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Eye implant: Pig-skin corneal implant restores sight in blind, visually impaired

A team of international researchers, including from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in India, have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig's skin, which resembles the human cornea and restored vision among the people with blindness and those who are visually impaired.

Aug 12, 2022

New Langya virus in China infects 35 people, can impair liver & kidney

China has detected a new zoonotic virus named Langya henipavirus, with potential to cause acute liver and kidney infection. About 35 people have reportedly been affected, according to an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) by scientists from China and Singapore.

Aug 10, 2022

Health Byte: Low vitamin D could be behind chronic inflammation

Researchers have found a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation.

Aug 8, 2022

China escalates tension, fires missiles over Taiwan for first time

China on Friday said that it fired missiles over Taiwan for the first time, escalating tensions in the region as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Japan, whose leaders lodged a protest with Beijing after five projectiles landed near Japanese islands.

Aug 5, 2022

Pollution impact on children: How air pollution, stress raises risk of autism in boys

Pregnant women's exposure to air pollution and stress can raise the risk of autism-like social behaviour and differently wired brains in males, according to a study on mice.

Aug 4, 2022

Prof Ashok Banerjee assumes charge as new director of IIM Udaipur

Who is Prof Ashok Banerjee; new director of IIM Udaipur assumes charge [details]

Prof Ashok Banerjee on Monday assumed charge as the new Director of IIM Udaipur.

Aug 1, 2022

Less than 9 hours of sleep may affect kids' memory, mental health [details]

Elementary school-age children who get less than nine hours of sleep per night have significant differences in certain brain regions responsible for memory, intelligence and well-being compared to those who get the recommended nine to 12 hours of sleep per night, according to a new study.

Jul 31, 2022

New stamp-sized ultrasound stickers that can monitor foetuses in womb

Wearable Technology: New stamp-sized ultrasound stickers developed to monitor foetuses, tumours

A team of engineers in the US have developed a new ultrasound sticker -- a stamp-sized device that sticks to skin and can provide continuous ultrasound imaging of internal organs for 48 hours.

Jul 29, 2022

Rare and largest pink diamond in 300 years found in Angola Cullinan mine

In 2016, the operation yielded the largest ever diamond recovered in Angola, a 404-carat white stone later named the "4th February Stone".

Jul 28, 2022

David Warner of "The Omen", "Tron" and "Titanic'' fame passes away at 80

Emmy-winning English actor David Warner, who gave memorable performances on the big screen, in a key role in the seminal 1976 horror film, 'The Omen', and as villains in 'Time After Time', 'Time Bandits' and 'Tron', has died of cancer-related illness, reports 'Variety'. He was 80.

Jul 25, 2022

Can silk replace microplastics? [Details]

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace harmful microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetic

Jul 25, 2022

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.

NIRMAN Accelerator Programme: IIT-K to aid startups engaged in health, agriculture domains

Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, the technology business incubator at IIT Kanpur, is launching the NIRMAN Accelerator Programme, supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Jul 24, 2022

BJP names Draupadi Murmu as its Presidential candidate

Inside Droupadi Murmu's world: Passionate teacher, disciplinarian, vegetarian

President-designate of India Droupadi S. Murmu is not new to records and several are already to her credit in a dizzying political career spanning barely a quarter century, zooming from a Municipal Councillor in 1997 to the country's First Citizen in 2022, for which she will take the oath on Monday (July 25).

Jul 24, 2022

Covid protection: New spray coating may shield surfaces from Covid viruses, bacteria

A first-of-its-kind sprayable coating that can prevent the surface spread of infection from bacteria and viruses -- including Covid-19 -- over a sustained period has been developed by a team of Australian researchers.

Jul 22, 2022

Overconfidence bolsters anti-scientific views, study finds

Historically, the scientific community has relied on educating the public in order to increase agreement with scientific consensus. New research from Portland State University suggests why this approach has seen only mixed results.

Jul 21, 2022

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