Swiss researchers develop 3D bioprinting device for muscles

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Jun, 2018

Researchers from Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland have developed a screening platform that uses 3D bioprinting for the automated production of 3D muscle and tendon-like ...Read more

Scientists create vaccine based on spider silk

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2018

A team of scientists from the universities of Geneva, Freiburg, Munich and Bayreuth has developed spider silk microcapsules capable of delivering vaccine directly to the heart of immun...Read more

Researcher says A new virus can drive Parkinson’s disease

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Jun, 2018

A new kind of virus called as the lytic Lactococcus phages was found to be higher in those patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease (PD).   According to the study conducted ...Read more

AIIMS team discovers Type 4 diabetes

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 09 Jun, 2018

Scientists at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have discovered and described a new type of diabetes -Type 4 Diabetes, which specifically affects the ocular (eye) and brai...Read more

Scientists to develop portable blood test device to check heart attacks

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Jun, 2018

An international team of researchers based at King’s College London is developing a blood test to diagnose heart attacks which could one day be carried out on a simple handheld device...Read more

Scientists develop blood test to detect liver damage

Science |  News | 3 Comment | 01 Jun, 2018

Scientists from University College London (UCL) in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts in the US have developed a new blood test to identify liver damage within one hour. The...Read more

UK researchers first to 3D-print human corneas

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 31 May, 2018

Researchers at Newcastle University in the UK have been the first to 3D-print human corneas, using a technique that could ensure an unlimited supply of corneas in the future. The proof-of-...Read more

MIT researchers create ingestible sensor for GI bleeding

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 30 May, 2018

A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US has developed an ingestible sensor that features genetically engineered bacteria to diagnose bleeding in...Read more

IIIT researchers create apparatus to predict bowel movements

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 28 May, 2018

A team of researchers at the Delhi’s Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) has developed an apparatus that can predict bowel movements to help people with lower body...Read more

Scientists develop new technique to detect Chikungunya virus

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 22 May, 2018

Indian scientists have developed a biosensor technique which can be potentially help in detecting Chikungunya virus. According to the scientists, the technique can be used to develop a poin...Read more

UK trial approves breath test for cancer detection

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 21 May, 2018

A new clinical trial by the Imperial College London has validated the use of their breath test as a first-line diagnostic to identify oesophageal and gastric cancer. The test has been desi...Read more

Fasting boosts stem cells’ regenerative capacity

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 10 May, 2018

As people age, their intestinal stem cells begin to lose their ability to regenerate. These stem cells are the source for all new intestinal cells, so this decline can make it more difficul...Read more

IIT Madras develops a wound dressing material to treat diabetic wounds

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 08 May, 2018

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed novel reduced graphene oxide loaded nanocomposite scaffolds for treating normal and diabetic wounds. Wounds in...Read more

IIT Roorkee Researchers identify new enzyme from Yak cheese

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 08 May, 2018

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Researchers have identified a new enzyme from yak cheese that has the potential to improve the nutritional value of cereals by improving bioavailabili...Read more

CSIR-NCL develops TB drug with improved stability

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 04 May, 2018

The Pune-based CSIR National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), has come up with an anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) cocrystal drug with improved stability. The research work done by professor AK ...Read more

US scientists develop pill for better cancer detection

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 04 May, 2018

Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a pill that carries a dye to ‘light up’ tumours upon exposure to infrared light, helping with diagnosis of breast cancer....Read more

IIT-D team develops faster typhoid diagnostic method

Science |  News | 1 Comment | 27 Apr, 2018

A group of scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) has developed a rapid and accurate method for diagnosis of Salmonella typhi bacteria which causes enteric fever an...Read more

IIT-R scientists work on treating chikungunya

Science |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Apr, 2018

A group of scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, has developed a small molecule that has good antiviral activity against chikungunya virus. The researchers have r...Read more