Making connections in India; would like to be the go-to-person for biohacking here: Ben GreenfieldBen Greenfield is a well-known fitness consultant, ‘biohacker’ and triathlon runner, who is consulting with Mukesh Bansal to help him set u...
05 Mar, 2024, 11.35 AM IST
Six NGOs for specially-abled and human rights lose FCRA licencesWhile Blue Cross Society claims to be affiliated to United Nation-DESA and accreditation with The European Union, the Good Education Societ...
31 Mar, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
Are women natural empaths? This Cambridge study suggests that women do excel in putting themselves in other’s shoesWomen, irrespective of culture, language, and class, excel at empathising with others compared to men.
28 Dec, 2022, 09.33 PM IST
How to be inclusive, not elusive: The 4Cs of product designGreat products are about solving a problem better, by asking whether the solution addresses issues of constraints, context, comfort and col...
05 Aug, 2021, 02.02 PM IST
Can stem cells treat Covid-19? There’s hopeAs the global race for vaccine or a treatment for Covid-19 reaches a frantic pace, stem cell treatment is the latest to throw its hat in th...
02 Jul, 2020, 12.45 PM IST
No kidding: Donkey’s milk is the new elixirDonkey’s milk is similar to a human mother’s milk, and rich in vitamins and essential fatty acids.
11 May, 2019, 03.33 PM IST
India gears up for Rs 150 crore microbe project to uncover links to diseasesThe ambitious project has put India on the verge of understanding all diseases that afflict Indians.
06 Jan, 2019, 01.56 PM IST
Govt seeks to define stem cells as drug, regulate use in therapyThe ministry defined the category of stem cells and their derivatives that would be termed a drug, and would thereby have to follow the pro...
16 Apr, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
MNCs embrace autistic people to improve diversityJPMorgan has hired people with autism in roles for application and software development, quality analysis and business analysis, playing to...
25 Nov, 2017, 12.42 AM IST
Why scientists are picking rats’ brainsBy studying the brain in a dish and rat brains together, scientists at NCBS hope to understand autism and, by extension, other disorders of...
14 Mar, 2017, 01.15 AM IST
Reversing brain drain: City has best critical mass of neuroscientistsBrain research in India, and Bengaluru in particular, received a fillip with Infosys cofounder Kris Gopalakrishnan's Rs 225-crore grant for...
12 Jan, 2017, 11.54 AM IST
New autism treatment to help children in IndiaClinical researchers from the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester in UK collaborated with colleagues in south Asia to adapt the therap...
17 Dec, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
What tech companies do to make the road smoother for persons with disabilitiesAccenture also recently completed the first New Joiner Orientation for a group of hearing and speech impaired employees over Tele Presence,...
03 Dec, 2014, 07.10 AM IST
Tablet turns into a lifesaver for autistic childrenThe Autism Society of India started the Prayas Project, which has an iPad lab in Indiranagar, Bangalore, said Sridhar Sundaram, who volunte...
22 Jan, 2014, 04.27 PM IST
Oxytocin improves brain function in autistic kidsResearchers from Yale School of Medicine found that oxytocin enhances brain activity while processing social information in children.
03 Dec, 2013, 12.57 PM IST
‘Focus on basic science education’Prof Mriganka Sur, one of the top five experts on brain and cognitive science in the world, advises to keep using the brain to improve memo...
04 Jan, 2010, 03.23 AM IST
- Lord Paul supports the cause of children with disabilities
Swraj Paul has made the donation to the Carnegie Mellon University for developing an infant Lab Suite.
17 May, 2007, 11.10 AM IST