Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw picks niece Claire as successor at BioconBiocon's founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has made a groundbreaking announcement, pledging her niece Claire Mazumdar as her heir apparent. The t...
06 May, 2026, 01.07 AM IST
Claire Mazumdar: A silent force behind a $1.6 billion firm may write Biocon's future scriptsBiocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has named her niece, Claire Mazumdar, as her successor. Claire Mazumdar, a successful CEO of Bicara Ther...
05 May, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Celebrity nutritionist shares 5 simple foods you must add to your diet for a healthy lifestyleIntegrative lifestyle expert Luke Coutinho reveals five food types that influence gene behavior. Cruciferous vegetables aid detoxification ...
30 Mar, 2026, 08.39 PM IST
One toxic exposure in pregnancy linked to disease risk across 20 generations, shocking rat study findsA new study from Washington State University reports that a single pregnancy exposure to a toxic fungicide can raise disease risk for 20 ge...
22 Feb, 2026, 09.58 PM IST
Genetic study reveals how extreme heat can accelerate ageing in older adultsA study by the University of Southern California reveals that exposure to extreme heat can accelerate biological ageing in older adults. Th...
27 Feb, 2025, 04.17 PM IST
Is your cancer risk written in your genes? Study explores pre-birth risk factorsA new study suggests that cancer risk may be shaped before birth, challenging the long-held belief that genetic mutations acquired over tim...
17 Feb, 2025, 11.20 PM IST
Watch what you eat! Your diet can have a influence on your descendant's genes!Genes, regions of DNA that are largely responsible for our physical characteristics, were considered unchanging under the original model of...
03 May, 2024, 10.57 PM IST
Actor Suniel Shetty-backed Vieroots in talks to raise upto $10 millionThe company uses an advanced technology called EPLIMO and is into personal consumer geonomics and epigenetic management.
04 Jun, 2022, 03.44 PM IST
Perfect scientific alibi undone by scienceThe discovery that their genes make some people late risers yields the perfect excuse.
14 Aug, 2019, 09.01 AM IST
How binge-drinking may have lasting & adverse effects on your brain's wiringIt may increase the risk of psychological problems and alcohol use disorder.
07 Feb, 2019, 12.48 PM IST
Attention, ladies! Having too many children can make you age fasterMultiple pregnancies can make women's cells age more quickly, according to a study.
27 Jul, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
- US scientists reverse signs of ageing in mice
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) US researchers have successfully reversed the hallmarks of ageing in mice using a technique called cellular repro...
16 Dec, 2016, 02.20 PM IST
- Biomarkers of cognitive impairment found in HIV patients: Study
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) Using reliable biomarkers, researchers have found a unique epigenetic footprint which offers them insight into how ...
25 Sep, 2016, 07.00 PM IST
Mapping genome offers better clues about health risksIn technical jargon, the interplay between nature (inherited genes) and nurture (lifestyle) is included in the subject of epigenetics.
25 Sep, 2016, 05.53 AM IST
Scientist Sanjeev Galande gets G D Birla awardGalande is a professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Pune and is widely respected for his works in g...
01 Jul, 2015, 04.33 PM IST
High-sugar diet in fathers can lead to obese offspringResearch showed that various factors that are passed on by parents or are present in uterine environment can affect offspring's metabolism ...
06 Dec, 2014, 10.24 AM IST
Dog's epigenome gives clues to human cancerResearchers have characterised the dog's epigenome and transferred the results to human cancer to understand the changes in appearance of t...
04 Oct, 2014, 03.54 PM IST