Superbugs are a big health hazard resulting in 4.95 million deaths on average per year. Now, a superbug named Candida Auris has spread to 23 U.S. states. It has come under lens as it can hide in a person's hair follicles for months without any symptoms.

Superbug That Can Hide in Your Hair Spreads to 23 U.S. States | GRAVITAS 

Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, accelerating drug discovery, improving disease detection, and helping develop vaccines faster than ever before. But a groundbreaking new study has revealed another capability that is raising serious questions worldwide.

Scientists have successfully used AI to design virus genomes under tightly controlled laboratory conditions. Researchers say the goal was to improve virus surveillance, vaccine research, and scientific understanding—not to create dangerous pathogens. However, the breakthrough has sparked concerns about biosecurity and the potential misuse of advanced AI in synthetic biology.

AI Designs Viruses? Scientists Reveal Shocking Breakthrough | Medical Revolution or Global Threat?

#Gravitas New Indian government data has reignited tough questions about gender equity in India's organ transplant system. Data shows that women continue to donate organs in far greater numbers than men. But when it comes to receiving life-saving transplants, the picture reverses completely. 

Gender Gap Persists in India's Organ Transplants

The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing its fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, with more than 3,800 confirmed cases and over 1,700 deaths reported since the epidemic was declared in May.

Health officials say the Bundibugyo strain has spread across multiple provinces, with nearly 90% of cases concentrated in Ituri Province. The World Health Organization (WHO) has fast-tracked clinical trials for experimental vaccines and treatments as the crisis continues to worsen.

Canada has approved a Phase 1 clinical trial for an experimental mRNA vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain, becoming only the second country after the UK to authorize human testing.

DR Congo's Ebola Outbreak Explodes: 3,800 Cases, 1,700 Deaths | WHO Warns Crisis Worsening

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is battling its fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record, with more than 3,800 confirmed cases and over 1,700 deaths reported since the epidemic was declared in May.

Health officials say the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has spread across multiple provinces, with nearly 90% of infections concentrated in Ituri Province. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Africa CDC have warned that the outbreak continues to worsen due to armed conflict, attacks on healthcare facilities, funding shortages, and low community trust.

With no approved vaccine or treatment available for the Bundibugyo strain, experimental vaccines and therapies have been fast-tracked into clinical trials. Canada has approved a Phase 1 human trial of an mRNA vaccine specifically targeting this Ebola variant, becoming only the second country after the United Kingdom to authorize such testing.

DR Congo Faces Worst-Ever Ebola Outbreak | Over 3,800 Cases, WHO Rushes Experimental Vaccine Trials

Doctors in India have reported about the case of a man whose eye was afflicted with a parasitic roundworm, and how the juices from his eye had to be sucked out to remove the worm. The case study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week. This particular roundworm usually affects dogs and cats. However, the 35-year-old man became an accidental victim of the roundworm that lives in carnivorous mammal hosts like cats. He had been suffering from blurry vision and a red eye for eight months. When he visited a local ophthalmology clinic, the doctors noticed extensive inflammation in the eye. Closer inspection revealed the culprit - a squiggly worm "moving sluggishly" in the back of the eye. Removing the roundworm proved to be a major task. To gain access to the worm, a pars plana vitrectomy had to be performed. The procedure requires the eye’s internal jelly-like vitreous humor to be sucked out. The worm was finally removed and identified as Gnathostoma spinigerum, a parasitic nematode.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/new-scare-unlocked-toothbrush-injury-triggers-stroke-and-deadly-infection-risk-in-japanese-man-1753871613046">Toothbrush injury triggers stroke and deadly infection risk in Japanese man</a>&nbsp;<h2>How do roundworms enter human body?</h2>It had caused a condition called ocular gnathostomiasis which can lead to the infected person losing their vision. The man escaped with a cataract, causing a partial loss of vision in the eye. This happened because of the worm removal procedure. Steroids helped tame down the inflammation. People who eat raw fish or partially cooked seafood are most at risk of being infected by the parasitic roundworm. This creature has a complex life cycle. Cats are the main hosts who pass them out as eggs in their poop. If these eggs enter freshwater, they hatch and the larvae infect small crustaceans called copepods. Fish and frogs usually feed on these copepods. When they enter their system, the larvae continue to develop. When cats are fed their meat, the worms fully mature and lay eggs, again being passed out in the cat's poop.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/chinese-girl-8-vomits-live-worms-for-a-month-this-is-why-moth-drain-flies-1751258899084">Chinese girl, 8, vomits live worms for a month - THIS is why</a><h2>Who is at risk from roundworms?</h2>When a human consumes uncooked meat of fish, frogs or ducks that feed on copepods, the worms enter their body but never fully mature. However, they can travel around inside the body, affecting organs like the brain. This causes an infection called gnathostomiasis, and according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, it mostly affects people in countries where raw fish is consumed, like Japan, Thailand, and Mexico.&nbsp; &nbsp;

