Health & Medicine
Women's rights are good for men's health
08 Feb 2014
In societies where women are equal to men, males stand a better chance of living longer, a new study shows
Scientists design protein to prevent prostate cancer cell growth
30 Jan 2014
Researchers are creating a “designer” protein that could be effective at treating prostate cancer when other therapies fail
New research opens door to Alzheimer’s test
30 Jan 2014
New MRI approach dramatically speeds up results
28 Jan 2014
Mumbai docs perform India’s first kidney swap transplants
27 Jan 2014
A team of 12 doctors in Mumbai successfully carried out India’s biggest ‘domino’ kidney transplant on Saturday, giving a new lease of life to six end-stage patients.
Steroid injections for premature babies linked to mental health risk
By By Sam Wong | 25 Jan 2014
Partners' helps make perfect recovery
23 Jan 2014
Researchers develop risk calculator to predict survival in heart failure patients
By By Rachel Champeau | 23 Jan 2014
Developed an easy-to-use "risk calculator" that helps predict heart failure patients' chances of survival for up to five years
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The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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