CDFD researchers find common genetic variants for skin colour in Indians
People in south India have darker skin as reflected in the higher mean melanin index of 48 compared with those
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IISER Bhopal team’s new strategies to fight breast cancer
BORIS gene depletion and inhibition of DNA methylation starved the cancer cells of energy as it led to decreased glucose
Read MoreIISc team designs a nanomaterial to treat Parkinson’s
A metal oxide nanomaterial capable of mimicking all three major cellular antioxidant enzymes that control the level of reactive oxygen
Read MoreIIT Kanpur researchers make antibodies for treating a few genetic diseases
The antibodies will prevent the trafficking of the GPCR receptors from the membrane surface to inside of the cells thus
Read MoreIIT Gandhinagar develops a system to monitor drought in South Asia
It will now be possible to monitor drought at 5-km resolution on near real-time basis. The dataset and drought indicators
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Growing interest in HPV vaccination in India
Delhi and Punjab have introduced HPV vaccination and are expanding it, while a few States have shown interest. And the
Read MoreThree-fold increase in extreme rainfall events over central India
Summer monsoon rainfall over central India has reduced by 10% on average, while there has been three-fold increase in extreme
Read MoreA rapid diagnostic test for Zika, dengue viruses developed
A low-cost, easy-to-use, rapid diagnostic test for diagnosing Zika and dengue viruses and differentiate between the four serotypes of dengue
Read MoreNIIST researchers fabricate a wearable WiMAX antenna
The wearable WiMAX antenna is flexible, light weight and operates at around 3.37 GHertz. Since copper ink used for screen
Read MoreIIT Roorkee team repurposes a drug for chikungunya
The Piperazine drug used for treating worm infections and HIV has been able to inhibit the replication of chikungunya virus by nearly
Read MoreSerum’s rotavirus vaccine is safe and efficacious
In Phase III trial, Serum Institute’s rotavirus vaccine (ROTASIIL) was found to have nearly 55% efficacy against the very severe
Read MoreSale of tobacco products in India only through licensed shops
Selling tobacco products through licensed shops will prevent mushrooming of outlets selling tobacco products and shrewd marketing of tobacco products
Read MoreKolkata scientists use fungus to remove toxic chromium from tannery waste
The heat dried fungal biomass adsorbs toxic hexavalent chromium from untreated tannery waste and converts it into non-toxic trivalent chromium
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