Science & Health

Indian robotic surgeon among 3 winners of top global robotic surgery competition

Bengaluru-based robotic surgeon Dr Sandeep Nayak has been named among the three surgeons from the US and India who won top honours at the 'KS International Robotic Surgery Innovation competition' by Michigan-based Robotic Surgery evangelist Vattikuti Foundatio

Oct 9, 2023

Health Byte: Quick yogic techniques to apply in nerve wracking situations

It's crucial to stop for a moment and simply observe the circumstances when the strains of work or life start to get to you. At first, everything could seem extremely overwhelming, but the mind can be trained

Oct 9, 2023

Immunity from routine vax can potentially fight cancer: Study

Researchers have demonstrated "in theory" that a protein antigen from a childhood vaccine can be delivered into the cells of a malignant tumour to refocus the body's immune system against the cancer, effectively halting it and preventing its recurrence.

Oct 7, 2023

GST Council scraps tax on millet flour; 2023 declared as 'Year of the Millet'

In the year of the millet, the GST Council on Saturday exempted millet flour from GST.

Oct 7, 2023

ISRO prepares first flight test to demonstrate crew escape system for human space mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing for the first Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1) to demonstrate the crew escape system as part of its human space mission called Gaganyaan.

Oct 7, 2023

Health Byte: The 7 best foods for heart health

One can say seven steps to heaven, seven colours of the rainbow, seven super foods for excellence, seven super specialty foods for excellence in health, healing, and wellness. Best foods, super foods for health, the term super foods have come because they bring ultimate vitality in low volumes of their consumption.

Oct 5, 2023

Indian-origin NASA scientist to lead rocket mission into 2023 solar eclipse

An Indian-origin scientist at NASA is helming a mission that aims to launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse on October 14.

Oct 5, 2023

2023 Nobel Prize for Chemistry goes for discovery of quantum dots

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 "for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots" to Moungi G. Bawendi from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Louis E. Brus from the Columbia University, and Alexei I. Ekimov from Nanocrystals Technology

Oct 4, 2023

New headband to catch early signs of Alzheimer's while you sleep

US scientists have developed a novel headband that can pick up early signs of Alzheimer's disease, much before symptoms like memory loss start to appear, in sleep.

Oct 4, 2023

Infant formula, fizzy drinks in babies may raise early obesity risk

Infant formula and the early introduction of fizzy drinks raise the risk of higher levels of body fat early in childhood, according to a research.

Oct 2, 2023

2023 Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded for mRNA vax against Covid

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of mRNA vax against Covid-19.

Oct 2, 2023

Health Byte: 5 drinks to increase slow metabolism

It's common knowledge that a slow metabolism can make losing weight more difficult. Not everybody has a rapid metabolism. Your metabolism needs to be increased if weight loss is your objective. IANSlife outlines all the beverages that will speed up metabolism.

Oct 2, 2023

Space: India's solar observatory Aditya-L1 escapes earth's sphere of influence

India's space-based solar observatory Aditya-L1 has successfully escaped the sphere of Earth's influence and has travelled over 9.2 lakh km till date, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Saturday.

Sep 30, 2023

ML study links reduced sleep and activity to premature birth

Lack of sleep and reduced physical activity during pregnancy may increase the risk of premature birth, according to a study.

Sep 30, 2023

World Heart Day: 1,250 new heart attack cases reported in people under 35 years in B'luru in last two years

Apart from a sedentary lifestyle, several factors are resulting in more people suffering from heart attacks in the IT city of Bengaluru.

Sep 29, 2023