Every ounce counts
Basic nutrition:World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) is celebrated every year to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world.
India bans rabies vaccines made by China firm
India has ordered an immediate recall of rabies vaccines made by a scandal-hit Chinese company.
NBRC researchers decipher how Zika virus causes microcephaly
National Brain Research Centre-led team of researchers has successfully identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which Zika virus causes microcephaly.
Stem cells trial to fight Parkinson’s
After successful trials in monkey, researchers plan to inject 5 million iPS cells into patient brains.
Govt. plans ‘ISRO-like’ ocean mission
Looking to emulate the success of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in designing and launching satellites, the Centre has drawn up a five-year, ₹8,000 crore plan to explore the deep recesses of the ocean.
Novel biomarkers for gastric cancer progression
With stomach cancer figuring as the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, researchers from University of Delhi and National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida have identified two proteins ”” survivin and STAT3 ”” that can be potential markers of the disease.
IISc’s rare feat in test for superconductivity
For the first time, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru have been able to achieve superconductivity at ambient temperature and pressure.
New Alzheimer’s drug shows early promise
The long quest for a medication that works to treat Alzheimer’s reached a potentially promising milestone on Wednesday.
Underground lake detected on Mars
Using a radar instrument on an orbiting spacecraft, scientists have spotted what they said on Wednesday appears to be a sizeable salt-laden lake under ice on the southern polar plain of Mars, a body of water they called a possible habitat for microbial life.
Origami-inspired underwater trap helps study delicate marine creatures
The device was tested in the open ocean at a depth of 1,600 to 2,300 ft. – Studying soft-bodied deep sea creatures like jellyfish and squid have been a difficult task for marine biologists as existing underwater tools cause damage or even kill them.