Using Smartphones to Cure Diseases While You Sleep
For more than a decade, millions of people have aided in the search for extraterrestrial life simply by running an […]
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Ranbaxy Suffers Rs 524-crore Net Loss in June Quarter
Ranbaxy Labs on Wednesday posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 524.24 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, […]
Simple ultrasound treatment may help protect the kidneys
Ultrasound treatments may prevent acute kidney injury that commonly arises after major surgery, according to a study appearing in an […]
K computer enables largest neuronal network simulation
By exploiting the full computational power of the Japanese supercomputer, K computer, researchers from the RIKEN HPCI Program for Computational […]
Ban On Junk Foods in Schools
Delhi could become the first state in the country to ban sale of junk food like pizzas, burgers, pakoras and […]
New Drug to Tackle TB Menace Tested
A new drug, found to be effective on mice, has shown promising signs in treating tuberculosis, reports international journal Nature. […]
A New Tool for Brain Research
Physicists and neuroscientists from The University of Nottingham and University of Birmingham have unlocked one of the mysteries of the […]
Gene variant providing sleeping sickness resistance linked to kidney disease
A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers involves a classic case of evolution’s fickle nature: a genetic mutation […]
Scientists discover new type of protein, may help in cancer and diabetes
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a new type of chemical modification that affects numerous proteins within […]
High alcohol relapse rate blamed for poor survival in liver-disease patients
Liver-disease patients are dying because of poor alcohol relapse rates after they leave hospital, according to a study published on […]
Scientists discover potential new way to treat anxiety
Chemically modified inhibitors of the COX-2 enzyme relieve anxiety behaviors in mice by activating natural “endocannabinoids” without gastrointestinal side effects, […]
Preventing the ‘Freshman 15’ via the Web
A new study published in the July/August 2013 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior uated the motivational […]
Roche’s Cancer Drug Patent Partly Revoked
India has partly revoked patents granted to Roche Holding AG for its breast cancer drug Herceptin, a spokesman for the […]
