IIT Kanpur team identifies a novel target to treat prostate cancer
The DLX1 protein is found at elevated levels in prostate cancer patients, the reason why the DLX1 protein has been used as a urine-based biomarker. Now the team of researchers…
India scripts history with one billion vaccine doses administered
What makes the accomplishment even more outstanding is the fact that the vaccination programme had targeted adults. Unlike the well-established universal immunisation programme which administers a basket of vaccines to…
SARS-CoV-2 virus less likely to develop resistance to molnupiravir: Gagandeep Kang
Preliminary data, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, shows molnupiravir can reduce risk of hospitalisation or death by 50% in non-hospitalised adult patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 disease. The trial included…
Explained: The discovery that led to organocatalysis gold rush
What is catalysis? Catalysis is Catalysis is a term used to describe a process in the presence of a substance (the catalyst) controls and influences the rate and/or the outcome…
Why three Nordic countries have suspended Moderna vaccine
A day later, Finland followed suit and paused the use of the Moderna vaccine in people younger than 30 years. Both Finland Health institute and the Swedish Public Health Agency…
Nobel Prize for simple but brilliant discovery of asymmetric organocatalysis
The duo developed “a truly elegant tool for making molecules — simpler than one could ever imagine”. Since then, the process developed by the two laureates has led to a…
Nobel Prize for sensing heat
The ability of our body to sense touch and temperature — both hot and cold — particularly noxious temperature, is essential for survival and determines how we feel, interpret and…
Soon mRNA vaccines for young children who rarely suffer from severe disease
On September 20, Pfizer released details of the trial that showed the vaccine was safe and generated a “robust” antibody response in young children. Going by past experience, the FDA…
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