Bionic arm can catch objects on the fly
With its palm open, the robot is completely motionless. A split second later, it suddenly unwinds and catches all sorts […]
Health policy
Children with autism have mitochondrial deficits
Children with autism experience deficits in a type of immune cell that protects the body from infection. Called granulocytes, the […]
Pocket-sized lab
When you get sick, your physician may take a sample of your blood, send it to the lab and wait […]
President Conferred the Florence Nightingale Awards to 35 NursesÂ
On the occasion of the International Nurses Day on 12 May 2014, President Pranab Mukerjee conferred the Florence Nightingale Awards […]
Study links social, community factors with hospital readmissions
Factors like the level of poverty in a neighborhood, living alone, and age affect a patient’s chances of being readmitted […]
Study identifies novel regulator of key gene expression in cancer
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a key genetic switch linked to the development, progression and […]
Breast Cancer Survivors meet at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals today organised a Breast Cancer Support Group Meet to extend counselling and emotional support to women suffering […]
FDA announce proposal to regulate e-cigarettes
As part of its implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed by the President in 2009, […]
Thwarting counterfeiters with new type of barcode
Counterfeiters, beware! Scientists are reporting the development of a new type of inexpensive barcode that, when added to documents or […]
World Malaria Day – 25th April
Three out of four people are at risk of malaria in WHOs South-East Asia Region, which is home to a […]
Roll Back Malaria
Asia-Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance, Roll Back Malaria Partnership and Empower School of Health Urge Greater Private Sector Investment to Overcome […]
Delhi scientists trying to grow liver in lab
Based on the model of dialysis, scientists at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi, have been […]
People with chronic disease use email, videoconferences to manage their diseases
A significant number of people with chronic diseases were interested in using electronic communications such as email and videoconferencing to […]
