India to explore novel blood plasma therapy for COVID-19
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Covid-19 cases nearing 4,500 in India, 114 deaths
With many states in India having started aggressive testing, the total number of active cases of Coronavirus has surged to ...
New health warning: beware of weight-loss smartphone apps
Food, nutrition and health-related decision making in urban areas is increasingly becoming digital. People order food through apps, seek health ...
Grand challenge for cancer research announced
An estimated one million new cases of cancer are reported in India every year. Almost a third of them are ...
Corporates can use CSR fund for R&D: Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcement that corporate houses can now fund scientific research and development in government agencies is ...
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 ...
ICMR scientists identify new biomarker for malaria
Detection of malaria infection could become more accurate soon. A team of researchers from Indian Council of Medical Research’s Jabalpur-based ...
Developed, urbanized districts have high HIV prevalence: study
With over two million HIV infected individuals, India is home to one-third of the world’s HIV population. Although the national ...
Scientists find use of fly ash in mosquito control
Fly ash, a harmful byproduct of coal-based power generation, has found a new use - mosquito control. Scientists at Vector ...
Indian scientists find asthma drug useful in TB as well
In their search for new drugs against tuberculosis which is increasingly becoming resistant to presently available drugs, researchers are exploring ...