Biotech & pharma
Future computer vision tools to aid medical research, healthcare
By By Andrea Siedsma | 07 Apr 2011
Electron microscopy reveals newly created genetic tag
By By Scott LaFee | 06 Apr 2011
Call of the riled
05 Apr 2011
Fruit fly's response to starvation could help control human appetites
By By Kim McDonald | 01 Apr 2011
Study illuminates the 'pain' of social rejection
01 Apr 2011
The study demonstrates that the same regions of the brain that become active in response to painful sensory experiences are activated during intense experiences of social rejection.
Thyroid affects colour vision
31 Mar 2011
Inflammation behind heart valve disease
30 Mar 2011
Obesity period linked to mortality rates
28 Mar 2011
Researchers have found the number of years individuals live with obesity is directly associated with the risk of mortality
Warwick University's iPhone app creates virtual classroom for medical students
26 Mar 2011
Professor of Clinical Anatomy at Warwick Medical School, Peter Abrahams, has turned his teaching into bite-size anatomy classes which can be downloaded and used by medical students world-wide
Mild stress linked to long-term disability
26 Mar 2011
Primordial soup gets spicier
By By Robert Monroe | 23 Mar 2011
Obesity-killer injection GLP-1 now available
21 Mar 2011
Obesity kills more people than AIDS, but the good news is that an injection is now on offer that would allow people to get rid of not only diabetes but obesity too
Female sex hormone controls human sperm
21 Mar 2011
New method delivers Alzheimer’s drug to the brain
21 Mar 2011
Scientists have developed a new method for delivering complex drugs directly to the brain, a necessary step for treating diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Motor Neuron Disease and Muscular Dystrophy
Scientists find candidate for new TB vaccine
19 Mar 2011
Transmissible treatment proposed for HIV could target superspreaders to curb epidemic
By By Susan Brown | 18 Mar 2011
Unique new map shows earthquake risks on humanity
17 Mar 2011
A map, which provides a general representation of the risks of earthquakes on humanity using records from the past 4,000 years, has been produced by a geographer from the University of Sheffield
Nanotubes: cellular membranes on supply
16 Mar 2011
As we sleep, speedy brain waves boost our ability to learn
15 Mar 2011
Scientists have puzzled over the many hours we spend in light, dreamless slumber. Research now suggests we’re busy recharging our brain’s learning capacity during this undervalued phase of sleep, which can last half the night.
Tumor metastasis with a twist
15 Mar 2011
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Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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