Health & Medicine
First image of insulin ‘docking’ could lead to better diabetes treatments
11 Jan 2013
A landmark discovery about how insulin docks on cells could help in the development of improved types of insulin for treating both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
How malaria evades the body’s immune response
10 Jan 2013
DNA pioneer James Watson slams cancer research establishment
09 Jan 2013
Nobel winner James Watson, says the cure for many cancers would remain elusive unless scientists rethought the role of antioxidants, which he says may have caused more cancers than they have prevented
Ovarian cancer stem cell study puts targeted therapies within reach
By By Karen N. Peart | 08 Jan 2013
Pesticides and Parkinson's: UCLA researchers uncover further proof of a link
By By Mark Wheeler | 07 Jan 2013
For several years, neurologists have been building a case that a link exists between pesticides and Parkinson's disease
Scientists pinpoint molecular signals that make some women prone to miscarriage
07 Jan 2013
Scientists have identified molecular signals that control whether embryos are accepted by the womb, and that appear to function abnormally in women who have suffered repeated miscarriages
Scientists show the positive side of steroids
07 Jan 2013
Improving the accuracy of cancer diagnoses
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 04 Jan 2013
Quick detection of periodontitis pathogens
04 Jan 2013
Research on porcupine’s quills could help engineers design better medical devices
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 24 Dec 2012
New technology may enable earlier cancer diagnosis
By By Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | 19 Dec 2012
Silent stroke can cause Parkinson’s disease
18 Dec 2012
Scientists at The University of Manchester have for the first time identified why a patient who appears outwardly healthy may develop Parkinson’s disease
Scientists find drug that may help in fight against Duchenne muscular dystrophy
By By Kim Irwin | 18 Dec 2012
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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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