Low birth weight, itself, could further result in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) director Dr Ch Mohan Rao released a research paper by CCMB scientists that has been published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.
“Apart from being the diabetes capital of the world, India is also the low birth weight capital,“ said the CCMB director describing the major problem in India. “The results of the study will help in formulat ing policies on how to prevent B12 deficiencies in pregnant women,“ he said.
Senior principal scientist of CCMB Giriraj R Chandak said the role of folic acid in the prevention of neural tube defects was well established and that it is a current standard practice to improve folate intake in the pre-and periconceptional period. “The role of vitamin B12 is just emerging. It influences fetal growth, neural tube development and neurocognitive development,“ Chandak said.
The director said the bacterial blight resistant rice varie ties that CCMB developed with the directorate of rice research (DRR) was being distributed to farmers for cultivation as `Improve Samba Mahsuri'. The CSIR award for S&T Innovations for Rural Development 2013 would be given to CCMB and DRR.
CCMB also informed that Dr Rakesh Mishra, principal scientist, CCMB had been elected as a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Science, New
Delhi. CCMB director Mohan Rao also clarified that a lot of research was taking place in the centre.
While during the years 2005-2010, the centre had as many as 130 publications in different journals, the number rose to 173 during 2010-2013.
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