Health & Medicine
Scientists revisit biochemical basis for depression
By By Bill Hathaway | 13 Feb 2013
Newly identified natural protein blocks HIV, other deadly viruses
By By Enrique Rivero | 12 Feb 2013
24 new genes for nearsightedness identified
11 Feb 2013
Bringing a new perspective to infectious disease
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 08 Feb 2013
Air pollution results in mothers having smaller babies
07 Feb 2013
A worldwide study has shown that pregnant mothers exposed to air pollution emitted by vehicles and coal power plants are significantly more likely to have smaller babies.
Patient's own breast cancer stem cells as treatment
06 Feb 2013
In a significant breakthrough, scientists have proved for the first time that breast cancer stem cells taken directly from patients can be successfully targeted to treat the disease
Vitamin D, omega-3 may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's
By By Rachel Champeau | 06 Feb 2013
Some cancer mutations slow tumour growth
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 05 Feb 2013
Cells ‘flock’ to heal wounds
30 Jan 2013
Genetic landscape of common brain tumours holds key to personalized treatment
By By Bill Hathaway | 29 Jan 2013
Nearly the entire genetic landscape of the most common form of brain tumour can be explained by abnormalities in just five genes
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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
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