In caste-ridden India, genetic isolation causes certain diseases
Indian scientists now suspect that genetic diseases in certain subpopulations in India and other countries in South Asia could be due to genetic isolation caused...
Author : ISJ Bureau
Climate change: Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Surat vulnerable to flooding
Unabated climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in Asia and the Pacific, which could severely affect their future growth, reverse current development gains,...
Indian startup develops low-cost, non-invasive device to screen newborn hearing
An Indian startup develops a low-cost battery-operated, non-invasive device to screen newborn hearing. Sohum is a unique device, which uses brainstem auditory evoked response to...
Indian-born scientist develops effective bio-repellent for mosquitoes
Nearly a billion people are affected by mosquito-borne diseases all over the world, with India accounting for more than 40 million. India spends over 100...
US engineers develop low-cost smart glove that translates American Sign Language
Engineers at the University of California develop a smart glove that wirelessly translates the American Sign Language alphabet into text and controls a virtual hand...
Diet rich in tomatoes cuts skin cancer in half in mice
Daily tomato consumption appeared to cut the development of skin cancer tumours by half in a mouse study at The Ohio State University. The research...
Swiss researchers develop silicon heart that beats almost like a human heart
It looks like a real heart. And this is the goal of the first entirely soft artificial heart – to mimic its natural model as...
Indian astrophysicists spot “Saraswati,” one of the most massive structures of galaxies in the Universe
A team of astronomers from the Inter University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research both in Pune and...
Neuroscientists develop hands-free, thought-controlled musical instrument
Neurologists at Washington University have created a hands-free, thought-controlled musical instrument. They hope the new instrument will help empower and rehabilitate patients with motor disabilities...
Yoga eases moderate to severe chronic low back pain
Boston University researchers find yoga was as effective as standard physical therapy for treating moderate to severe chronic low back pain in people in underserved...