Novel face mask developed by MIT, Harvard can detect COVID-19 infectionThe researchers showed that the sensors could be incorporated into not only face masks but also clothing such as lab coats, potentially off...
30 Jun, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
No more nasal swabs: Scientists develop new low-cost Covid test that will use saliva onlyIt was inspired by the glucose test strips used to check blood sugar levels in diabetics.
18 Jun, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
Indian scientists reveal new mutations, proteins of novel coronavirusThe analysis suggests that the virus is now mutating faster than before the three Bengaluru isolates had 27 mutations in their genomes with...
04 Mar, 2021, 07.53 PM IST
Building blocks of life found in comet by NASA researchersWhile until recently, scientists thought that the formation of amino acids like glycine required energy, setting clear constraints to the e...
17 Nov, 2020, 12.46 PM IST
Study finds new testing method that can diagnose coronavirus in just 30 minutesThe test is as accurate as the current PCR diagnostic method.
06 Oct, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
Indian researchers start trials on saliva-based Covid-19 testingThe Medanta Institute of Education and Research in Gurgaon, Mumbai-based diagnostics company TransAsia Bio and Pune’s Mylab are among those...
29 Aug, 2020, 07.10 PM IST
Scientists develop new low-cost test that can diagnose Covid-19 in just 20 minutesThe findings show the test is 100% accurate in diagnosing samples containing SARS-CoV-2 at high loads.
14 Aug, 2020, 06.03 PM IST
Artificial intelligence can speed up and improve Alzheimer's diagnosis: StudyScientists at the UK's University of Sheffield's Neuroscience Institute examines how the routine use of AI in healthcare could help to reli...
29 Jul, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
Scientists identify two antibodies from llamas that can neutralise coronavirusScientists have demonstrated that two small, stable antibody variants derived from the South American mammals llamas can neutralise the nov...
13 Jul, 2020, 06.15 PM IST
Scientists discover differences in the blood samples of severe, mild COVID-19 patientsIn the current study, published in the journal Cell Systems, the researchers assessed the blood component called plasma in COVID-19 patient...
06 Jun, 2020, 02.40 PM IST
Children are less severely affected by coronavirus compared to adults: StudyThe review, published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, noted that the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, seems to cause fewer sympt...
14 Mar, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
New non-invasive test can help detect oral cancer, locate mouth & throat problemsThe new method uses protein packages in the cells called exosomes.
14 Dec, 2019, 05.10 PM IST
Highly sensitive blood test for cancer detection developedThe highly sensitive test requires only a fraction of a tube of blood and can detect as few as three mutation-bearing molecules in a single...
14 Aug, 2017, 01.58 PM IST
- Blood protein paves way for potential Alzheimer's drug design
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Opening up new horizons in designing drugs for Alzheimer's disease, Indian researchers have discovered that fibrinoge...
09 Dec, 2016, 10.20 AM IST
Simple blood test may spot five types of cancersResearchers from National Institute of Health (NIH) in US have identified a striking signature in tumour DNA that occurs in these types of ...
07 Feb, 2016, 12.47 PM IST
Genetic cause of common breast tumours in women identifiedScientists have uncovered the molecular basis of fibroadenoma, one of the most common benign breast tumours diagnosed in women of reproduct...
21 Jul, 2014, 05.24 PM IST
New cancer diagnostic technique developedResearchers have devised a molecular sensor that can detect levels of lactate in individual cells in real time, paving way for novel cancer...
16 Mar, 2013, 01.28 PM IST