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| Anti-diabetic drugs from mangrove trees in Andaman
Scientists say the drug has no side effects on the body unlike many other medicines, reports Chetan Chauhan. |
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| Parsi genes bottled for experiment
A Rs 125-cr research to understand genetic diseases will be done on Parsis in India, reports Aditya Ghosh.
Of genes and human differences... |
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| Here come the warrior mosquitoes
Scientists claim to have created genetically modified mosquitoes to fight malaria, reports Sanchita Sharma.
Turmeric cure for malaria |
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| IIT prof develops pain monitor during anaesthesia
The machine will ensure that one doesn't wake up during surgery, reports GP Varma. |
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| Snails straight from the sea
Neuroscientist KS Krishnan tells Reshma Patil that a painkiller superior to morphine can be derived from the snail. |
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| Instant Darjeeling tea, made in IIT
The IIT Kharagpur is about to reveal a secret method to brew instant tea, just like coffee, reports Mou Chakraborty.
IIT-D develops chemical to keep fruits fresh |
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| Scientists spy on proteins
The team hopes to discover an initial set of 'candidate' biomarkers within a year, first for gastrointestinal cancers on 40 patients, reports BR Srikanth. |
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| Common cold virus could kill cancer
According to a preliminary research on mice, the common cold virus can kill cancers at a very early stage of development. |
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| Israel makes revolutionary antibiotics
This discovery holds great promise amid growing concerns that antibiotics currently in use may turn ineffective.
Antibiotic indulgence: Misuse of a miracle |
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| IITD develops chemical to keep fruits fresh
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi's Chemistry Department has developed a liquid solution, which keeps fruit and vegetables from rotting, reports M Rajendran. |
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| Ginger, pepper treat difficult cancers
Ginger can kill ovarian cancer cells while the compound that makes peppers hot can shrink pancreatic tumours, researchers told a conference on Tuesday. |
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| Soy may prevent breast cancer
Women who eat lots of soy foods appear to have a lower risk of breast cancer, but the benefits may come from health habits that go along with eating soy and not from supplements, researchers said. |
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| Pill against HIV infection soon: Scientists
Twenty-five years after the first AIDS cases jolted the world, US scientists think they soon may have a pill that could prevent the virus. |
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| Diabetes developed in freshwater fish
Indians have succeeded in inducing the most common type II diabetes in a fish, which could turn out to be a convenient animal model to treat the disease. |
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