Legendary doom fish returns to California, believed to signal disaster; here's what's in storeIn a recent development it has been known that the rare oarfish which is also known as the legendary doom fish and is hugely believed as a ...
19 Nov, 2024, 12.42 AM IST
Subglacial meltwater flowing beneath Antarctic glaciers could accelerate retreat, study findsResearchers have found that subglacial discharge, or meltwater flowing out to sea from beneath Antarctic glaciers, could be causing glacier...
28 Oct, 2023, 01.49 PM IST
Not much to worry about? BF.7 variant, linked to China spike, found in 91 nations for up to 2 yearsAccording to data released by the Scripps Research Institute, 91 countries have had a variant matching the genetic make-up and mutation pro...
23 Dec, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
40 years since the first reported case of AIDS, where's the HIV vaccine?More people now have access to antiretroviral therapy, which keeps down the amount of virus in their body.
07 Jun, 2021, 06.35 PM IST
Up to 45 per cent of coronavirus infections may be asymptomatic: StudyThe findings, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, suggested that asymptomatic people may account for approximately 40 to ...
13 Jun, 2020, 01.28 PM IST
- Salt and protein in food lead to post-meal sleepiness
New York, Nov 22 (IANS) Higher protein and salt content in our food, as well as the volume consumed, can lead to longer naps, suggests new ...
22 Nov, 2016, 05.37 PM IST
New compound may help treat type-2 diabetesThe new technique may enable researchers to quickly find drug candidates that activate cellular receptors in desired ways.
08 Dec, 2015, 12.35 PM IST
Nicotine-chomping bacteria key to anti-smoking therapyAn enzyme found in a nicotine-eating bacterium can be recreated in lab settings and might be used as a drug candidate to help people quit s...
08 Aug, 2015, 12.55 PM IST
Antarctic ice shelves rapidly thinning: StudyThe thickness of Antarctica's floating ice shelves has decreased by 18 per cent in certain areas over nearly two decades, warns a study.
27 Mar, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
New class of drugs may dramatically increase healthy lifespanThe researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Mayo Clinic and other institutions have coined the term 'senolytics' for the ne...
11 Mar, 2015, 05.53 PM IST
Human skin cells converted into pain sensing neuronsScientists have converted human skin cells into specialised neurons that detect pain, itch, touch and other bodily sensations.
25 Nov, 2014, 01.30 PM IST
Protein behind Alzheimer's spread foundThe regulator is known as Rheb, a protein that many believe may be active in neural plasticity, the ability of the brain to change in respo...
24 Jan, 2014, 03.02 PM IST
Key part of hepatitis C virus pictured in great detail: ReportsThe findings can bring an effective hepatitis C vaccine closer to reality.
29 Nov, 2013, 04.44 PM IST
New drug for inherited cancer identifiedScientists have identified a new drug that can potentially treat an inherited form of cancer that has no cure.
04 Oct, 2013, 03.06 PM IST
NF3 contributes more to global warming than CO2A new research indicates that another powerful and highly potent greenhouse gas, nitrogen trifluoride, is thousands of times more effective...
25 Oct, 2008, 01.02 PM IST
- Keeping carbon emission to 2005 levels not enough
Painting a grim picture, a new study shows that even if greenhouse gas emissions are fixed at 2005 levels, irreversible warming will lead t...
12 Sep, 2008, 11.38 AM IST
- IBM joins fight against bird flu
Avian flu may not have hit the American shores yet but it is undoubtedly engaging the interest of Big Blue (IBM).
13 Feb, 2007, 04.20 PM IST