April 1, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

April 1, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Open AccessOpen access journalPredatory JournalsPublishingResearchScience

Predatory journals in India make desperate bid to gain authenticity

  One more evidence that India has a huge and growing number of predatory journal publishers comes from the India

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Clinical trialHealthResearchScienceVaccinesZika

Zika vaccine Phase I trial to begin next month in India

Bharat Biotech International Ltd in Hyderabad will start a Phase I clinical trial of Zika virus vaccine (MR 766) in

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Clinical trialHealthMedicinePublic HealthResearchScienceVaccines

Bharat Biotech’s Zika virus vaccine confers 100% protection in mice

The Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech’s killed (inactivated) Zika virus vaccine using an African strain (MR 766) has shown 100% efficacy against

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HealthMental health

Counselling for depression: A journey within

Psychotherapy could not be more unlike the many psychometric tests that are administered to evaluate a person’s aptitudes and skills.

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Antibiotic resistanceDrug discoveryMedicineResearchScienceTuberculosis (TB)

IISc’s potent molecules show promise for TB therapy

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru have developed two new, potent molecules that can severely impact the

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MedicineResearchScience

IGIB team enhances the efficiency of DNA delivery into the skin for treating skin disorders

By pretreating the skin with silicone oil, a team of researchers led by Dr. Munia Ganguli from the Delhi-based Institute

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IGCARNanotechnologyResearchScience

IGCAR work may allow doctors to ‘see’ a fever

Visual, non-invasive monitoring of body temperature of patients in hospitals without using a thermometer may become a reality thanks to

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HealthMedicineMental health

Depression: The fault lies in classification

The World Health Organization estimates that more than 300 million people across the world are living with depression. “But that

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NanotechnologyPhysicsResearchScience

IIT Bombay uses mango leaves to make fluorescent graphene quantum dots

Using mango leaves to synthesise fluorescent graphene quantum dots (nanocrystals of semiconductor material), researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology

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PhysicsScience

IISc designs a novel graphene electrical conductor

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Benagluru have been able to experimentally produce a new type of electrical

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HealthMedicinePublic Health

The very microbes that helped us evolve now make us sick

Between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s alone, the likelihood of having a classmate with a food allergy increased by 20

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CancerHealthMedicineRadiation

Weighing the risks and benefits of CT scans in childhood

John Mathews, University of Melbourne As a parent, should you be worried if your child needs to have a CT

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Drinking waterEnvironmentPollutionResearchScienceWater pollution

Indian researchers use graphene sieves to turn seawater into drinking water

Producing potable water through desalination may become more efficient and less energy intensive if researchers at the University of Manchester

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