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Health

Sources: News18 · The Hawk
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Research

Dementia cases may reach 24.7 million annually by 2050, global study finds

New dementia cases worldwide could more than double, rising from an estimated 11.4 million in 2023 to nearly 24.7 million a year by 2050, according to a meta-analysis in JAMA Neurology covering 38,418 people across 22 studies in 18 countries — with higher incidence among women and in low- and middle-income countries.

News18 · Oct 23, 8:27 PM IST

Major Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo as outbreak continues

The Tumaini trial will test candidate vaccines against the Bundibugyo virus, with vaccines from Moderna and from Oxford with the Serum Institute of India expected to join shortly. DR Congo had recorded 9,704 confirmed cases and 4,687 deaths as of October 20 in what is now the country's largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak.

The Hawk · Oct 24, 2026

Scientists test DNA editing inside the human body for the first time

Prime Medicine has treated the first participant in a Wilson disease trial using in-body (in vivo) prime editing aimed at liver cells — a step beyond editing cells in a lab. Initial results are expected in 2027, and no in vivo gene-editing therapy has yet been approved.

Business Today · Oct 24, 2026

Most people face 'high genetic risk' for three diseases, genome study finds

University of Exeter researchers who described the 'average' human genome — drawing on the UK Biobank and the US All of Us programme, nearly a million genomes — found most people could be classed at high genetic risk for three of 28 common conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and schizophrenia, whether or not they develop them.

BizzBuzz · Oct 24, 12:41 AM IST

Education

Sources: The Indian Express · Jagran Josh
Exams

BSEB postpones STET 2026 November 4 exam; revised date announced

The Bihar School Examination Board has moved the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test sitting scheduled for November 4 to November 21, after it clashed with the KVS and NVS examinations the same day. Fresh admit cards for the rescheduled candidates are being released today, October 24; all other dates run to the original timetable, with STET held in CBT mode from October 25 to November 21.

The Indian Express · Updated Oct 23, 10:46 AM IST