Health & Medicine
Health risks from arsenic in rice exposed
23 Jul 2013
High levels of arsenic in rice have been shown to be associated with elevated genetic damage in humans, a new study has found
Researchers dioscover why Africans with HIV are more susceptible to TB
By By Helen Dodson | 23 Jul 2013
For women with hysterectomies, estrogen may be a lifesaver after all
By By Karen N. Pear | 22 Jul 2013
"Intelligent knife" tells surgeon which tissue is cancerous
18 Jul 2013
Scientists have developed an "intelligent knife" that can tell surgeons immediately whether the tissue they are cutting is cancerous or not
Preventing cell death in osteoarthritis
16 Jul 2013
Typhoid’s lethal secret revealed by Yale researchers
By By Bill Hathaway | 13 Jul 2013
Disrupted internal clocks play role in disease
By By Megan Fellman | 11 Jul 2013
Nature’s own nanoparticles harnessed to target disease
By By Helen Dodson | 11 Jul 2013
‘Scent device’ could help detect bladder cancer
09 Jul 2013
Researchers from the University of Liverpool and University of the West of England, (UWE Bristol), have built a device that can analyse odours in urine to help diagnose patients with early signs of bladder cancer
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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.
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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