In 2017, two parents asked scientist Stanley Crooke to create treatments for their children's rare mutations. Years later, a custom drug cut one boy's seizures by 90% and helped him walk on his own for the first timeMedicine is undergoing a profound transformation by shifting focus from populations to individual patients. A novel custom drug for rare ge...
10 Aug, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Parliament passes Bankers' Books Evidence Bill to recognise digital banking records as legal evidenceParliament has approved the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026, marking a significant advancement in accepting digital records within the b...
10 Aug, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
Independence Day 2026: India, which once couldn't make smallpox vaccine, has now crossed a pharma milestone the world can't ignore2026 Independence Day: India's pharmaceutical industry marks a historic milestone with a new drug approval. This achievement reflects decad...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Molbio Diagnostics IPO opens: Should you subscribe for Rs 940 crore issue?Molbio Diagnostics IPO GMP: Market analysts have recommended subscribing to the issue, noting that Molbio Diagnostics’ valuations are broad...
10 Aug, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
Can Molbio Diagnostics IPO deliver long-term growth for high risk investors?Molbio Diagnostics aims to secure ₹200 crore to enhance its capital expenditures through a new issuance of shares. In tandem, the firm inte...
10 Aug, 2026, 05.56 AM IST
In 2012, scientists from Arizona and Norway revealed that honeybees can rejuvenate aging brains. Years later, it advanced efforts to slow age-related cognitive decline in humansBrain aging research: Older honeybees showed renewed learning abilities after changing social roles. Scientists observed significant molecu...
08 Aug, 2026, 03.56 AM IST
Lok Sabha passes Bankers' Books Evidence Bill to replace colonial-era lawThe Lok Sabha approved a Bill to update evidence laws for digital records. This legislation replaces an old British-era act for modern bank...
05 Aug, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
Lok Sabha adjourned for the day; bill on banker's books cleared without debateA bill to include digital records as evidence passed the Lok Sabha. Opposition members continued protests and sloganeering throughout the p...
05 Aug, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
Molbio Diagnostics IPO to open on August 10, price band set at Rs 768-807Molbio Diagnostics is set to launch its IPO on August 10, 2026, with a price band of Rs 768-807 per share. The Rs 939.70 crore public issue...
05 Aug, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
In 1965, a Polish-American woman chemist made an unexpected discovery and created a compound five times stronger than steel helping in saving lives through bulletproof vests, spacecrafts and helmetsIn 1965, a Polish-American woman chemist made an unexpected discovery and created a compound five times stronger than steel helping in savi...
05 Aug, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
ICAR genome breakthrough opens door to improved pigeonpea varietiesThe newly developed T2T genome sequence contains 752.65 million base pairs of DNA assembled into 92 contigs, providing a complete represent...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
ET Health Conclave 2026: Healthcare leaders reimagine the future of medicine through innovation, prevention and technologyFrom AI-powered hospitals and genomics to regenerative medicine and precision cardiology, ET Health Conclave 2026 brought together India's ...
04 Aug, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
Type 2 diabetes medicine widely used since 1922 may affect blood sugar patient's brain, claims recent studyMetformin may have been part of diabetes medicine for generations, but scientists are still uncovering new chapters in its story. The possi...
03 Aug, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Govt tables Bankers' Books Evidence Bill 2026 in Lok SabhaA new bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha to update banking evidence laws. This legislation will recognize digital and virtual bank record...
03 Aug, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
ICMR maps dengue strains nationwide as India eyes vaccine rolloutIndia's first dengue vaccine is nearing rollout as a study maps circulating virus strains. All four dengue serotypes are now circulating si...
30 Jul, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
In 1991, the Soviets abandoned anthrax island, a bioweapon facility which still has over 90% chance of killing people decades after its creationVozrozhdeniye Island served as a Soviet biological weapons testing site for decades. Weaponized anthrax spores left behind remain a dangero...
30 Jul, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
In 1789, one mysterious outbreak changed Australia's history; scientists may have solved itIn 1789, a horrific outbreak devastated Indigenous Australians around Sydney Harbor. Up to 70% of local First Nations people died. For over...
23 Jul, 2026, 09.11 PM IST