Dinesh C Sharma New Delhi: For years, doctors in Indian hospitals have been recommending home-based care for rehabilitation of stroke patients. But a new study
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Government of India launches scheme to attract distinguished scientists from abroad
Sunderarajan Padmanabhan New Delhi: Brain drain is passé. The new mantra is brain gain. The Ministry of Science and Technology has launched a new scheme
Cinnamon may help address metabolic disorders
Bhavya Khullar New Delhi: A spice commonly used in Indian kitchens may have health benefits, a new study has indicated. A clinical trial conducted in
PSLV-C38 Successfully launches 31 satellites in a single flight
Newsroom24x7 Staff Sriharikota: ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C38 successfully launched the 712 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 30 co-passenger satellites today from Satish
lying flat on bed is not helpful in brain stroke: Study
Bhavya Khullar New Delhi: It is generally believed that lying flat on the bed with head facing upwards improves recovery after a brain stroke by
Potato peel turned into packaging material
Bhavya Khullar New Delhi: Potato peel and fruit pomace, generally thrown away as waste, can be turned into packaging material for food products like bread,
Research and development in health and environment all set to get a new boost
Sunderarajan Padmanabhan New Delhi: Research and development efforts in the areas of health and environment are set to get a major boost with the Government
Cholesterol could help tackle drug resistance
T.V. Venkateswaran and Bhavya Khullar New Delhi: Even as research and development in the field of medicine is bringing in newer services and products, the
IIT Kanpur scientists use inkjet printers to ‘print’ organic solar cells
Namrata Dave Mumbai: In a significant development, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur have used technique of inkjet printing to print thin nickel
Scientists decipher why epilepsy drugs don’t work for some women
Bhavya Khullar New Delhi: Effective treatment is available for epilepsy. Yet doctors find that epilepsy drugs don’t work in some women. Now scientists have figured
Even small rise in temperature increases chances of heat wave deaths, says new study
Bhavya Khullar New Delhi: A new study has found that the mean temperature in India has risen by half a degree Celsius over a period
Indian scientists isolate vitamin B12 in friendly bacteria
Umashankar Mishra The vitamin B12 producer bacteria isolated from human milk sample highlights the positive role of breastfeeding for healthy gut of infants. – Dr Bharat
Scientists in India estimate movement of Antarctic plate
Sunderarajan Padmanabhan New Delhi: Even as the Indian tectonic plate is constantly crawling northwards at about 2 to 3 centimetres per year, the Antarctic tectonic
Indian scientists close to a new drug for blood cancer
Bhavya Khullar New Delhi: A group Indian scientists has a found a new compound that effectively kills leukemic cancer cells. Codenamed5g, the new drug can