An Indian man got infected with a roundworm that entered his eye, causing redness and blurry vision for months. Removing the worm required a complex procedure, which left him free of the infection, but with a cataract that affected his vision. 

Doctors in India have reported about the case of a man whose eye was afflicted with a parasitic roundworm, and how the juices from his eye had to be sucked out to remove the worm. The case study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week. This particular roundworm usually affects dogs and cats. However, the 35-year-old man became an accidental victim of the roundworm that lives in carnivorous mammal hosts like cats. He had been suffering from blurry vision and a red eye for eight months. When he visited a local ophthalmology clinic, the doctors noticed extensive inflammation in the eye. Closer inspection revealed the culprit - a squiggly worm "moving sluggishly" in the back of the eye. Removing the roundworm proved to be a major task. To gain access to the worm, a pars plana vitrectomy had to be performed. The procedure requires the eye’s internal jelly-like vitreous humor to be sucked out. The worm was finally removed and identified as Gnathostoma spinigerum, a parasitic nematode. Also Read: Toothbrush injury triggers stroke and deadly infection risk in Japanese man How do roundworms enter human body? It had caused a condition called ocular gnathostomiasis which can lead to the infected person losing their vision. The man escaped with a cataract, causing a partial loss of vision in the eye. This happened because of the worm removal procedure. Steroids helped tame down the inflammation. People who eat raw fish or partially cooked seafood are most at risk of being infected by the parasitic roundworm. This creature has a complex life cycle. Cats are the main hosts who pass them out as eggs in their poop. If these eggs enter freshwater, they hatch and the larvae infect small crustaceans called copepods. Fish and frogs usually feed on these copepods. When they enter their system, the larvae continue to develop. When cats are fed their meat, the worms fully mature and lay eggs, again being passed out in the cat's poop. Also Read: Chinese girl, 8, vomits live worms for a month - THIS is why Who is at risk from roundworms? When a human consumes uncooked meat of fish, frogs or ducks that feed on copepods, the worms enter their body but never fully mature. However, they can travel around inside the body, affecting organs like the brain. This causes an infection called gnathostomiasis, and according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, it mostly affects people in countries where raw fish is consumed, like Japan, Thailand, and Mexico.

An Indian man got infected with a roundworm that entered his eye, causing redness and blurry vision for months. Removing the worm required a complex procedure, which left him free of the infection, but with a cataract that affected his vision.&nbsp;

Ocular horror: 'Squiggly worm' raids man's eye in India, doctors vacuum it out

Cryopreservation, or the practice of freezing dead bodies, has become a reality today. There are companies offering services where a person can freeze their body or just the brain with hopes of coming back to life someday. Science hasn't made such advances yet, but the rich seem to be optimistic about it becoming a reality. A German company is offering cryopreservation services and has several takers. The person or their family have the option to either freeze the entire body or just the brain.&nbsp;

The German company Tomorrow Bio charges approximately $214,414 (Rs 1.8 crore) to freeze an entire body and $80,047 (Rs 67.2 lakh) for brain-only preservation. &nbsp;The person's blood is replaced with a cryoprotectant solution to prevent ice crystals. The process of freezing the body involves cooling it down to minus 198 degrees Celsius and putting it into a state of ‘biostasis’. This ensures that all biological processes stop. The body is then placed in a vacuum-insulated metal container that is filled with liquid nitrogen.

