Delhi Scientists test therapy for treating cervical cancer

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Sep, 2017

Researchers at the National Institute of Immunology (NII) in New Delhi have identified a tumour antigen called SPAG9 that promises to be a potent weapon in combating cervical cancer. The t...Read more

Researchers develop paper based sensor patch for diabetics

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Sep, 2017

A new paper-based sensor patch developed by researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York could allow diabetics to effectively measure glucose levels during exercise. ...Read more

Researchers in Kolkata propose effective breast cancer therapy

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Sep, 2017

Scientists at the University of Calcutta and the Saroj Gupta Cancer Care and Research Institute (SGCC&RI), Kolkata, have identified mechanisms that make breast cancer stem cells resista...Read more

NIRRH Mumbai reveals more about embryo implantation in the womb

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Sep, 2017

Researchers at the National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH) in Mumbai have found a cross-talk between the embryo and the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium) and d...Read more

Researchers develop novel technology for improving accuracy of diabetes tests

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Sep, 2017

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Stanford University and the University of Florida report the development of a novel antibody detection technology that hold...Read more

US researchers develop new effective drug against malaria

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Sep, 2017

Tulane University researchers have developed a new drug that is effective against non-severe cases of malaria, according to results from an FDA-supervised clinical trial. The drug, called ...Read more

World’s cheapest pocket ventilator developed by robotic engineer

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Sep, 2017

Young robotics engineer in Delhi in collaboration with a neurosurgeon at the AIIMS have developed the world’s cheapest and smallest ventilator, which looks like a clunky cellphone and...Read more

CSIR-IMMT researchers use gold to detect lead contamination

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Sep, 2017

A group of scientists at the CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar have used gold nanoparticles to develop a simple method to detect lead in wastewater. The new ...Read more

Researchers develop compounds for treating psoriasis

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Sep, 2017

In a recent study, scientists from Emory & Case Western University have shown that compounds derived from fire ant venom can reduce skin thickening and inflammation in a mouse model of ...Read more

JNU researchers find more potential in arthritis drug

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Sep, 2017

Researchers from the School of Life Sciences and Special Centre for Molecular Medicine at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, have found that the anti-arthritis drug diflunisal ca...Read more

Researchers create a device for measuring blood viscosity

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Sep, 2017

University of Connecticut researchers have developed a device that tests an important indicator of heart health that is often ignored - blood viscosity. The device only requires a finger p...Read more

Scientists develop new app for monitoring heart health

Science |  News | 1 Comment | 07 Sep, 2017

In a proof-of-concept clinical trial, engineers at Caltech, Huntington Medical Research Institute have demonstrated that the camera on your smartphone can noninvasively provide detailed inf...Read more

Fourth edition of Health 2.0 India Conference to be held in ISB

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Sep, 2017

The fourth edition of Health 2.0 India conference will be held at the Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad campus here on November 10. The theme of the conference is ‘Highlighti...Read more

Symposium on ‘Life after Spinal Cord Injury’ inaugurated by Ashwini Choubey

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Sep, 2017

New Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare, Ashwini Choubey recently inaugurated the Symposium on ‘Life after Spinal Cord Injury’ on the occasion of World Spinal Cord...Read more

Scientists create medical camera to see through human body

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Sep, 2017

An Indian-origin scientist has led a team at the University of Edinburgh to create a medical camera that can see through the human body, and he believes it has immense potential for doctors...Read more

New diagnostic test developed for meningitis

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Sep, 2017

Irish scientists have come up with a test that can identify potential cases of meningitis in a fraction of the current time. Standard tests for meningococcal disease which can ...Read more

Scientists design novel compounds against biofilm-forming bacteria

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Sep, 2017

Two new molecules capable of destroying bio-film forming bacteria have been developed by scientists at the Bengaluru-based Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)....Read more

Blood test developed for early detection of Alzheimer’s

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Sep, 2017

Researchers at Arizona State University have developed a blood test to correctly distinguish between patients with early Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and healthy people. Mo...Read more