The study led by Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA, has revealed the critical mechanism that triggers the onset of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children.
The National Botanical Research Institute has established an “Advanced Virology Lab” for testing COVID-19. The facility has been developed based on the guidelines of the Indian Council Medical Research, World Health Organisation, and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Researchers at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology have developed a new low-cost and low-tech required test for SARS-CoV-2 testing. This test is known as reverse transcription nested PCR test
Indian Institute of Toxicology Research is now working on three verticals, out of five taken up by CSIR against the coronavirus, which includes a new COVID-19 testing facility being started from 2nd of May
The Indian Institute of Petroleum is establishing an RT-PCR-based COVID-19 viral testing facility in its Dehradun campus. IIP is a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CSIR has identified 25 drugs/drug candidates for repurposing. Among these 25 drugs, Favipiravir - a broad-spectrum inhibitor of viral RNA polymerase - has emerged as one of the most promising drugs.
With over 1.3 billion people in Her bosom, the spread of coronavirus in India and India’s response mechanisms are being closely watched over by the rest of the world.
To boost COVID-19 testing capacity, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research IMTECH has stepped up to take up COVID-19 sample testing.
An estimated one million new cases of cancer are reported in India every year. The use of innovative approaches for screening, early diagnosis as well as treatment and palliative care can save many lives. To develop such approaches that are cost-effective and affordable, the India Cancer Research Consortium has announced a grand challenge for researchers
Smokeless tobacco products like gutka and khaini are known to be cancer-causing. Now Indian scientists have prepared a database of toxic substances found in different chewing tobacco products sold not only in India and South Asia but globally
The Indian Council of Medical Research has put together a programme to bring the various stakeholders on a single platform to identify and prioritize research work needed to meet the target to eliminate the disease by 2030. Called Malaria Elimination Research Alliance India, the programme took off today with the first meeting of the stakeholders.
A large number of healthy looking urban Indians are suffering from vitamin deficiency, a new study from National Institute of Nutrition has revealed
The Indian Council of Medical Research is all set to launch a pilot project named Mission DELHI or Delhi Emergency Life Heart Attack Initiative.
Jalandhar city in Punjab is all set to host the 106th edition of the Indian Science Congress, which is beginning tomorrow and will go on until January 7
Involving Accredited Social Health Activists in the malaria eradication programme has proved to be fruitful in bringing down the number of malaria cases in Odisha.
One in every eight deaths in India is attributable to air pollution in India, making it a leading risk factor for death in the country. This makes air pollution a bigger contributor to the disease burden than tobacco, according to a new study released on Thursday.
India has witnessed an alarming rise in the occurrence of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancers in the past 25 years, a series of new studies published on Wednesday in The Lancet and its associated journals have revealed
A platform called Chandigarh Autism Screening Instrument (CASI), the questionnaire-based tool has been designed to help community health workers to carry out initial screening for autism
Fly ash, a harmful byproduct of coal-based power generation, has found a new use - mosquito control. Scientists at Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC) of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Pondicherry University have successfully used fly ash as a carrier for Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis (Bti), a biopesticide used for killing larvae of many insects.
A new study has confirmed a drastic shift in malaria occurrence in India. There is an increase in the number of severe infections instead of a mild form of malaria experienced earlier.
Delhi is constantly struggling with the threat of air pollution containing harmful gases and particulate matter.
“Women’s involvement in science and technology encounters bias in regard to disciplines and academic or professional level of responsibility,” observed Kesari Nath Tripathi, Governor of West Bengal, while inaugurating the Women Science Congress during in the Indian Science Congress session here.
In their search for new drugs against tuberculosis which is increasingly becoming resistant to presently available drugs, researchers are exploring all options.
India has a severe shortage of psychiatrists, as a result of which mental illness in rural areas either remains undiagnosed or does not get proper treatment. A ‘virtual psychiatrist’ tool developed by Indian researchers can help address this problem.
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