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India is ageing. Approximately 104 million Indians are above sixty and vulnerable to cognitive disorders affecting memory, such as dementia. Despite this impending future, we haven't been able to assess the current prevalence of such illnesses in the country. It is partly due to the geographical and cultural vastness of India, and the barriers of language and ethics prohibit the use of tests used in western countries. Now, a new study is trying to close this gap by introducing a psychological test that is adapted to the cultural and linguistic diversity of India.

In a recent study researchers have assessed the ability of natural forest species and single-species (monoculture) plantations to capture and store carbon over a long period. 

Building on their previous research, researchers at Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai have tried to find out the root cause of sepsis in a recent study. So far, most drugs treat the symptoms of sepsis, such as inflammation, rather than its causes. In this study, the researchers find that broken pieces of chromosomes could trigger sepsis. The results of the study are published in the journal PLoS ONE.

दूषित पाण्यातून जड धातू दूषितांना एकाच टप्प्यात काढून टाकण्यासाठी संशोधकांनी तयार केली नवीन सामग्री

Fireflies, also called jugnoo in Hindi are fascinating creatures that glow in the dark with unique patterns. Even though they are called ‘fireflies’, scientifically they are considered beetles from the Lampyridae family. The light that we see coming out of these insects is the result of bioluminescence, a phenomenon where an organism emits light through a chemical process.

 A recent study explores how childhood vaccination among children in India has impacted the level of education attained by them as adults.

Did you know that a humble bacterium influences  chickpea's yield?  While chickpea is believed to have come to India from Turkey a few centuries ago, from where did it get its microbe partner? Did the original rhizobium strain from Turkey hitch a ride along with its host, or did it find other local strains here? In a recent study, an international collaboration of researchers, including those from India, may have answers.

ಇಲ್ಲೊಂದು ಚಿಲಿಪಿಲಿ, ಅಲ್ಲೊಂದು ವಾಹನದ ಹಾರ್ನ್! ಕೀಟಗಳ ಕಿರುಗುಡುವಿಕೆ,  ನಾಯಿಯ ಬೊಗಳುವಿಕೆ, ಚರ್ಚ್‌ನ ಗಂಟೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಿವಿಧ ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳ ಕಲರವ -  ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಇವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಒಟ್ಟೊಟಿಗೆ ಕೇಳಿಸಬಹುದಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಇದೇ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದಲೇ ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗಿ ಬದುಕುವುದು ಕಠಿಣಕಾರ್ಯ!. ಈ ಗಡಿಬಿಡಿಯ ಗಲಗಲದಲ್ಲಿ, ಸಂಗಾತಿಗೆ ಪಕ್ಷಿಯ ಕರೆ ಕೇಳಿಸುವುದು ಅಸಾಧ್ಯ!

In the first-ever study from India, researchers at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru and the Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, have analysed how prevalent the Merkel Cell Polyomavirus (MCV) is in India. 

Study uses three-dimensional simulations to understand how flying insects navigate their terrain