SpaceX launch taking crew to ISS delayed again by weatherThe SpaceX Crew Dragon named Endeavour is to carry the four atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Centre of Excellence at IIT Madras to develop biomarkers for early detection of pancreatic cancerThe Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has set up a Centre of Excellence to develop biomarkers for early detection of pancreatic ...
Long Covid infections could be an outcome of the disconnect between nerve cells in the brain, reveals studyOne of the key functions of the brain's immune cells is to prune inactive synapses.
Increased infectivity, ability to escape immunity drove Delta variant: StudyThe B.1.617.2 or Delta variant was first observed in India in late 2020. It has since spread around the globe.
Sentience in A Petri DishWhile the debate about whether brain organoids are conscious or not carries on in scientific circles, raising ethical and moral issues as w...
Arthritis drug may improve COVID-19 survival among elderly patients, says studyIn the research, published in the journal Science Advances, 83 patients with a median age of 81 and all suffering from moderate to severe C...
Coronavirus capable of invading brain, claims new studyAccording to a latest study, which was led by Yale immunologist Akiko Iwasaki, the virus is able to replicate inside the brain, and its pre...
Coronavirus may infect intestinal tract along with respiratory systemAnalysis has revealed that Covid-19 is closely related to SARS-related coronaviruses found in horseshoe bats.
'Mini-tumours' created to battle cancerDrugs that did not work in patients also had no effect on the mini tumours. This suggests they could help predict when drugs would not work...
- Hairy skin from mouse stem cells may hold cure for baldness
New York, Jan 3 (IANS) In a finding that may provide potential cure for baldness, researchers have used stem cells from mice to develop a s...
- US researchers grow organoids to tackle facial deformities
Washington, June 19 (IANS) US researchers are growing tiny functioning segments of organs, called organoids, in a bid to find ways to treat...
- 'Mini brains' in lab to help study complex disease
London, April 5 (IANS) Researchers have grown "mini brains" -- small three-dimensional tissues which resemble the structure and organisatio...
'Mini human brains' to help develop treatment for Parkinson'sMini mid-brains provide next generation platforms to investigate human brain biology, diseases and therapeutics.
How Zika virus causes microcephaly decodedIn turn, hyper-activated TLR3 turns off genes that stem cells need to specialise into brain cells and turns on genes that trigger cell suic...
Google Glass to help remotely monitor 'organs-on-chips'Google Glass, one of the newest forms of wearable technology, offers researchers a hands-free and flexible monitoring system.
Scientists grow mini-intestine in a test tubeThe intestinal organoid can absorb nutrients and drugs, release hormones, transmit signals within the intestinal cells to control these pro...
- Scientists grow tiny brain cortex in lab
Scientists have perfected mini cultured 3-D structures that grow and function much like the key working tissue or cortex of the brain from ...