Health & Medicine
Genetic link to Type 2 diabetes found
03 Jan 2014
Human brain development is a symphony in three movements
By By Bill Hathaway | 03 Jan 2014
Scientists discover how key immune cells die during HIV infection and identify potential drug to block AIDS
01 Jan 2014
Novel membrane for climate protection and medicine technology
30 Dec 2013
Polymer scientists develop a membrane for separating and enriching gas, which could have applications in heart-lung machines and in more efficient gas filters
"Nanobiopsy" allows scientists to operate on living cells
By By Sam Wong | 27 Dec 2013
Decoding the structure of bone
27 Dec 2013
Researchers have deciphered the molecular basis of bone’s remarkable strength and resiliency; which could lead to new treatments and materials
Malaria drug target raises hopes for new treatments
23 Dec 2013
Scientists have taken an important step towards new malaria treatments by identifying a way to stop malaria parasites from multiplying
Researcher highlights advances in nanotechnology's fight against cancer
By By Brianna Deane | 20 Dec 2013
New project aims to improve understanding of swine flu transmission and control strategies
19 Dec 2013
Total smoking bans work best
19 Dec 2013
With no place to puff, smokers are more likely to cut back or quit, researchers say
Study challenges long-held hypothesis that iron promotes atherosclerosis
By By Rachel Champeau | 18 Dec 2013
Researchers developing a ‘universal’ flu vaccine
18 Dec 2013
Stanford engineers are working to create a flu vaccine that could be produced more quickly and offer broader protection than what is available today
Scientists take stem cell research to patients
By By Shaun Mason | 17 Dec 2013
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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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