Coral bleaching of 2016 caused severe mortality in Gulf of Mannar
A team of Indian researchers, which conducted intensive underwater surveys, finds high extent of coral bleaching and subsequent mortality. Coral bleaching refers to loss of...
Month : May 2018
Scientist uncover a piece in the puzzle of macrophage activation
Scientists at the Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh find a protein that activates microphages in response to pathogenic stimuli. This could ultimately lead to the...
Theoretical physicist E.C.G.Sudarshan passes away
The world of science has lost an eminent physicist with the passing away of Prof. E.C.G.Sudershan, who was nominated for Nobel Prize several times but...
Oral Antibiotics may raise risk of kidney stones
A study by paediatric researchers revel children and adults treated with some oral antibiotics have a significantly higher risk of developing kidney stones. This is...
Researchers use sounds made by lungs to detect asthma
Indian researchers propose a new method to detect respiratory disorders, like asthma—by listening to the sounds made by the lungs. The method uses a novel...
Scientists discover a new species of shieldtail snake from Western Ghats
Researchers from the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History Coimbatore, and the Natural History Museum, London, UK, discover a new species of shieldtail...
No evidence to show vitamin D can reduce lung cancer risk
A new study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), finds there is no association between circulating vitamin D levels and lung cancer...
Indian scientists show nanofertilizers can boost zinc uptake in wheat
Indian scientists develop a zinc-nanofertiliser which can enhance nutritional quality of wheat by increasing its zinc content. Agronomic fortification of food grains could be used...
Indian researchers develop isabgol-based material to treat diabetic wounds
Treatment of chronic non-healing wounds in diabetes is a major clinical challenge. Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras develop a new wound dressing...
Ozone pollution can damage wheat crop
Air pollution is not only injurious to human health, but to plant life also. Scientists from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) find most wheat cultivars developed...