The yawning gap in tuberculosis care in India
The dismal state of tuberculosis (TB) care in the private sector in India has been exposed by a November 2015
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Indian researchers find a new ancestor of modern humans
A study published a few days ago in the journal Nature Genetics has found the presence of a third and
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Surplus river basins in India face drop in rainfall, IIT researchers say
A study carried out by a team of researchers from IIT Madras and IIT Bombay has found a decrease in
Read MoreA novel, powerful antibiotic found inside human nose
A novel antibiotic — lugdunin — produced by a bacterium found inside the human nose has been found to kill
Read MoreCSIR sends a strong message to Indian scientists
In a rare and highly commendable move that has sent out a strong message to the Indian scientific community, the
Read MoreNano particles pack a mega medicinal punch in green tea
It is well known that green tea has many medicinal properties — antibacterial activity, protective effect against many types of cancer, anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory properties,
Read MoreZebrafish provide insights into a rare human disease
Scientists from the Delhi-based CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology are a step closer to bringing hope to children born
Read MoreCSIR: IMTECH scientist sacked for fabricating data
Swaranjit Singh Cameotra, a senior scientist at the Chandigarh-based Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), a CSIR lab, has been removed
Read MoreTrials with antibiotics lead to TB diagnosis delay
Tuberculosis patients in India who seek care in the private sector face a delay of as long as two months
Read MoreRepeated use of oil leads to increased trans fat content
Beginning next month, manufacturers in India of partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHVOs) will be required to reduce the trans fat
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With $18 million venture funding, IIT Madras Prof breaks the glass ceiling
“I am glad that technologies from academic labs are getting venture funding in units of millions of dollars,” says Prof.
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Kerala using fat tax to change food consumption behaviour
Kerala’s 2016 decision to slap a 14.5% tax on certain calorie-rich food items such as pizzas, doughnuts and pasta sold in branded restaurants may seem like a step in the right direction
Read MoreMcr-1 gene found in second human sample in the U.S.
Researchers have identified a second sample of E. coli in human sample in the U.S. containing the mcr-1 gene. This
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