The company says it aims “to build a world where people can choose how long they want to live – independent of where they are, who they are, and their financial resources.”&nbsp;

Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/cryopreservation-the-rich-are-freezing-themselves-in-hopes-of-coming-back-to-life-in-the-future-740150">The rich are freezing their bodies in hopes of coming back to life in the future</a>

Tomorrow Bio has already cryopreserved six people and five pets, with more than 650 individuals in line. The company's co-founder Fernando Azevedo Pinheir says, "During our lifetime, we may witness the safe cryopreservation and reanimation of complex organisms."

<h2>American cryopreservation company&nbsp;</h2>

This German company is not the first to enter the business of cryopreservation. Arizona-based Alcor Life Extension Foundation has frozen 230 people till now and has a total of 1,400 members. Alcor charges $220,000 (nearly Rs 2 crore) for the cryopreservation of the whole body and $80,000 (nearly Rs 66 lakh) for just the brain. Alcor also ensures that if the person comes to life some day, they have enough resources to survive. It creates a trust fund which also takes care of your cryopreserved body.&nbsp;

The hefty price tag means that only the uber-rich can avail these services. But paying this much moolah doesn't guarantee revival. No one knows whether humans will ever be able to create a technology through which the dead can be brought back to life.&nbsp; 
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Cryopreservation, or the practice of freezing dead bodies, has become a reality today. There are companies offering services where a person can freeze their body or just the brain with hopes of coming back to life someday.

Cryopreservation, or the practice of freezing dead bodies, has become a reality today. There are companies offering services where a person can freeze their body or just the brain with hopes of coming back to life someday. Science hasn't made such advances yet, but the rich seem to be optimistic about it becoming a reality. A German company is offering cryopreservation services and has several takers. The person or their family have the option to either freeze the entire body or just the brain. The German company Tomorrow Bio charges approximately $214,414 (Rs 1.8 crore) to freeze an entire body and $80,047 (Rs 67.2 lakh) for brain-only preservation. The person's blood is replaced with a cryoprotectant solution to prevent ice crystals. The process of freezing the body involves cooling it down to minus 198 degrees Celsius and putting it into a state of ‘biostasis’. This ensures that all biological processes stop. The body is then placed in a vacuum-insulated metal container that is filled with liquid nitrogen. The company says it aims “to build a world where people can choose how long they want to live – independent of where they are, who they are, and their financial resources.” Also Read: The rich are freezing their bodies in hopes of coming back to life in the future Tomorrow Bio has already cryopreserved six people and five pets, with more than 650 individuals in line. The company's co-founder Fernando Azevedo Pinheir says, "During our lifetime, we may witness the safe cryopreservation and reanimation of complex organisms." American cryopreservation company This German company is not the first to enter the business of cryopreservation. Arizona-based Alcor Life Extension Foundation has frozen 230 people till now and has a total of 1,400 members. Alcor charges $220,000 (nearly Rs 2 crore) for the cryopreservation of the whole body and $80,000 (nearly Rs 66 lakh) for just the brain. Alcor also ensures that if the person comes to life some day, they have enough resources to survive. It creates a trust fund which also takes care of your cryopreserved body. The hefty price tag means that only the uber-rich can avail these services. But paying this much moolah doesn't guarantee revival. No one knows whether humans will ever be able to create a technology through which the dead can be brought back to life.

Back from the dead: More companies enter the business of cryopreservation

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