Researchers have identified urban sewage as a critical hotspot for the evolution and spread of drug-resistant bacteria, highlighting an urgent need for nationwide wastewater monitoring to prevent future health crises.
Research from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, shows how persistence of fog over urban area has changes due to higher temperatures in the cities.
ಮಧುಮೇಹ, ಅಧಿಕ ರಕ್ತದೊತ್ತಡ, ಪಾರ್ಕಿನ್ಸನ್ ಮುಂತಾದ ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕವಲ್ಲದ ರೋಗಗಳು, ಅಂದರೆ, ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬರಿಗೆ ಹರಡದ ರೋಗಗಳು, ಇಂದು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಸವಾಲುಗಳಾಗಿವೆ. ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ, ಸುಮಾರು ಮೂವರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬರಿಗೆ ಅಧಿಕ ರಕ್ತದೊತ್ತಡವಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ೮% ರಷ್ಟು ಜನರಿಗೆ ಮಧುಮೇಹ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿದುಬಂದಿದೆ.
The excruciating pain of having a failed organ and the grim chances of replacing it is a struggle of millions of patients across the globe. A ground-breaking discovery in this field, is giving a whole new definition to having one’s own personal organ! This discovery is none other than tissue engineering -- a science that has changed the face of organ transplant.
The superbug series: Part 3. The final of a three part series talks about antibiotic resistance showed by disease causing bacteria, its reasons, the problems associated with antibiotic resistance and the severity of the issue in India.
Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Indore have demonstrated a new, ultrasensitive glucose sensor, made of nanopetals of Nickel Oxide (NiO). The new device has shown robustness and very high sensitivity, while utilizing very little power.
In a ceremony held on the 25th of April, 2018, in New Delhi, the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) has released a new book entitled "Indian Science: Transforming India. Impact of Science in Independent India".
In the past century, fossil fuels like petrol and diesel have powered our vehicles, machines and in fact, our world! But the era of these fuels is coming to an end; all our petroleum reserves are soon ending, and the increasing pollution due to these fuels is making the world sick.
Scientists from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have developed a novel detonation–driven shock tube device for needle-free, painless drug delivery method. If commercialized the technology could replace the dreaded injections used in drug delivery.
ಶುಷ್ಕ ಹುಲ್ಲುಗಾವಲುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ರಸಭರಿತ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳನ್ನುಳ್ಳ ಮರುಭೂಮಿಗಳು - ಇವೆಲ್ಲಾ ಒಣ ಭೂಪರಿಸರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಗಳು ಎನಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ; ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯ ಸುಮಾರು ೪೦% ಸ್ಥಳವನ್ನು ಇವೇ ಆವರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿವೆ. ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಇವನ್ನು ಜನರು 'ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯಭೂಮಿಗಳು' ಎಂದು ಕಡೆಗಣಿಸಿದರೂ, ಪರಿಸರ ಸಮತೋಲನದಲ್ಲಿ ಇವು ಕೂಡ ಬಹಳ ಮಹತ್ವದ ಪಾತ್ರ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತವೆ; ಈ ಒಣ ಭೂಪರಿಸರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯು ನೀರಿನ ಕೊರತೆಯಿರುವ ಪರಿಸರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಿಗೆ ನೆಲೆಯಾಗಿರುತ್ತವೆ.
Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India; University of North Texas, USA and the National Institute of Technology Goa, highlight how changes made to patent policy in 2005 have boosted research and development in the country.