Study connects Alzheimer's with hearing disorder

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Jan, 2019

Older adults concerned about displaying early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease should also consider a hearing check-up, suggest recent findings. What might appear to be signs of memory loss...Read more

Scientists turn to stem cells for treating diabetes

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Jan, 2019

Scientists working to develop more effective treatments for diabetes are turning to stem cells. Such cells can be transformed into cells that produce insulin, the hormone that controls bloo...Read more

Scientists identify backup for hematopoietic system

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Jan, 2019

New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has identified the backup for an important biological system - the hematopoietic system, whose adult stem cells constantly reple...Read more

UK researchers design AI tool for aggressive ovarian cancer screening

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Jan, 2019

A team at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that looks for clusters of cells within tumours with misshapen nuclei, the control centr...Read more

Autistic person’s nerve cells grow remarkably big and fast: Research

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Jan, 2019

Young nerve cells derived from people with autism are precocious, growing bigger and developing sooner than cells taken from people without autism, a new study shows. As a proxy of brain g...Read more

NIH team develops AI approach for cervical cancer screening

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Jan, 2019

A research team led by investigators from the National Institutes of Health and Global Good has developed a computer algorithm that can analyze digital images of a woman’s cervix and ...Read more

With HIV, undetectable equals untransmittable: NIH

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Jan, 2019

In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) concept as scientifically sound, say officials from the Nation...Read more

Researchers discover unique feature of transplanted stem cells

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Jan, 2019

Bone marrow transplants, which involve transplanting healthy blood stem cells, offer the best treatment for many types of cancers, blood disorders and immune diseases. Even though 22,000 of...Read more

Researchers identify new biomarker for colorectal cancers

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 09 Jan, 2019

A recent study sees John Hopkins researchers identifying a protein involved in cell proliferation and the development of new blood vessels that could serve as a marker for the early detecti...Read more

Researchers use AI to diagnose diabetic eye disease

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 09 Jan, 2019

A team of Australian-Brazilian researchers led by RMIT University have developed an image-processing algorithm that can automatically detect one of the key signs of Diabetic retinopathy, fl...Read more

Scientific advancement is limited by a lack of diversity in genomic research

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Jan, 2019

A growing number of genomic studies have generated important discoveries regarding human health and behaviour, but new research from the University of Oxford suggests that scientific advanc...Read more

Five Day 106th Session of Indian Science Congress Concludes in Jalandhar

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Jan, 2019

The 106th session of Indian Science Congress (ISC), 2019 concluded in Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar yesterday. The five-day session was inaugurated by Prime Minister, Narendra ...Read more

NIH study implicates hyperactive immune system in aging brain disorders

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Jan, 2019

In a study of fruit flies, NIH scientists suggested that the body’s immune system may play a critical role in the damage caused by aging brain disorders. The results are based on expe...Read more

PM delivers inaugural address at 106th session of Indian Science Congress

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 03 Jan, 2019

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today delivered the inaugural address at the 106th session of the Indian Science Congress.  Reflecting on the theme of the event this year ‘Fu...Read more

NIH-developed test detects protein associated with Alzheimer’s and CTE

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 02 Jan, 2019

An ultrasensitive test has been developed that detects a corrupted protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition found in athlete...Read more

Breast cancer drugs could help treat resistant lung cancers: Research

Science |  News | 2 Comment | 31 Dec, 2018

A class of drugs used to treat certain breast cancers could help to tackle lung cancers that have become resistant to targeted therapies, suggests a new study in mice from the Francis Crick...Read more

Research describes how neurons disconnect from each other in Huntington's

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Dec, 2018

A hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington’s is the progressive death of nerve cells in the brain. The cells don’t die quickly, though. They first start to disconn...Read more

Depression, Anxiety can increase the risk of heart diseases: Study

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Dec, 2018

Being anxious or depressed can increase risks for heart disease and stroke, the same as smoking and obesity, according to a new study, that underscores the importance of treating mental hea...Read more