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A cholesterol regulator can help treat depression, anxiety: Scientists
New York: Scientists on Friday revealed that a cholesterol regulator can become a surprising player in mental health research, helping treat depression and anxiety. Called LXRβ, the nuclear receptor is known for…
- India
Spring disappears in many parts of India: Scientists
New Delhi: Global mean temperatures have risen by more than 1.3 degrees Celsius since 1850, and set a new record in 2023, revealed a new analysis from Climate Central, a US-based organisation…
- Health
Study finds how gene mutation leads to ALS
New York: Scientists have discovered for the first time how a mutated gene leads to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — a progressive neurodegenerative that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal…
- India
Vikram lander raised lot of dust during moon landing, created halo
New Delhi: When the Vikram lander of the Chandrayaan-3 mission made a soft landing on the moon it raised a lot of dust that led to creation of a bright patch, called…
- India
Union minister Smriti Irani hails ISRO’s achievements
New Delhi: Quoting scientist Nigar Shaji, Union minister Smriti Irani on Friday said the ISRO is an organisation that does not have a glass ceiling, where capability demands and decides opportunity, and…
- Science
Scientists propose geoarchaeology to preserve space heritage
New York: As a new space race heats up, scientists have proposed for planetary geoarchaeology, the study of how cultural and natural processes on Earth’s moon, on Mars and across the solar…
- Hyderabad
Antarctica Experience Room set up at Birla Centre in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: In a first, the BM Birla Science Centre in the city introduced an innovative addition to its Space Museum, the Antarctica Experience Room. It is the first private museum in India…
- Science
Study shows ‘Man in the Moon’ craters 200 mn years old than thought
London: Scientists have ‘reset the clock’ for craters on the Moon, meaning that parts of its surface — which characterise the children’s story of the Man in the Moon — are around…
- Science
Quasar ‘clocks’ show Universe running 5 times slower soon after Big Bang
Sydney: Scientists have for the first time observed the early universe running in extreme slow motion, unlocking one of the mysteries of physicist Albert Einstein’s expanding universe. Einstein’s general theory of relativity…
- Health
UK scientists create new human embryo model with heartbeat
London: In yet another scientific breakthrough a team of scientists in the UK have created a human embryo model with its own heartbeat. This comes days after scientists reported development of a…
- Technology
IITR develops haemoglobin self test kit that gives result in 30 seconds
Lucknow: The CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR) has come up with an indigenous innovative rapid haemoglobin detection test kit called ‘SenzHb’, a paper-based kit that gives results in just 30 seconds.…
- Health
Scientists inch closer to develop long-lasting swine flu vax
New York: Scientists have successfully conducted a long-term experiment with live hogs — a domesticated swine — that may be another step closer to achieving a safe, long-lasting, and potentially universal vaccine…
- Science
Scientists find new type of cosmic threads in Milky Way
New York: A team of astrophysicists has discovered a new type of cosmic threads hidden in the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. In the early 1980s, a radio astronomy expert in…
- Science
BHU scientists get German patent for checking Covid virus
Varanasi (UP): Scientists from the Centre for Genetic Disorders, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have been granted a German patent for coming up with a novel therapeutic approach against Covid-19,…
- Health
Scientists call on G7 leaders to ensure equality in pandemic preparedness
New Delhi: Global scientists and public health experts on Friday warned G7 leaders that the world is not prepared for the next pandemic and, without urgent action, will repeat the inequality of…
