Researchers at IISc set out to test the hypothesis that well-fed animals are risk-averse by studying how rock agamas (Psammophilus dorsalis) make foraging decisions.

Health

Jodhpur
27 Feb 2025

Data from a centre treating snakebite victims in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, show that many patients bitten by the saw-scaled viper weren't responding well to the standard Indian polyvalent antivenom.

California
24 Feb 2025

New research from Stanford University has discovered a distressing link between coal-fired power plants and the harm they can cause to two of India's most important crops - Rice and Wheat.

Bengaluru
18 Feb 2025

Researchers have shown how subtle nanoscale changes to the spacing between cancer cells can enhance ultrasound treatments' effectiveness in killing those cells.

15 Feb 2025

Since early January 2025, more than 207 cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) have been reported from Pune, many of them from within a 5 km radius of Sinhagad Road. On the 12th of February, Mumbai recorded its first death from GBS. At the same time, Bengaluru traffic police put out a cautionary video on precautions to take to prevent the spread of the disease.  The outbreak in Pune has been linked to a pathogen known as Campylobacter jejuni, a major cause of foodborne infections and the leading contributor to GBS cases worldwide.

Bengaluru
6 Feb 2025

Researchers from IISc have studied the behavioural and physiological changes in the brains of persons showing early signs of dementia to understand and aid early diagnosis.

Chennai
4 Feb 2025

A new study analyses some of the most widely used databases and applications or algorithms available for protein mutations and predicting disease-causing mutations among them.

Bengaluru
30 Jan 2025

The theme for World Leprosy Day in 2025 is Unite. Act. Eliminate.

Bengaluru
27 Jan 2025

A recent study by UPES, Uttarakhand, and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur explores the potential of using computer vision for gait analysis as an early detection tool for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

New Delhi
25 Jan 2025

A study reviewed the available literature on zoonotic pathogens in the food chain to assess their threat and recommend steps to mitigate them.

Delhi
17 Jan 2025

Quantum dots made of Zinc Oxide were capped with polymers to change their optical properties, and they were then used to detect antibiotics.