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New York, Sep 6 (IANS) Tracking eye movements in toddlers can help gauge the risk of autism years before symptoms appear and diagnosis is made, accelerating treatment, according to two studies.Results of clinical studies published simultaneously in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and in JAMA Network Open demonstrate that measuring children’s looking behaviour predicts expert clinical diagnosis of autism in about 1,500 children between ages 16 to 30 months tested with a high degree of accuracy.Researchers from Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, US, have also developed a technology to reliably measure how…

London, Sep 6 (IANS) A book by Indian-American cancer physician and researcher Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee has been longlisted for the prestigious 50,000 pound Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in London.’The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human’, which is among the 13-book longlist announced on Wednesday, highlights how cellular research has revolutionised medicine, enabling the treatment of life-altering diseases including Alzheimer’s and AIDS.The judging panel described the 53-year-old Rhodes scholar’s work as his “most spectacular book yet”.“The cell is the foundational unit of life. Its discovery reshaped our understanding of our bodies and brains as…

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi has issued an advisory to discontinue the use of antacid Digene Gel manufactured by drugmaker Abbott India at its Goa unit.The DCGI has issued the advisory following a compliant on August 9 alleging that one bottle of Digene Gel mint flavour is of regular taste (sweet) and light pink colour whereas another bottle of the same batch was of white colour with bitter taste and pungent odour.The DCGI said the impugned product manufactured at the Goa facility may be unsafe and its use may result in…

New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) After almost several months of ban over national security reasons, a couple of Chinese games have returned to India in various formats and new avatars. While it may bolster the online gaming industry, it has raised serious concerns about impacting the mental and physical well-being of children and young adults in the country.South Korean video game developer Krafton’s Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), the popular battle royale game that enthralled the country’s gaming community, relaunched in May albeit with a government rider where it would be closely monitored every quarter for additional factors, including user harm…

Dubai, Sep 6 (IANS) An Indian expat in Kuwait, accused of murdering a Filipina domestic worker, died in a hospital where he was admitted for treatment of self-inflicted wounds, the Kuwait Public Prosecution said.The Indian stabbed the worker several times until she died at her sponsor’s residence in Omariya, a Kuwaiti suburb, The Khaleej Times reported on Tuesday.The prosecution said that after receiving the report of stabbing, investigation procedures were carried out at the crime scene to examine the victim’s body.After stabbing the victim, the attacker turned the weapon on himself, and was quickly moved to Farwaniya hospital where he…

Canberra, Sep 6 (IANS) Australian authorities on Wednesday coordinated the rescue of three sailors — two Russians and one French — off the country’s northeast coast after their boat was damaged by sharks.In a statement, the Canberra-based Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said the three sailors were on board an inflatable catamaran sailing from Vanuatu to Australia when it was damaged in several shark attacks, reports Xinhua news agency.AMSA said the sailors activated an emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) at 1.30 a.m. on Wednesday more than 800 km south-east of the city of Cairns in the state of Queensland, triggering…

Beijing, Sep 6 (IANS) More than 36,000 people in Fuzhou, capital of China’s Fujian province, have been temporarily evacuated as typhoon Haikui brought heavy rainstorms to the region, authorities said Wednesday.As of 7 a.m. Wednesday, torrential rains had inflicted damage to 147 townships of the city, leading to a direct economic loss of over 552 million yuan ($76 million), according to the city’s flood control and drought relief headquarters.Multiple areas of the city experienced heavy rainstorms starting from 9 p.m. on Tuesday, with cumulative precipitation from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday breaking three-hour and six-hour maximum rainfall records…

Canberra, Sep 6 (IANS) In a joint statement on Wednesday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced a new strategy to boost trade with Southeast Asia.Albanese, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Trade Minister Don Farrell released the joint statement announcing Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040, reports Xinhua news agency.The blueprint, which was developed by Special Envoy for Southeast Asia Nicholas Moore, sets out how Australia will boost trade links with the region and makes 75 recommendations to grow partnerships with Asian nations.It identified 10 priority sectors offering the most potential for economic growth, including…

Toronto, Sep 6 (IANS) Spending more time on digital media from Netflix to Instagram to video games may not cause any change in the frequency of psychotic experiences over time, finds study.However, the study showed that individuals with a tendency for higher levels of digital media use also had a tendency for higher levels of psychotic experiencesThe study, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, defined “psychotic experiences” as a range of unusual thoughts and perceptions, such as the belief of being in danger and the experience of hearing and seeing things that other people cannot see or hear. These…

Wellington, Sep 6 (IANS) New Zealand Police have laid 50,000 charges against gang members and their associates through the Operation Cobalt in crackdown on gangs, Police Minister Ginny Andersen said on Wednesday.The police also issued 64,524 infringement offence notices, seized 501 illegal firearms and executed 1,369 warranted searches and 781 warrantless searches as of August 31, Xinhua news agency quoted Andersen as saying.”Illegal gang activities are a scourge on our society and the government has proven it backs Police to crack down on the proliferation of harm they cause in our communities,” Andersen said.The vast majority offending by gang members…