May 13, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

May 13, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Cervical cancer

Artificial intelligence (AI)CancerCancer diagnosisCervical cancerDiagnostics

An AI-powered, lightweight App offers hope for early-stage cervical cancer diagnosis

An AI-powered, lightweight, diagnostic, web-based App — CerviSpectraDiag — developed by researchers from IIT Kharagpur and KIIT University for early detection of cervical cancer has an accuracy of 84.73%. It offers diagnosis in near real time while maintaining privacy and data security as processing of spectral data of cervical tissue happens at the device level

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Study in Scotland finds zero cervical cancer cases among women vaccinated early

This study showed a greater risk reduction than predicted for girls vaccinated at age 12 or 13 years A population-based

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Serum’s HPV vaccine non-inferior to Gardasil

A phase-2/3 trial of Serum Institute of India’s human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Cervavac conducted at 12 tertiary care hospitals across

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Kolkata researchers use novel compound to kill cancer cells

Twenty-five quinoline derivatives synthesised by IICB researchers and tested in the lab by IACS team show potent anticancer activity. The

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IACS researchers use a novel compound to kill cancer cells

IACS researchers have synthesised a novel porphyrin compound that shows potent anticancer activity. The porphyrin compound selectively targets and binds

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Diagnosing early-stage cervical cancer using artificial intelligence

Using an artificial intelligence-based algorithm that uses scattered light data from tissues, researchers from IISER Kolkata and IIT Kanpur have

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IIT teams developing a self test for cervical cancer

A team of researchers led by Dr. Aravind Kumar Rengan from IIT Hyderabad is attempting to quantify the visual inspection

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IIT teams use elevated enzyme in cancer cells for diagnosis

Cancer cells can be distinguished from normal cells by the colour of the emission. The presence of yellow emission indicates

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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

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Mumbai team a step closer to treating oral cancer without surgery

If photothermal ablation is successful in humans, oral cancer can be treated in 30-40 minutes as an outpatient service. Researchers

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IISER Pune researchers produce a novel drug-delivery system to kill cancer cells

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune have developed a novel cancer drug-delivery system using

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Breast cancerCancerCervical cancerDrug discoveryHealthResearchScience

Novel 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

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India turns spotlight on adolescent health

“India has demonstrated very strong leadership in positioning adolescent health as part of continuum of care. India has taken the

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