Health & Medicine
The biology behind schizophrenia
02 Aug 2014
The research, the largest genomic study published on any psychiatric disorder to date, provides important new insights about the biological causes of schizophrenia, that could lead to new approaches to treatment
In a first, Delhi docs use robots to fix serious spinal disease
02 Aug 2014
This is the first time in India a complex spinal deformity has been corrected using robotic arms
Biology made simpler with "clear" tissues
02 Aug 2014
Transparency lacking in clinical trials: study
31 Jul 2014
Map of hepatitis C strains should help eradication efforts
31 Jul 2014
Researchers have for the first time mapped the global distribution of hepatitis C strains, creating a crucial resource in the fight to eradicate it
India battles encephalitis as toll mounts to 570
26 Jul 2014
Most often, the inflammation is caused by a virus, but in rarer instances it can be caused by bacteria
CDC plans to reopen labs shut over safety lapses
25 Jul 2014
CDC lab head resigns after anthrax incident
24 Jul 2014
Self-assembling nanoparticle could improve MRI scanning for cancer diagnosis
23 Jul 2014
Scientists have designed a new self-assembling nanoparticle that targets tumours to help doctors diagnose cancer earlier.
Anti-cancer drug kicks HIV out of hiding
22 Jul 2014
Danish researchers activate hidden HIV cells in major step towards a possible cure
22 Jul 2014
Danish researchers have devised a way to activate and expose hidden HIV cells to enable the immune system to fight them
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Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
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As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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.


