Health & Medicine
Brain implant gives paralysed patient hand control
16 Apr 2016
The new technique is still far from being a cure for paralysis, as the chip implant in the brain has to be connected to the arm via a computer, and the patient has to put in hours of practice – but it is a huge step forward
Antibiotics in farm animal feed fueling increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria: Study
16 Apr 2016
High-calorie package images mislead eaters
15 Apr 2016
‘Healthy’ vegetable fats may not be so healthy, after all
14 Apr 2016
A re-evaluation of studies conducted back in the 1960s and ‘70s upends the notion that fats from vegetable and seed oils are healthier than those from red meat and dairy products
Marriage may help fight cancer: Study
13 Apr 2016
Using physics to tackle biomedical challenges
09 Apr 2016
Researchers recruit paedophiles to test efficacy of chemical castration to prevent child abuse
08 Apr 2016
Cost of diabetes hits $825 billion a year: study
06 Apr 2016
More than one in ten men and one in seven women across the globe are now obese, according to the world's biggest obesity study
Bad news for heart patients – statin side-effects are real
05 Apr 2016
New research shows that the reported side-effects of statins taken to reduce LDL or bad cholesterol are not just psychological, as some previous studies had indicated. But PCSK9 inhibitors offer new hope for such patients
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The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
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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