Health & Medicine
IIT Ropar team develops mechanical device for post-surgical knee rehabilitation
17 Nov 2024
Researchers at IIT Ropar have developed a mechanical solution that makes continuous passive motion (CPM) therapy after knee replacement surgery more efficient.
IIT Bombay teams up with Tata Memorial Hospital to launch gene therapy for cancer
05 Apr 2024
President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on Thursday launched India’s first home-grown gene therapy for cancer at IIT Bombay. The technology developed by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) jointly with the Tata Memorial Hospital, has already been successfully applied on a 64-year-old man, who also became the first patient to be cured using India's own CAR-T cell therapy.
PGIMER develops new model to generate neurovascular tissues
23 Feb 2024
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh has developed a new model for generating neurovascular tissues or neurovascular organoids/embryoids (NVOEs) from autologous blood that would help in the development of new therapies.
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Pfizer is set to acquire Seagen for $43 billion and create a new oncology division
13 Dec 2023
In a significant move, Pfizer has announced its anticipation of concluding the $43 billion deal to acquire cancer drug maker Seagen by 16 December 2023.
Western drugmakers pivot to India as tensions with China prompt supply chain shifts
27 Nov 2023
In a strategic move to reduce dependence on Chinese contractors in drug production, global pharmaceutical companies are turning to Indian manufacturers.
IIT Kharagpur team develops affordable diagnostic technologies for remote, resource constrained areas
10 Jan 2023
IIT Kharagpur team develops affordable diagnostic technologies for remote, resource constrained areas
10 Jan 2023
DST research on role of proteins in neuronal development to inspire new treatment protocols
02 Aug 2021
Sree Chitra Institute develops multiplex RT-PCR kit that can detect new strains of Wuhan virus
18 May 2021
Israeli scientists use oxygen therapy to reverse ageing
25 Nov 2020
Using Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment (HBOT) – a process of administering oxygen at high pressure levels in a chamber - the Tel Aviv researchers have claimed positive results with a reversal of 25 years of ageing, at least on cellular basis
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