Health & Medicine
Alcohol and tobacco are by far the biggest threat to human welfare of all addictive drugs
11 May 2018
Alcohol and tobacco are by far the biggest threat to human welfare of all addictive drugs
11 May 2018
Spinal fluid could be used to predict the progression of multiple sclerosis, study finds
10 May 2018
Researchers develop computer-designed, customised regenerative heart valves
10 May 2018
An international consortium has now reached a milestone in treating heart patients using new heart valves cultured from human cells
Frequent sauna bathing reduces risk of stroke
07 May 2018
Women who eat fast food take longer to become pregnant
04 May 2018
Women who eat less fruit and more fast food take longer to get pregnant and are less likely to conceive within a year, according to a study
Organic printing inks may restore sight to blind people
03 May 2018
A simple retinal prosthesis usescheap and widely-available organic pigments used in printing inks and cosmetics, and consists of tiny pixels like a digital camera sensor on a nanometric scale
SWAT team of immune cells found in mother's milk
03 May 2018
Taxing sweet snacks may bring greater health benefits than taxing sugar-sweetened drinks
28 Apr 2018
The complicated biology of garlic
28 Apr 2018
Drug-filled, 3-D printed dentures could fight off infections
26 Apr 2018
The antifungal application could prove invaluable among those highly susceptible to infection, such as the elderly, hospitalised or disabled patients
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
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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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