Scientists find new approach that shows promise for treating cystic fibrosis

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Mar, 2019

Researchers at NIH say a widely-used antifungal drug may hold promise for treating people with cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening genetic disorder that causes serious damage to the lungs. ...Read more

MIT researchers design device for delivering TB drugs

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Mar, 2019

A research team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US  has devised a new way to deliver antibiotics against tuberculosis (TB) , which they hope will make ...Read more

Purdue researchers develop innovative, more cost-effective method for making drugs

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Mar, 2019

David H. Thompson, a professor in Purdue’s Department of Chemistry and a member of the Purdue University centre for Cancer Research, has written a research paper published in Organic ...Read more

Scientists develop stem cell-derived kidney tubules in microfluidic chips

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Mar, 2019

Scientists from the Hubrecht Institute, the University of Utrecht, and MIMETAS have successfully grown kidney tubules derived from human kidney adult stem cells in microfluidic chips. Henr...Read more

PM confers Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for S&T

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Mar, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently conferred Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) prizes for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in New Delhi. The SSB prize is awarded each year on the basis of cons...Read more

Research led by Johns Hopkins defines cells used in bone repair

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Feb, 2019

Research led by Johns Hopkins investigators has uncovered the roles of two types of cells found in the vessel walls of fat tissue and described how these cells may help speed bone repair. ...Read more

IIT-H researchers reveal use of Antarctic fungi in treating Leukemia

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Feb, 2019

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad researchers working with scientists from National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa have isolated Antarctic fungi that contain L-Aspa...Read more

Antibody-based treatment can eliminate disease blood-forming stem cells effectively

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Feb, 2019

An antibody-based treatment can gently and effectively eliminate diseased blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow to prepare for the transplantation of healthy stem cells, according to ...Read more

NIH study links psoriasis treatment and improvement in heart artery disease

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Feb, 2019

Researchers at National Institute of Health have found that treating psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, with biologic drugs that target immune system activity can reduce the ea...Read more

Ministry of S&T, CSIR-IICB release first ayurvedic cancer drug

Science |  News | 5 Comment | 06 Feb, 2019

“Kudos CM 9” the first ever ayurvedic invention in the World for Cancer treatment researched & developed by Ministry of Science & Technology, CSIR-IICB (Counci...Read more

MIT engineers develop inflatable pill for the stomach

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Feb, 2019

A team of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US has designed an ingestible, Jell-O-like pill that, upon reaching the stomach, quickly swells to the size of a soft, squi...Read more

Intensive lowering of blood pressure can have a measurable impact on MCI, says a NIH research

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 29 Jan, 2019

Intensive lowering of blood pressure did not significantly reduce dementia risk but did have a measurable impact on mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to the final, peer-reviewed re...Read more

Stanford researchers develop urine test for bladder cancer

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 29 Jan, 2019

Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine in the US have developed a highly sensitive urine test for diagnosing and monitoring bladder cancer. The test involves looking for fragments ...Read more

Brain biomarkers could help identify risk of severe PTSD: NIH

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 29 Jan, 2019

NIH-funded study has linked brain activity related to associative learning with PTSD symptom severity. A study has shed light on the neurocomputational contributions to the development of p...Read more

IIT Mandi finds the target protein for action of antimalarial drug against Zika Virus

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 28 Jan, 2019

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi researchers are making rapid strides in finding a drug to treat the Zika virus (ZIKV) that has affected more than a million people across the world.&nbs...Read more

Blood test shows early detection of lung-transplant rejection: NIH

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Jan, 2019

Researchers at National Institutes of Health have developed a simple blood test that can detect when a newly transplanted lung is being rejected by a patient, even when no outward signs of ...Read more

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