Tag: Scientists

Johannesburg: Scientists have uncovered that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) directly impacts the brain in the early stages of the infection. It has long been known that many people with HIV also experience negative cognitive symptoms, such as depression and forgetfulness. However, it was unclear whether it was caused by such patients’ physical illness, or […]

Los Angeles: Scientists have pioneered a method to detect antibiotic susceptibility for urinary tract infections in less than 30 minutes, potentially enabling patients to be diagnosed and prescribed effective treatments during a single clinical visit. The new test developed at California Institute of Technology that identifies antibiotic-resistant bacteria could shorten wait times from 3 days […]

Stockholm: Three American scientists have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for unravelling secrets of how the body’s internal clock or circadian rhythm works — a discovery that will help doctors understand the mechanism behind sleep patterns, hormone release, blood pressure and body temperature. Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. […]

New York: Scientists have developed a nanosystem using “quantum dots” that will help improve visualisation of tumour, paving the way for early treatment. The nanosystem, which achieves a five-fold increase over existing tumour-specific optical imaging methods, generates bright tumour signals by delivering quantum dots to cancer cells without any toxic effects. “Tumour imaging is an […]

Washington: May 2017 was the second warmest May in 137 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by NASA scientists. The two top May temperature anomalies have occurred during the past two years as May 2016 was the hottest on record. May 2017’s temperature was 0.05 degrees Celsius cooler than […]

Washington: Scientists have created a toaster oven-sized lab for a Mars rover that will drill beneath the surface of the red planet and look for signs of past or present life. The tiny chemistry lab called the Mars Organic Molecule Analyser (MOMA) is a key instrument on the ExoMars Rover, a joint mission between the […]

In a significant find, scientists have identified the mechanism used by plants in stress conditions to sense low oxygen levels that may lead to the introduction of cereal crops better able to tolerate flooding

In a bid to find a longer, healthier life, scientists have developed a new treatment to extend telomeres -- protective "end caps" for chromosomes that help keep DNA healthy -- to slow the process of cell ageing

Chennai: Can indigenous ways of smoking counteract the harm being done by mass-produced cigarettes? Researching the roots of native Fijian tobacco plant ‘suki’ said to originated in Tamil Nadu and smoked in a “roll-up”, a renowned scientist from New Zealand is finding about the similar Indian cheroot. On her visit to India, scientist Marewa Glover […]

A glimpse of the “Super 30” trailer, which was launched today shows how Hrithik Roshan has slipped into the role of Patna-based mathematician Anand Kumar, who helps fulfil the dreams of a group of underprivileged children to become engineers and scientists. Not all Superheroes wear capes. It’s the ideas that make a nation. It’s the […]

Bhubaneswar: Legislators in the Odisha assembly on Saturday gave a standing ovation to the scientists involved in the successful launch of India’s indigenous moon mission Chandrayaan-2. Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro asked all the MLAs to give a one-minute standing ovation to the scientists for the historic achievement. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Amar Prasad Satapathy […]

Tel Aviv: Exactly what our Denisovan relatives who lived 100,000 years ago might have looked like had been anyone’s guess for a simple reason – the entire collection of Denisovan remains includes a pinky bone, three teeth, and a lower jaw. Now they have got a face. Using genetic data, scientists have now produced reconstructions […]