donation awareness, hospital coordination and timely consent in a country where demand far outstrips supply.

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Kottarakkara Man's Final Gift Saves Lives as Kerala Carries Out Another Multi-Organ Donation

The family of 67-year-old Kottarakkara native G. Radhakrishnan Potti consented to donate his organs after he was declared brain dead following a cerebral haemorrhage at KIMSHEALTH hospital, enabling the retrieval of both kidneys, the liver, skin and cornea. Kerala State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation coordinated the allocation, while police created a green corridor to rush one kidney to Government Medical College, Kottayam.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition09 Oct 2026, 09:19 AM IST

Human Brain Gene Found in Virus Raises New Questions for Genetics and Biosecurity

Scientists have identified human DNA linked to a brain-related gene inside a poxvirus, a finding that deepens understanding of how genetic material can move across species and persist in unexpected forms. The discovery is drawing attention not only for its evolutionary significance, but also for what it may reveal about viral adaptation, gene mobility, and the limits of current assumptions about genome stability.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition09 Oct 2026, 12:29 AM IST

Human Brain Gene Sequence Found Inside a Virus, Raising New Questions About Genetic Mobility

Scientists have identified a human-derived gene sequence, BC200, inside a poxvirus genome, a finding that underscores how genetic material can move across species boundaries in ways that were previously unexpected. The discovery adds a new layer to long-running concerns about viral evolution, genome plasticity, and the hidden pathways through which DNA can be repurposed in nature.

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Defence, Intelligence & Aerospace08 Oct 2026, 02:30 PM IST

Army Nears Key Brain Health Screening Milestone as Blast Risks Mount

About 97% of soldiers have used the Army’s Neurocognitive Assessment Tool, a major milestone in efforts to detect and manage the effects of blast overpressure and repeated low-level blast exposure, the service’s top safety and occupational health official said. The near-universal uptake underscores the Army’s push to make brain health screening routine as it confronts growing concern over invisible injuries linked to training and combat.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition08 Oct 2026, 07:20 AM IST

Human Brain Gene Sequence Found in Poxvirus, Raising New Questions About Viral Evolution

Scientists have identified a mobile human gene sequence linked to brain function inside a poxvirus genome, a striking example of genetic material moving across species boundaries. The finding adds a new layer to long-running debates over how viruses acquire, retain, and potentially repurpose host DNA, with implications for evolutionary biology and biomedical research.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition08 Oct 2026, 04:39 AM IST

Six-Animal Brain Study Points to a Shared Anesthesia Switch

A new comparative study of six animal brains suggests that anesthesia may act through a common neural mechanism rather than a species-specific one, offering fresh clues to a medical mystery that has persisted for nearly 180 years. The findings could help researchers better understand how consciousness is interrupted and, eventually, how to make anesthesia safer and more precisely controlled.

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Defence, Intelligence & Aerospace07 Oct 2026, 03:30 PM IST

Army Nears Major Brain Health Screening Milestone as Blast Injury Concerns Mount

The U.S. Army says nearly 97% of soldiers have now used its Neurocognitive Assessment Tool, a sign that the service is moving close to full-scale adoption of a program designed to detect and manage brain health risks linked to blast overpressure and repeated low-level blast exposure. The milestone underscores a broader military shift toward earlier screening, better monitoring, and more systematic protection for troops exposed to the hidden effects of modern warfare.

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