Explainer: Why India is banning e-cigarettes
Unlike in the case of cigarette smoking the actual and full-scale adverse health effects are not yet know. But much
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Delhi team fabricates a sensor to detect drug-resistant leukaemia
A highly sensitive carbon nanotube-based sensor capable of detecting multidrug-resistant myeloid leukemia cells even when present at very low concentration
Read MoreNanocurcumin enhances BCG vaccine efficacy
Curcumin was found to enhance the efficacy of the BCG vaccine by increasing the number of central memory cells. Curcumin
Read MoreNigeria on the brink of becoming polio-free
On August 21 this year, Nigeria crossed an important milestone in the eradication of polio when it successfully completed three
Read MoreVaccine hesitancy and the deadly spread of measles
With 3,65,000 cases of measles reported globally in the first six months of this year, vaccine hesitancy appears to have
Read MoreTransgenic mosquitoes transfer genes to native mosquito species
Transfer of genes from genetically-modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to naturally-occurring ones were seen in Brazil where transgenic mosquitoes were released from
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IIT Madras finds an eco-friendly way to degrade plastics
IIT Madras researchers have demonstrated an eco-friendly way to degrade a few types of plastics. All that is required to
Read MoreIISER Pune finds a viable alternative to silicon diode
IISER Pune researchers have fabricated a organic-inorganic hybrid diode that shows high electrical conductivity and also high current rectification ratio,
Read MoreISRO officially confirms locating Vikram lander, silent on whether it is intact
ISRO has posted on its website saying: “Vikram lander has been located by the orbiter of Chandrayaan-2, but no communication
Read MoreISRO: Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander came tantalisingly close to creating history
While it is indeed unfortunate that Vikram lander failed to safely touchdown, it is important to remember that ISRO was
Read MoreCLRI’s biocatalyst cuts effluent discharge during leather processing
A novel biocatalyst developed by researchers at CLRI, Chennai speeds up the leather processing time at the pre-tanning stage, cuts
Read MoreIACS fabricates hydrogels with tunable bactericidal activities
IACS researchers have fabricated a cytidine-based hydrogel that self-assembles in the presence of silver acetate and boronic acid and exhibits
Read MoreBangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal perform better than India in controlling hepatitis B
India introduced hepatitis B vaccine in the Universal Immunisation Programme in 2002 and scaled-up nationwide in 2011. But even eight
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