ICGEB researchers adopt a novel approach to drug discovery
Researchers from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Delhi have found a novel route to discover new
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The self-test option for HIV
With the World Health Organisation releasing guidelines on HIV self-testing, a major obstacle in improving access to diagnosis has been
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 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 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 MoreNow, ‘qualified’ quacks will treat rural folks in West Bengal
If everything works to plan, health care in rural West Bengal may soon see a change for the better. Nearly
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Kochi scientists’ unique way to treat residual glioma cancer cells
Scientists at the Amrita Centre for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine at Amrita University, Kochi, have come a step closer to using photodynamic therapy for treating residual
Read MoreIIT Hyderabad finds a chink in E. coli armour
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT-H) have made a promising start to render E. coli bacteria more susceptible to host
Read MoreNobel Prizes – The lure of the exotic and esoteric
If “wonderful discoveries happening in biology” had acted as a trigger for Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan to switch from physics
Read MoreNon-communicable diseases killed more Indians in 2015
In 2015, India, like other developed countries, had more number of deaths caused by non-communicable diseases. In the case
Read MoreQuacks treat a majority of rural India
The compulsion to improve the level of competence of private health-care providers with no formal training in rural areas has
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