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How an anti-hepatitis C drug can be used against malaria; JNU researchers make breakthrough discovery

The researchers from the Special Centre for Molecular Medicine at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) repurposed the anti-hepatitis C drug Alisporivir to be used effectively against drug-resistant malaria.

Nov 16, 2022

Scientists Develop New Method to Make Mice Blood 'Glow' for Several Months; Can Provide Insights In Brain Diseases [Study]

In a new study, researchers have described a technique that utilises a fluorescent protein, that is delivered through a viral vector, and can trick the liver into producing more of it.

Nov 16, 2022

Journey To the Top: How Darshil Shah Took Investment Banking by Storm

Becoming a key player on Wall Street is never easy, but growing up in a faraway country and still making it to the top of Wall Street is a gargantuan hurdle. Darshil Shah refused to settle for anything less.

Nov 14, 2022

Health Byte: Popular vitamin B3 supplements like NR may up cancer risk, brain metastasis

New research from the University of Missouri in the U.S. has found that common vitamin B3 dietary supplements can increase the risk of serious disease, including developing cancer.

Nov 14, 2022

Who is Nishad Singh; Indian-origin exec under scanner for crypto exchange FTX crash [details]

Indian-origin Nishad Singh is being scrutinized for financial practices that caused the collapse of FTX, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges.

Nov 13, 2022

Green Mission: Meet the man who turned 1,112-acre in B'luru campus into mini-forest [details]

The sprawling 1,112-acres Bengaluru University campus situated in the heart of the city serves as a lung space, oxygen bank, and groundwater reserve.

Nov 13, 2022

India-born 'Padma Vibhushan awardee Venki Ramakrishnan' awarded British Order of Merit by King Charles III

Venki Ramakrishnan, Indian-born British and American structural biologist and Nobel laureate, has been appointed by King Charles III to the Order of Merit.

Nov 12, 2022

PM launches slew of development projects in Visakhapatnam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated or laid foundation stones for seven development projects worth Rs 10,742 crore.

Nov 12, 2022

Who is Dr Vikas Divyakirti; Drishti IAS host facing backlash over remarks on Goddess Sita

The hashtag #BanDrishtiIAS has been trending on Twitter and several verified accounts have posted against the coaching centre. Here's why.

Nov 11, 2022

Rajasthan school students will learn chess on every 3rd Saturday

No Bag Day: Rajasthan asks school students to play chess instead

During the 'No Bag Day' on the third Saturday of every month in all schools across Rajasthan, students will be provided with an opportunity to play chess.

Nov 11, 2022

Revisit the proven benefits of green tea, before your incorporate it in your diet

Health Byte: Green tea, red wine can reduce Alzheimer's plaques sans side effects

Daily intake of green tea and an occasional glass of red wine may help reduce plaques in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a study.

Nov 10, 2022

All you need to know about Covid vaccination for pregnant women

Health Byte: Covid vaccination leads to higher antibody levels in pregnant women, babies

Pregnant women, who received one of the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, had 10-fold higher antibody concentrations than those who were naturally infected with Covid virus, a finding that was also observed in their babies, according to a new study.

Nov 10, 2022

Supreme Court upholds 10% reservation under EWS quota in admissions, jobs

Justice DY Chandrachud sworn-in as 50th Chief Justice of India

Son of former Supreme Court judge Y.V. Chandrachud, who was the longest serving CJI between 1978 to 1985. During his tenure, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud overturned two judgments of his father

Nov 9, 2022

Property dispute behind retired IB officer's murder in Mysuru; two held [details]

Karnataka police have cracked the murder case of an 82-year-old retired Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer in Mysuru with the arrest of two persons. The police said the murder took place over a property dispute.

Nov 8, 2022

Ready-to-eat meals, frozen pizza can kill you early in life, warns study

Health Byte: Frozen pizza can kill you early in life, warns study

Daily consumption of ultraprocessed foods like pre-packaged soups, sauces, frozen pizza and ready-to-eat meals can kill you early in life, and according to new research, consumption of such foods was associated with more than 10 per cent of all-cause premature, preventable deaths in Brazil in 2019.