CCMB develops a novel drug-delivery system for treating keratitis eye infection
Scientists at the Hyderabad-based CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) have developed a novel drug-delivery system for treating fungal
Read MoreNearly 50% of diabetics identified in 14 Indian States unaware of their condition
A large community-based study involving over 57,000 adults from 14 States and a Union Territory (Chandigarh) in the country has
Read MoreWith GSLV Mark III launch, ISRO puts India in a new orbit
The Indian Space Research Organisation has crossed a significant milestone with the successful developmental flight of the country’s heaviest Geosynchronous
Read MoreBharat Biotech has begun chikungunya vaccine Phase I trial
The Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has begun a Phase I human clinical trial of the indigenously developed chikungunya vaccine three months
Read MoreWolbachia-infected mosquitoes less capable of spreading Zika, chikunguya
With conventional vector controlling measures against dengue- and Zika-causing Aedes aegypti mosquitoes failing, several countries have started caged and even
Read MoreSeventy-year journey of Zika virus
Zika is an arbovirus infection which occurs through the bite of several different species of Aedes mosquitoes, including the Aedes
Read MoreImproving access to mental health services in remote areas
While about 10% of the population in India suffers from common mental disorders, only about 15-25% of this receives mental
Read MoreLIGO: Now, gravitational waves provide clues on how binary black holes form
On January 4, 2017, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) detected gravitational waves — ripples in space and time —
Read MoreScientists are accidentally helping poachers drive rare species to extinction
Benjamin Scheele, Australian National University and David Lindenmayer, Australian National University If you open Google and start typing “Chinese cave
Read MoreTissue-matched, unrelated donor transplants to aid thalassemics
Till recently, transplantation of haematopoietic stem cells found in the bone marrow has been the only curative option for patients
Read MoreRidiculous excuse for India’s shocking cover-up of Zika virus cases
It may well be said that the surveillance system put in place by the Health Ministry achieved a measure of success in identifying
Read MoreDon’t ignore the adults in deworming
A year after the Health Ministry started the massive public health exercise of using a single dose of Albendazole drug
Read MoreIndian researchers develop 3D bioprinted cartilage
Millions of people around the world suffer from degenerative joint diseases such as arthritis. Despite attempting for the last 30
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