Newsroom24x7 Network New Delhi: The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics has been conferred to three scientists namely Rainer Weiss, Barry C Barish & Kip S Thorne under the LIGO Project for their discovery of gravitational waves, 100 years after… Read More ›
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New method to tinker cell surface proteins can help design new drugs
Ratneshwar Thakur New Delhi: A group of Indian scientists have found a new way to modulate specific cellular functions by tinkering with proteins that play a role in cells’ response to external chemicals like drugs. The new finding, described in a… Read More ›
Embryo Transfer Technology: A promising revolution in Bovine breeding
Newsroom24x7 Staff New Delhi: Embryo transfer technology (ETT) has revolutionized the breeding strategies in Bovines as a tool to optimize the genetic improvement in cattle. Department of Animal husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in co-operation with 12 States has undertaken a… Read More ›
Hope of a new treatment for knee pain
Jyoti Singh New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkeehave tested a new method for treating problems relating to knee joints using a novel nanomaterial, and found it effective in initial studies. Scientists used a specific ferrite nanomaterial,… Read More ›
New study suggests kidney disease may be linked to pesticide exposure
Bhavya Khullar New Delhi: Patients with chronic kidney disease have higher amounts of organochlorine pesticides in their body, a Delhi-based study has indicated. Doctors at the University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in Delhi studied 300… Read More ›
India’s Nutrition Atlas goes live
Dinesh C Sharma New Delhi: India currently faces twin challenges in the nutrition sector – undernutrition manifesting in several health problems as well as increasing problem of overweight and obesity, contributing to the burden of non-communicable diseases. In order to… Read More ›
Indian prediction on solar corona proves right
Dr T V Venkateswaran New Delhi: The predictions made by Indian scientists about the shape of solar corona during the solar eclipse of August 21 have been largely right. This is a significant development as it was for the first… Read More ›
Probiotic can prevent infections in infants
Dinesh C Sharma New Delhi: Thousands of infants die due to infections in the first few weeks of their life. A bulk of these deaths can be prevented with an inexpensive probiotic-based preventive therapy developed by a group of Indian… Read More ›
Indian scientists find how arsenic reduces immunity
Monika Kundu Srivastava New Delhi: A group of Indian scientists have figured out how exposure to arsenic reduces immunity. Arsenic’s role in disrupting body’s immune response by hindering development of thymus – gland that helps develop immunity-providing T lymphocytes or… Read More ›
Scientists develop natural material for faster blood clotting
Dr Swati Subodh New Delhi: Excessive blood loss due to injury may result in serious medical complications and, in extreme situations, even death. The problem could be severe in case of patients with impaired blood clotting capacity such as in… Read More ›
Seven defining S&T contributions that have impacted every Indian
Dinesh C Sharma New Delhi: As India completes 70 years of its independence, it is time to introspect at the contribution of science and technology to national development. Several scientific and technological developments have touched the lives of common people in… Read More ›
Mega science projects: India poised to join league of global scientific leaders
Dr T V Venkateswaran New Delhi: Shedding its hesitant and cautious approach of the past with regard to participating in global mega science projects, India has taken bold steps in recent years to join international scientific quests. The Science Technology… Read More ›
Indian scientists resurrect World War era drug to fight malaria
Jyoti Singh New Delhi: A neglected and old anti-parasitic drug used during the World War II is emerging as a new weapon in the fight against malaria as malaria parasite becomes resistant to currently available drugs. A group of Indian… Read More ›
Electricity from water tech ready for takeoff
Dr. T.V.Venkateswaran and Jyoti Singh New Delhi: It was like a dream come true. One year ago, scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in New Delhi demonstrated that it was possible to generate electricity from water – at room temperature… Read More ›
