New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Delhi Police created a 23 km green corridor here to enable an ambulance ferry in 19 minutes a heart harvested from a brain dead patient in Bengaluru that a…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Maharashtra has the highest number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in India which is around 3.30 lakh, contributing 15 per cent of total immunodeficiency virus-affected people in the country…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Amid existing disparities, India has climbed one notch to 130 out of 189 countries in the latest human development rankings released on Friday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)….
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday awarded Rs 50 lakh compensation to former ISRO scientist S. Nambi Narayanan who was falsely implicated in an espionage case and had to suffer wrongful…
Seoul, Sep 14 (IANS) Researchers have developed a flexible, wearable LED photostimulator that could speed up hair growth in mice, an advancement that can one day be used on human skin to stimulate hair growth….
Kharagpur, Sep 14 (IANS) IIT Kharagpur and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have signed a pact for collaborative research, training and exchange of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and academic and research information, an official said…
Stockholm, Sep 14 (IANS) Tech firm ABB on Friday announced partnership with Nobel Media, bringing together two organisations committed to the development of innovation, education and scientific research. Nobel Media, an entity within the Nobel…
Male, Sep 14 (IANS) The Maldivian Blood Service has expressed concern over the rising number of Thalassaemia patients in the archipelago nation. The Maldives currently has the highest prevalence of Thalassaemia in the world, according…
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Young people who identify themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual are at an increased risk of using substances such as alcohol, nicotine and marijuana, a new study has found. The…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that awareness be spread about the free treatment available to cure leprosy and directed the central and state governments to formulate rehabilitation schemes for…
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Scientists have found that kidney stones partially dissolve and regrow again as they form, challenging previously held theories as well as raising hopes for new treatment. The findings showed that…
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) If you are asthmatic and use inhaled steroids to manage your breathing problems, think twice. You may be at greater risk for developing lung infections, say researchers, while cautioning doctors…
London, Sep 14 (IANS) Children with autism who indulge in drumming for just an hour a week are likely to have improved concentration, ability to follow instructions, as well as interaction with their peers, a…
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Testosterone replacement therapy may slow the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study has found. COPD is a group of lung diseases that causes airflow blockage and…
Moscow, Sep 14 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov on Friday reviewed bilateral cooperation in the areas of trade and investment, science and technology, culture and other…
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) The multistate outbreak of intestinal illness, likely linked to salads from McDonald’s restaurants, that affected over 500 people in the US with diarrhoea and nausea appears to be over, the Food…
London, Sep 14 (IANS) Adhering to a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grain bread, nuts, olive oil and canola oil may help you live longer, a new study has found. The findings, published in…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) The Indian space agency will not test fly any living being on its two experimental flights before its actual human space mission planned in 2022, said a top…
Tokyo, Sep 14 (IANS) Japan’s centenarian population reached a record 69,785 this month, with 88.1 per cent of them being women, the government said on Friday, attributing the historic high to medical advances and increased…
Tokyo, Sep 14 (IANS) A team of Japanese researchers have developed a novel machine-learning technique that can with 90 per cent accuracy detect dementia from conversations between humans and avatars on a computer. In the…