Science & Health

IANS CVoter Snap Poll: Majority want no-mask passengers to be punished

The country has been witnessing a big spurt in the number of fresh coronavirus cases as people are increasingly adopting Covid inappropriate behaviour.

Jun 11, 2022

Keeping data within India a big leap for us: Oracle.

Oracle developing national electronic health records database: Larry Ellison

Cloud major Oracle, which just completed its $28.4 billion acquisition of electronic health records company Cerner, is developing a national health records database.

Jun 11, 2022

COVID peak after June in K'taka; Health min urges to get jabbed, wear masks

Covid Surge Again: India reports 8,329 fresh cases, 10 deaths in 24 hrs

The active Covid caseload has also risen to 40,370 cases, accounting for 0.09 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

Jun 11, 2022

10 more rare pygmy hogs released in Assam's Manas National Park

Ten more captive-bred pygmy hogs, the world's smallest and rarest wild pig most threatened by extinction, have been released in Manas National Park in western Assam by the Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme (PHCP) on Wednesday and Friday, officials said.

Jun 10, 2022

Takeda's dengue vaccine candidate,TAK-003 shows promise

Japanese pharma company Takeda on Friday announced that its dengue vaccine candidate, TAK-003, prevented 84 per cent of hospitalised dengue cases and 61 per cent of symptomatic cases.

Jun 10, 2022

These Superworms are like mini recycling plants, could help revolutionise recycling plastic [Details]

A species of insect larvae with a taste for plastic could help revolutionise recycling, researchers say.

Jun 10, 2022

Covid Surge: Omicron sub-variants behind rising cases in India: Doctors

With India reporting a sudden rise in the number Covid-19 cases for a second day in a row, doctors said on Thursday that Omicron sub-variants are behind the spike in Covid caseload.

Jun 10, 2022

NASA yields to UFO enthusiasts' long-standing demand, forms team to study unexplained UAP sightings

The announcement was made public on Thursday, as the space agency stated researchers will be tasked with "identifying available data, how best to collect future data, and how NASA can use that data to move the scientific understanding of UAPs forward.

Jun 10, 2022

Global cases of monkeypox surpass 1,000 in US: CDC

Global cases of the monkeypox virus have surpassed 1,000, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said and urged people to take extra precautions.

Jun 9, 2022

NASA to launch 3 research rockets from private Australian space port

US space agency NASA is set to launch three rockets into space from a private space port in Australia for scientific research.

Jun 8, 2022

3 months after, K'taka sees spike in new Covid cases at 348, Bengaluru worst hit

Among the 348 new cases, Bengaluru alone reported 339 cases while few districts have started reporting cases in single digits.

Jun 8, 2022

World Brain Tumour Day: Can hormonal therapy raise brain tumour risk in women?

Hormonal therapy has emerged as one of the most advanced treatments for cancer, premature puberty, and excessive hair growth. But, doctors warned that the high-doses of hormonal drugs can increase the risk of meningioma - the most common benign brain tumour - particularly in women.

Jun 8, 2022

Historic: Every single patient in clinical trial cancer-free; no relapse in over two years [read now]

In a major breakthrough in the field of medical sciences, rectal cancer patients part of an unprecedented clinical trial were cancer-free after receiving an experimental drug. It's been over two years, and no relapse.

Jun 8, 2022

Space news: Hubble spots largest near-infrared image to find universe's rarest galaxies

An international team of scientists has released the largest near-infrared image ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, enabling astronomers to map the star-forming regions of the universe and learn how the earliest, most distant galaxies originated.

Jun 7, 2022

India reports 3,714 fresh Covid cases, 7 deaths in 24 hrs

India recorded 3,714 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hrs, a marginal decline against 4,518 infections reported on previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday morning.

Jun 7, 2022

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Science & Health

IANS CVoter Snap Poll: Majority want no-mask passengers to be punished

Oracle developing national electronic health records database: Larry Ellison

Covid Surge Again: India reports 8,329 fresh cases, 10 deaths in 24 hrs

10 more rare pygmy hogs released in Assam's Manas National Park

Takeda's dengue vaccine candidate,TAK-003 shows promise

These Superworms are like mini recycling plants, could help revolutionise recycling plastic [Details]

Covid Surge: Omicron sub-variants behind rising cases in India: Doctors

NASA yields to UFO enthusiasts' long-standing demand, forms team to study unexplained UAP sightings

Global cases of monkeypox surpass 1,000 in US: CDC

NASA to launch 3 research rockets from private Australian space port

3 months after, K'taka sees spike in new Covid cases at 348, Bengaluru worst hit

World Brain Tumour Day: Can hormonal therapy raise brain tumour risk in women?

Historic: Every single patient in clinical trial cancer-free; no relapse in over two years [read now]

Space news: Hubble spots largest near-infrared image to find universe's rarest galaxies

India reports 3,714 fresh Covid cases, 7 deaths in 24 hrs

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]