முடக்கு வாதம்  (Rheumatoid Arthritis) எனப்படும் நோயானது முதன்முதலில் 19ஆம் நூற்றாண்டில் கண்டறியப்பட்டதாகும். இன்றளவில் உலகின் சுமார் 1-2% மக்களை இந்த நோய் தாக்குகின்றது.  ஓர் உடலின் நோய் எதிர்ப்பு மண்டலம், நோய் ஏற்படுத்தும் நுண்ணுயிரிகளை விடுத்து, அந்த உடலின் திசுக்களை, குறிப்பாக மூட்டுகளைத் தாக்கி, பாதிப்பு ஏற்படுத்துவதே இந்நோய்க்குக் காரணமாகும்.

Technology

Delhi
17 ஐன 2025

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

Bengaluru
16 ஐன 2025

In the early hours of Thursday, ISRO finally confirmed the success of the space-docking experiment SpaDex

Thiruvananthapuram
14 ஐன 2025

A new study finds that machine learning models can identify behavioural cues in zebrafish to correctly predict when the fish is anxious.

Mumbai
2 ஐன 2025

Researchers have devised a method for identifying fingerprints based on photos of fingers, negating the need to physically touch a scanner.

Indore
10 ஐன 2025

A smartphone based safe, secure and robust digital payments system that can work even without the internet.

Mumbai
30 டிச 2024

Researchers at IIT Bombay develop a shockwave-based needle-free syringe that ensures painless and safe drug delivery with lesser damage to skin and lower risk of infection

Chennai
4 ஐன 2025

Scientists have developed a multi-path routing algorithm and an encryption scheme that can offer a secure and reliable means of underwater communication.

Pune
31 டிச 2024

In a quest to address the global challenge of depleting natural gold mines and e-waste, scientists from the Indian Institute of Science and Education and Research, Pune (IISER Pune), Advanced Bio-Agro Tech Pvt. Ltd and CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory have engineered a novel material that promises to significantly improve how we recover gold from old electronics. They have designed a zirconium-based aerogel that is capable of capturing gold ions from solutions, even when present in ultra-trace amounts.

Mumbai
5 டிச 2024

IIT Bombay’s new web application, IMPART, allows researchers to track changing water surface temperatures and can help to track climate change

Mumbai
30 நவ 2024

TARA App launches reading assessments in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools across India involving 7 lakh students