Lessons India has not learnt on H1N1
The high H1N1 flu toll points to a failure of the government to put necessary systems and precautions in place.
Read MoreMumbai researchers’ biomarker will tell if early-stage tongue cancer will spread
Only those patients who have higher levels of the biomarker are likely to have cancer spread to the lymph nodes.
Read MoreThe Asian Zika virus strain turns out to be more dangerous
The Asian strain showed greater ability to trigger immune suppression, which allows the virus to replicate and even possibly sneak
Read MorePreventing sepsis in newborns using probiotics
A community-based trial in Odisha finds that administrating synbiotics to newborns can halve sepsis-related deaths. That babies born by caesarean
Read MoreIISc’s copper-coated membrane makes drinking water safe
The membrane with controlled release of copper ion may turn out to be a potential candidate for water purification applications
Read MoreNo, funding for science in India or DST has not been increased to 2% of GDP
A news item published in Deccan Herald newspaper on April 7, 2017 about Indian government all set to increase research
Read MoreThe myths and facts about wine
We have seen wine drinkers swirl the glass and decant the bottle to bring out the best flavour before drinking.
Read MoreUnravelling the acute encephalitis syndrome that kills children in Gorakhpur
Based on a study carried out in 2015, a team led by Dr. Manoj V. Murhekar, Director of the Chennai-based
Read More
Why BMJ’s advice to ‘stop taking antibiotics when you feel better’ should be ignored
Stopping antibiotics half way through the course, when a patient feels better, may not guarantee cure of the infection. A
Read MoreThe promise of CRISPR
In a first, researchers from the Oregon Health and Science University along with colleagues in California, China and South Korea
Read MoreIIT Guwahati team develops silk patch to repair damaged heart tissue
Unlike current scaffolds, the 3D patch has high cell density, a foremost requirement for heart tissue. Scientists at the Indian Institute
Read MoreIIT Bombay researchers develop wearable, movement-capturing device
The device can simultaneously measure the amount of motion taking place in all the three joints during any activity or
Read MoreIIT Madras: Now, silver ‘grows’ in paddy fields
A rice variety originally from West Bengal is able to accumulate high concentration of the metal in its grain. It
Read More