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    Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world's insects

    science
    Published on Jan 12, 2021 18:27 IST
    The world’s vital insect kingdom is undergoing “death by a thousand cuts,” the world’s top bug experts said.

    Link between gut disease and brain injury in premature infants: Study

    Physicians have long known that necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a potentially lethal inflammatory condition that destroys a premature infant's intestinal lining, is often connected to the development of severe brain injury in those infants who survive.
    science
    Published on Jan 11, 2021 12:34 IST

    New tech helping cancer patients manage symptoms

    Hundreds of cancer patients have benefitted from using computer algorithms to manage their symptoms and improve their wellbeing in a unique UK trial.
    science
    Published on Jan 11, 2021 12:26 IST

    Study reveals big difference in how coral reef fish larvae are dispersed

    How the larvae of colourful clownfish that live among coral reefs in the Philippines are dispersed varies widely, depending on the year and seasons.
    science
    Published on Jan 11, 2021 11:58 IST

    New approach needed to study autoimmune diseases

    A research team has recently determined that the "Immune only" focus of the current research must be updated to better understand autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
    science
    Published on Jan 11, 2021 05:27 IST

    'Punctuated equilibrium' reason behind crocodiles evolution: Study

    New research by the University of Bristol explained how a 'stop-start' pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, could explain why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs.
    science
    Published on Jan 11, 2021 05:03 IST

    Study: Disassociation of severity of Covid-19 with respiratory complications

    A study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines whether the later respiratory problems, fatigue and ill health are associated with the Covid-19 virus's initial severity.
    science
    Published on Jan 10, 2021 16:06 IST

    Scientists develop tool for treating tumor cells found in gastric cancer

    After defining extensive cellular heterogeneity, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed a tool that might be useful in stratifying patients with gastric cancer and directing them for more effective treatment strategies.
    science
    Published on Jan 10, 2021 11:05 IST

    Gaganyaan: Two flight surgeons to soon leave for Russia for training

    India’s first manned mission to space, Gaganyaan is planned around 2022.
    science
    Published on Jan 10, 2021 10:28 IST

    Cooling vests alleviate perceptual heat strain perceived by Covid-19 nurses

    Wearing cooling vests during a Covid-19 shift ensures that nurses experience less heat during their work, suggests the findings of a novel study.
    science
    Published on Jan 10, 2021 09:42 IST

    Candida auris: Mysterious fungus that infected Covid-19 patients at US hospital

    A nurse puts on her PPE in a Covid-19 unit at a hospital in California.
    world news
    Updated on Jan 9, 2021 16:33 IST

    Study: 'Iron Man' bacteria could help protect environment

    This study was published in the journal, Frontiers in Microbiology.
    science
    Published on Jan 9, 2021 05:57 IST

    Earth is spinning faster. Here’s what scientists are saying

    Earth photographed while returning from the successful mission. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21 hours, 36 minutes on the moon’s surface. After a rest period that included seven hours of sleep, the ascent stage engine fired at 124 hours, 22 minutes. (NASA)
    science
    Published on Jan 8, 2021 15:45 IST

    Hawking’s 78th birth anniversary: Remembering one of the brightest minds in science

    Hawking passed away on March 14, 2018, in Cambridge due to ALS. A disease whose patients usually had a life expectancy of two to five years, Hawking lived with it for more than five decades.
    science
    Updated on Jan 8, 2021 14:26 IST

    Scientists exemplify world’s fastest optical neuromorphic processor for AI

    The research published in the journal Nature represents an enormous leap forward for neural networks and neuromorphic processing in general.
    science
    Updated on Jan 8, 2021 12:17 IST

    Biomedical scientists invent shape-shifting nanomaterial with biogenic capabilities

    The development of the new shape-shifting nanomaterial at Emory was ‘a fortuitous accident’ according to the researchers.
    science
    Published on Jan 8, 2021 09:04 IST

