Health & Medicine
The biology behind schizophrenia
02 Aug 2014
The research, the largest genomic study published on any psychiatric disorder to date, provides important new insights about the biological causes of schizophrenia, that could lead to new approaches to treatment
In a first, Delhi docs use robots to fix serious spinal disease
02 Aug 2014
This is the first time in India a complex spinal deformity has been corrected using robotic arms
Biology made simpler with "clear" tissues
02 Aug 2014
Transparency lacking in clinical trials: study
31 Jul 2014
Map of hepatitis C strains should help eradication efforts
31 Jul 2014
Researchers have for the first time mapped the global distribution of hepatitis C strains, creating a crucial resource in the fight to eradicate it
India battles encephalitis as toll mounts to 570
26 Jul 2014
Most often, the inflammation is caused by a virus, but in rarer instances it can be caused by bacteria
CDC plans to reopen labs shut over safety lapses
25 Jul 2014
CDC lab head resigns after anthrax incident
24 Jul 2014
Self-assembling nanoparticle could improve MRI scanning for cancer diagnosis
23 Jul 2014
Scientists have designed a new self-assembling nanoparticle that targets tumours to help doctors diagnose cancer earlier.
Anti-cancer drug kicks HIV out of hiding
22 Jul 2014
Danish researchers activate hidden HIV cells in major step towards a possible cure
22 Jul 2014
Danish researchers have devised a way to activate and expose hidden HIV cells to enable the immune system to fight them
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The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
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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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