One in four women experience intimate partner violence, finds new study
N.B. Nair London/New Delhi (ISJ): A new international research published in The Lancet estimates that over one in four women have experienced domestic violence in...
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Antibiotic Resistant Bacterial Infections killed 1.2 million in 2019: Study
N.B. Nair New Delhi (ISJ): More than 1.2 million people – and potentially millions more, died in 2019 as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial...
Indian lab identifies genetic mutations causing heart failure
N.B. Nair New Delhi (ISJ): An Indian lab identified the genetic mutations that cause dilated cardiomyopathy, a common cardiovascular disease that often results in heart...
Indian-led researchers develop fastest microscope to map electron dynamics in molecules
N.B. Nair Berlin (ISJ): Study of molecules requires mapping of electron dynamics, whether it is in chemical reactions, biological processes or many high-tech applications. A...
American patient gets genetically modified pig heart, a historical first
Washington (ISJ): Cardiac surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Centre, successfully performed a historic first transplant of porcine heart into an adult end-stage heart...
Indian medical lab develops technique to detect cancer cells circulating in blood
N.B. Nair Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (ISJ): An Indian medical research lab has developed a technique to detect cancer cells circulating in blood stream. The new technology-based...
Indian lab develops first-of-its kind system for real-time landslide early warning
The system can forecast multiple hazards like landslides, earthquakes, floods, forest fires, droughts, building management system including dams and reservoirs with minor changes. N.B. Nair...
Can Viagra reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease?
Washington/New Delhi (ISJ): Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. It is expected to affect 14 million Indians by 2050 according to the...
Scientists develop better lightning forecasts using Artificial Intelligence
Washington/New Delhi (ISJ): India recorded 34 percent rise in lightning strikes in 2020-21, according to the Annual Lightning Report. The Report by Climate Resilient Observing...
Does waking up right after drifting off to sleep boost creativity?
Paris (ISJ): Thomas Edison used to take short naps to stimulate his creativity. During these naps, he held a metal ball in his hand. The...