Immunotherapy offers ray of hope for triple negative breast cancer patients
Triple Negative Breast Cancer, TNBC is a notoriously aggressive form of breast cancer and those suffering from it have slim chance of survival. It is...
Month : November 2018
No evidence to link 2018 Kerala floods to climate change; study
A study by IIT Gandhinagar shows, there is no evidence to link the recent floods in Kerala to climate change. The study was based on...
Farm scientists develop buttermilk-based bioformulation to control cotton disease
Scientists at Coimbatore-based Tamil Nadu Agricultural University find a plant growth promoting rhizobacteria called Bacillus amyloliquefaciens that can be used to fight Tobacco Streak Virus...
IITians’ indigenous processor could challenge global majors, Intel and AMD
Motivated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make In India” concept, a team of researchers at IIT-Madras plans to take on global-majors Intel and AMD in...
Indian scientists develop world’s first low temperature thermal desalination plant
Scientists at the National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai develop world’s first low temperature thermal desalination plant (LTTD), which could address drinking water problems in...
Indian scientists develop rapid tests for detection of TB
A team of scientists from Translational Health Science & Technology Institute, Faridabad and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi jointly develop highly sensitive...
Scientists look to mathematics to make cancer treatment more effective
Scientists at the Pune-based National Chemical Laboratory develop a mathematical model that promises to deliver better protocols for cancer treatment. The model has three main...
CSIR scientists develop transgenic rice with reduced arsenic accumulation
Scientists at CSIR’s National Botanical Research Institute develop a transgenic rice variety, with reduced arsenic accumulation. Arsenic poisoning is a major health concern in India,...