inStem scientists’ research can prevent, treat colitis
inStem researchers have isolated a microbial metabolite responsible for protecting the integrity of the gut lining and have also made a synthetic analogue of it. In both in vitro and…
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Washing does not remove Salmonella bacteria from tomatoes, IISc team finds
IISc researchers have found that tomatoes get infected with Salmonella typhimurium, which cause gastroenteritis, when the bacteria enter the plant through tiny openings that form on the main root for the…
IIT Kanpur team unravels molecular mechanism of a prostate cancer subtype
IIT Kanpur-led team discovers the molecular mechanism by which a protein (EZH2) is produced in excess leading to a reduction in the levels of two microRNAs. This causes an oncogene…
India should soon introduce plain packaging
Besides Australia, France, UK. Norway, Ireland, New Zealand and Hungary have introduced plain packaging of tobacco products. Plain packaging was will be introduced in Uruguay and Slovenia in 2019 and…
HIV: Tamil Nadu case turns the spotlight on safe blood availability
A 23-year-old pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu tested positive for HIV after receiving a unit of blood at a government hospital blood bank, indicating glaring lapses in screening procedures. The…
Delhi researchers develop an algorithm to detect rare cells
Researchers from IIT Delhi and IIIT Delhi have developed an algorithm that can find rare cells from a very large pool of cells in a matter of seconds. The new…
IIT researchers 3D bioprint load-bearing bones
Researchers from IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur have used a different approach to mimic the development biology pathway by which adult load-bearing bones are formed. The researchers made the stem…
Bengaluru team identifies novel mutations that influence bipolar disorder, schizophrenia
Bengaluru-based researchers have identified 42 rare mutations that influence clinical outcomes in bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis. These mutations are in the genes which are implicated in very severe mental…
