Biotech & pharma
Team led by Scripps research scientists discovers body’s qwn molecular protection against arthritis
22 May 2010
New microscopy technique reveals mechanics of blood cell membranes
21 May 2010
Thanks to an interdisciplinary team of researchers, scientists now have a more complete understanding of one of the human body’s most vital structures: the red blood cell.
Lessons from the brain: toward an intelligent molecular computer
20 May 2010
A team of researchers from Japan and Michigan Technological University has built a molecular computer using lessons learned from the human brain.
Lessons from the brain: toward an intelligent molecular computer
20 May 2010
A team of researchers from Japan and Michigan Technological University has built a molecular computer using lessons learned from the human brain.
Biologists unravel mechanisms of immune cell movements
By By Kim McDonald | 18 May 2010
A team of biologists has uncovered the biochemical processes within these immune cells that allow them to speed their way to bacteria and the sites of wounds and infections, often causing inflammation By Kim McDonald
First human use of Catheter Robotics' "Amigo" at Leicester
11 May 2010
Dr André Ng of the University of Leicester has carried out the world's first heart rhythm treatment procedure using robotics
Gammaglobulin treatment may alow Alzheimer’s disease
By By Debra Kain | 11 May 2010
Novel treatment strategy saves kidneys with large cancerous tumors
By By Jackie Carr | 05 May 2010
The ability to surgically save kidneys following the destruction or removal of large tumors is challenging, yet highly desirable, in order to decrease the risk of kidney failure and protect cardiovascular health, say UCSD researchers. By Jackie Carr
Stem cells from surgery leftovers could repair damaged hearts
30 Apr 2010
Scientists have for the first time succeeded in extracting vital stem cells from sections of vein removed for heart bypass surgery.
Scientists find cells that mend broken heart
01 Apr 2010
Researchers create atlas of transcription factor combinations
By By Debra Kain | 15 Mar 2010
Protein shown to be natural Inhibitor of aging in fruit fly model
By By Debra Kain | 06 Mar 2010
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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
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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
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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