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Pollution has been responsible for most non-communicable disease deaths — heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With 2.51 million premature deaths in 2015, India is ranked number one…
Cancer cells can be distinguished from normal cells by the colour of the emission. The presence of yellow emission indicates normal cells while blue indicates cancer cells. Researchers at the…
People in south India have darker skin as reflected in the higher mean melanin index of 48 compared with those in north India, who have a mean melanin index of…
BORIS gene depletion and inhibition of DNA methylation starved the cancer cells of energy as it led to decreased glucose uptake. BORIS depletion affects other cancer-related hallmark (cancer growth, reduced…
A metal oxide nanomaterial capable of mimicking all three major cellular antioxidant enzymes that control the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) inside cells has been designed. These nanozymes possess therapeutic…
The antibodies will prevent the trafficking of the GPCR receptors from the membrane surface to inside of the cells thus making mutant cells responsible for certain genetic diseases to function…
It will now be possible to monitor drought at 5-km resolution on near real-time basis. The dataset and drought indicators for south Asia have been made available from 1980 onwards.…
Delhi and Punjab have introduced HPV vaccination and are expanding it, while a few States have shown interest. And the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation is considering the introduction…
