Air pollution linked with cardiovascular diseases
Air pollution is emerging as one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular deaths in developing countries, according to a...
IIT Delhi to establish shared research infrastructure
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has selected Indian Institute of Delhi (IIT Delhi) for setting up a shared...
Here is a solution for crop residue burning problem
A new study has found that farmers in north India can not only help reduce air pollution but also improve...
ICMR launches India Hypertension Control Initiative
In India, one in four adults has high blood pressure. Among them, only half have been diagnosed and only ten...
A diabetes drug can prevent cardiovascular and kidney diseases also: study
Researchers have found that Dulaglutide, a commonly used drug for Type 2 diabetes, can be effective against cardiovascular and kidney...
Promising tech startups get grants worth Rupees 6 crore
Sixteen promising startups and 20 teams of university students have been given grants totaling Rupees six crore by the India...
New method for controlled-release makes cancer drugs less toxic to healthy tissues
Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used treatments for cancer. It involves single or combination of drugs that prevent...
Scientists identify protein that helps dengue and JE viruses to multiply
When dengue virus infects human bodies, white blood cells get activated to fight it. But instead of destroying the virus,...