IISc launches ‘Longevity India Initiative’ to pioneer ageing research in IndiaThe initiative has also started a large-scale clinical study that will involve researchers from multiple IISc departments, clinicians, indu...
18 Apr, 2024, 08.27 PM IST
Diabetes, not a death sentence: These lifestyle modifications can help you live wellThe dreaded ‘D’ word—diabetes—no longer carries the same weight as a life sentence. While traditional diabetes management relied solely on ...
29 Jan, 2024, 12.02 PM IST
Bengaluru boy tops Oncosurgery at Tata Cancer CentreDr Ballal did his schooling at Bishop Cotton Boys School in Bengaluru and did his medical graduation at MS Ramaiah medical college and a po...
27 Nov, 2022, 12.20 PM IST
How Ramaiah Group of Institutions & St. George’ University are giving wings to your dreams of becoming a doctorRamaiah is counted amongst the top 20 medical colleges in India, while SGU is the #1 source of physicians in the US more than any other non...
28 May, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
Fighting Covid-19 pandemic: New blood-based biomarker to distinguish between bacterial and viral infectionsThese biomarkers are different messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules found in the blood; differences in their levels can detect and predict with h...
17 May, 2021, 11.55 AM IST
As Covid patients with breathing issues line up in Bengaluru, it's a race for ventilatorsAccording to data from Karnataka's Covid war room, 284 beds with ventilator support are reserved in Bengaluru to treat Covid-19 patients, i...
08 Jul, 2020, 04.22 PM IST
View: Can the elimination of ‘mini hotspots’ prevent community spread of coronavirus?India has 25 crore households. When an individual is detected as Covid-19-positive, that specific household becomes a ‘mini hotspot’ (MH), ...
16 Apr, 2020, 10.54 PM IST
These tech-based responders are only 10 minutes awayComplex routing algorithms using geolocation data and cell phone triangulation are fed into AI to select the quickest route. The ECG scan o...
03 May, 2019, 08.24 AM IST
Women suffering from PCOD are vulnerable to type 2 diabetesPolycystic ovarian disease and obesity have been identified as risk factors causing type 2 diabetes in women.
14 Nov, 2017, 06.42 PM IST
Ready to bring in legislation to stop triple talaq: CentreThe Centre today said it would bring in a legislation to stop the triple talaq, if necessary, "but after allowing the Muslim community to r...
21 May, 2017, 05.02 PM IST
Yoga practitioners at less risk of inflammatory diseases: StudyInflammation is body's response to an injury and involves secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the blood.
02 Jul, 2015, 06.46 PM IST
PIO teen cracks all 8 Ivy League schools, plus 6 other elite universitiesPooja Chandrashekhar aimed for all eight ivies hoping to get into just one of them, "because college admissions is really unpredictable."
12 Apr, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
Sleep your way to better healthNo good night, no good day: A leader forcing himself to stay awake may end up putting his decision-making ability itself to sleep.
20 Feb, 2015, 01.58 PM IST
LS polls 2014: Thanks to AAP, activists to the foreOver one-third of candidates fielded by AAP for the polls are activists fighting for tribal rights, health, education, illegal land-grabbin...
03 Apr, 2014, 11.32 AM IST
College admissions: Story of the tightly-knit group of middlemen who 'fix' admissionsThe industry runs on word-of-mouth. They map out geographies & are trained to understand cultural nuances of their catchment areas.
25 Dec, 2011, 10.47 AM IST
- Denmark, West Asia offshore attractions for nurses
Restrictions in UK and US could be one of the reasons for nurses opting for other countries. Another could be good pay.
21 Sep, 2009, 06.36 AM IST
Swine flu claims four more lives, toll up to 33With the death of four people — two in Bangalore and one each in Aurangabad and Pune, the swine flu toll in the country mounted to 33.
20 Aug, 2009, 11.05 AM IST