Time India got serious about fighting TB
Pushed to a corner owing to lack of political will on the part of countries with a high burden of
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Can The Union think out of the box to hold the Lung Health conference in India?
“The Union World Conference on Lung Health is the largest annual meeting focusing on the issues as they relate to
Read MorePune researchers’ anti-leishmanial drug compound shows promise
Researchers at Pune’s National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS) have identified a coumarin derivative for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Read MoreAbout 0.5 million TB patients approaching RNTCP centres are not treated
In 2013, India had about 2.7 million people with TB, which is 23 per cent of the global burden of
Read MoreIISER Kolkata makes targeted delivery of cancer drug possible
Targeted delivery of anticancer drugs exclusively to cancer cells and controlled release of the drugs in a sustained manner inside
Read MoreBHU researchers a step closer to preventing Alzheimer’s
Researchers from the Department of Biochemistry at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) are a step closer
Read MoreBHU researchers use laser to remove blood clots
It is now possible to remove blood clots in a less risky way, thanks to research carried out by scientists
Read MoreVoila! NPL scientists produce electricity from water without using electrolyte, light
In a major breakthrough, scientists at Delhi’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a novel way of producing electricity from
Read MoreIIT Bombay researchers a step closer to treating Parkinson’s disease
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT B) have taken the first successful step at regenerating neurons in
Read MoreElectric bicycles from Chennai to hit the road soon
The Chennai-based Basil Energetics is ready to launch an electric bicycle, iZip, in Hyderabad by the end of this month.
Read MoreIISc’s self-powered UV photodetector can power electronic devices
In a novel approach, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, have developed a cost-effective, high-performance, self-powered UV
Read MoreIISER Kolkata uses human hair to produce cheaper cathodes for solar cells
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata have used human hair to produce cost-effective, metal-free
Read MoreIISER Pune researcher produces stable, inorganic, nanocrystal solar cells
In a first, Abhishek Swarnkar, a research scholar from the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
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