Breaking the drug-resistant TB transmission cycle important
Nearly two months after the Health Ministry set a highly ambitious target of working towards elimination of tuberculosis by 2025, a
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Preterm babies don’t gain growth by early initiation of complementary food
Babies born preterm (before 37 completed weeks of gestation) have a higher energy requirement than babies born full term and
Read MoreIndian researchers reverse multidrug resistance in E. coli
Indian researchers have unravelled the mechanism by which hydrogen sulphide (H2S) gas produced by bacteria protects them from antibiotics and
Read MoreIIT Madras team produces white light using pomegranate, turmeric extract
Dr. Vikram Singh, former research scholar in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras won the BIRAC Gandhian Young Technological Innovation
Read MoreNovel molecule synthesised by Indian researchers shows promise in treating cancer
A novel small molecule designed and synthesised by Indian researchers has shown promise in targeted killing of cancer cells. The
Read MoreWhat elephants teach us about cancer prevention
Joshua Schiffman, University of Utah and Lisa Abegglen, University of Utah Every time a cell divides, there is a chance
Read MoreISRO asked to remain silent on South Asia Satellite launch
“We have been asked to [remain] silent on the launch [of the South Asia Satellite from Sriharikota off Andhra Pradesh
Read MoreIndia to treat all HIV positive people irrespective of CD4 count
Two years after the World Health Organisation recommended that antiretroviral therapy (ART) be initiated in people living with HIV irrespective
Read MoreNumber of wild poliovirus cases drop in Pakistan, Afghanistan
In the last six months, there have been only eight wild-type poliovirus (type 1 and type 3) cases reported in
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