Could cancer finally have a targeted cure? Groundbreaking study reveals potential pathway to stop tumor growth without harming healthy cellsA breakthrough in cancer research offers new hope. Scientists have created compounds that halt tumor growth while protecting healthy cells....
19 Oct, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
Study sheds light on how hormonal change rewires brain during pregnancy to prepare for motherhoodFemale sex hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, have been found to rewire the brain during pregnancy in mice, according to scientists at t...
07 Oct, 2023, 07.52 PM IST
New study finds link between Covid antiviral drug & virus mutationsA study published in the journal Nature has found a link between the COVID-19 antiviral drug molnupiravir and a pattern of mutations in the...
26 Sep, 2023, 07.45 PM IST
Ashneer Grover’s Third Unicorn to enter fantasy sports with CrickPeCrickPe will allow players to participate in different contests by either creating private groups or playing with real cricketers to win ca...
01 Mar, 2023, 12.42 PM IST
Quordle #269 today: Hints, answers to October 20 puzzleQuordle is the tougher version of Wordle, with quadrants being the norm in this quiz, and the answers and hints being provided here for Quo...
20 Oct, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
Cancer patients less protected after first COVID vaccine jab, UK study findsThe evidence of vaccine responses in cancer patients shows that a gap of 12 weeks between doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine could leave ...
11 Mar, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
Pre-existing antibodies may protect some people against novel coronavirus, says studyScientists have found that some antibodies, created by the immune system during infection with common cold coronaviruses, can also target t...
07 Nov, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
Proteins in COVID-19 patients' blood could predict severity of illness, study findsIn research published in the journal Cell Systems on Tuesday, scientists at Britain's Francis Crick Institute and Germany's Charite Univers...
02 Jun, 2020, 05.27 PM IST
Now, a machine-learning algorithm may help brewers to have greater control over flavour of beerThis may also prove beneficial to develop personalised treatments for metabolic disorders.
06 Sep, 2018, 06.25 PM IST
Sleepless in the city: 53 per cent Indians go to bed late, thanks to Facebook & InstagramAccording to the survey, 68% wake up at least twice in the middle of the night.
27 Aug, 2018, 02.40 PM IST
- CRISPR sheds light on gene key to human embryo development
London, Sep 21 (IANS) In a first, researchers have used the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique to reveal the role of a key gene in human em...
21 Sep, 2017, 03.32 PM IST
- Researchers generate human antibodies in the lab
Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) A new laboratory technique that will accelerate development of vaccines to protect people from a wide range of di...
25 Jul, 2017, 11.27 AM IST
- Human antibodies produced in lab to treat diseases
London, July 24 (IANS) Scientists have developed a method to artificially produce specific human antibodies which can be used to treat a wi...
24 Jul, 2017, 08.32 PM IST
Aspirin can boost immunotherapy in cancer patientsGiving cancer patients aspirin at the same time as immunotherapy could dramatically boost the effectiveness of the treatment, according to ...
04 Sep, 2015, 02.06 PM IST
Going on vacation? Pack your belfie stick!People are sick of spending ages contorting themselves in front of their mirrors, trying to get the right angle to show off their posterior...
01 Aug, 2015, 12.19 PM IST
DNA biologist James Watson's Nobel medal sells for $4.7 millionA 1962 Nobel prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA has sold at auction for $4.7 million, a world auction record for any Nobel pri...
05 Dec, 2014, 04.45 PM IST
Rock and rollNobel laureate Francis Crick once described theories of origins of life as “too much speculation running after too few facts”.
16 Apr, 2014, 06.06 AM IST