    Scientists study vaccines’ effectiveness against new Covid strains

    The discovery of new strains of the SARS-Cov-2 virus from South Africa and the United Kingdom have raised concern about their impact on the pandemic.
    science
    Updated on Jan 8, 2021 05:58 IST

    Study suggests gut microbe may promote breast cancers

    A microbe found in the colon and commonly associated with the development of colitis and colon cancer also may play a role in the development of some breast cancers, according to new research
    lifestyle
    Updated on Jan 7, 2021 05:19 IST

    India’s new science policy proposes lateral entry of scientists in related ministries

    According to the draft Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) 2020, these could be scientists with domain expertise in different fields either from autonomous institutions or the private field. Representational image.
    india news
    Published on Jan 6, 2021 13:27 IST

    New clues why gold standard treatment for bipolar disorder doesn’t work for majority of patients

    Lithium is considered the gold standard for treating bipolar disorder (BD), but nearly 70 per cent of people with BD don’t respond to it. This leaves them at risk for debilitating, potentially life-threatening mood swings.
    science
    Updated on Jan 6, 2021 11:31 IST

    Study: Antibiotics not needed after most sinus surgeries

    Antibiotics are not necessary for patients after most routine endoscopic sinus surgeries despite the common practice to prescribe them, according to a team led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.
    science
    Updated on Jan 6, 2021 09:44 IST

    NCS conducting surveys to study quakes in Delhi-NCR: MoES

    Further, the seismic network in Delhi and surrounding areas has been strengthened after the tremors in 2020 to improve the accuracy of epicentre location to 2 kilometres, the MoES said.
    delhi news
    Published on Jan 5, 2021 10:29 IST

    Scientists discover novel film that evaporates sweat six times faster, holds 15 times more moisture

    The moisture harvested from human sweat can be used to power wearable electronic devices such as watches, fitness trackers, and more.
    science
    Updated on Jan 5, 2021 10:04 IST

    Desalination breakthrough could lead to cheaper water filtration: Study

    During a recent research, scientists might have a breakthrough in their hands by producing clean water at a lower cost. This could lead to solving a complex problem that has baffled scientists for decades, until now.
    science
    Updated on Jan 5, 2021 09:20 IST

    Wildlife, land-use change and health infra: Scientists identify ways of preventing next pandemic

    There can be no one answer to the question at the centre of an anxious debate across a world coping with Covid-19 and wondering what will happen if another one comes, but the global scientific community has been working on multiple tracks to ensure that humankind is better prepared.
    science
    Updated on Jan 4, 2021 14:07 IST

    Scientific expedition team of 43 members to leave for Antarctica from Goa on January 6

    The team was given a formal send off at the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) in Vasco town of South Goa on Monday by senior officials of the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research , the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and the India Post, which has released a special stamp to mark the occasion. In picture - Indian research base Bharati in Antarctica.
    science
    Updated on Jan 4, 2021 12:15 IST

    400 million km within 163 days, China’s Mars probe heads for red planet

    Tianwen-1 probe, weighing about five tonnes, consists of an orbiter, a lander and a rover. It is designed to complete orbiting, landing and roving in one mission.
    world news
    Updated on Jan 3, 2021 09:22 IST

    Gut cells get alert when parasites attack, says study

    To effectively combat an infection, the body first has to sense it’s been invaded, then the affected tissue must send out signals to corral resources to fight the intruder.
    health
    Updated on Jan 2, 2021 12:03 IST

    Study unveils mystery behind clinging of developing cells together

    According to the findings published in the journal Nature Communications the tightly cells that clump together, known as cell adhesion, appears to be enabled by a protein better known for its role in the immune system.
    science
    Updated on Jan 2, 2021 11:56 IST

    New mutations in malaria parasite encourage resistance against key preventive drug

    Researchers report that new mutations that enhance resistance to a drug used to prevent malaria in pregnant women and children are already common in countries fighting the disease.
    science
    Updated on Jan 2, 2021 11:46 IST
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