‘Tobacco products become affordable after GST’
The final price of cigarettes increases by only 0.18%. In the case of bidi and smokeless tobacco, the final price hike is 8.8% (about Rs. 1.30 per pack of 25…
Category: Cardio vascular diseases
NII unravels how diet restriction delays ageing, increases lifespan
A NII-led team has unravelled how C. elegans exposed to early-life, moderate stress in the form of dietary restriction are able to better handle chronic stress that comes with ageing…
IIT Hyderabad fabricates device for early diagnosis of heart attack
IIT Hyderabad researchers have fabricated a a microfluidic device that can detect cardiac biomarker cardiac troponin I over a wide range. The microfluidic device can detect the biomarker even when…
Cow dung makes cows susceptible to diseases and infection, leading to stress
Old, non-lactating cows housed in traditional cow shelters tend to have higher stress when among other factors there is cow dung in places where the cows lie down and there…
India develops new groundnut lines with desirable oil quality
A team of scientists from ICAR, ICRISAT and State Agriculture Universities has developed new groundnut lines that have up to 82% of oleic acid content, which is highly desirable for…
Now, IISc team directly delivers protein into cells
By substituting a hydrogen atom of the protein with an iodine atom, IISc researchers have been successful in directly delivering proteins into mammalian cells. As a result, there was nearly…
Human disturbances stress Indian tigers, may reduce fertility
CCMB researchers in collaboration with a Russian team have found that Bengal tigers in three India tiger reserves are 20% more stressed. The stress is caused due to higher anthropogenic…
IIT Hyderabad’s device detects heart attack early
IIT Hyderabad researchers have fabricated a low-cost, ultra-sensitive device that is capable of detecting the cardiac biomarker troponin T protein. Compared with the current limit of detection, the bioelectrode was able…
