Science & Health

A man stands near a part of a Saratov Airlines Antonov AN-148 plane that crashed after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo airport, outside Moscow

Russia plane crash: 71 dead after passenger jet crashes near Moscow [PHOTOS]

A passenger plane with 71 people on board crashed shortly after leaving Moscow, with no hope of survival of the crew and passengers.

Feb 12, 2018

By Bikash Rai

Flavored liquids in e-cigarettes could trigger lung damage, study claims

A new study has found that the liquid used in e-cigarettes could cause damage to lungs over long-term abuse.

Feb 12, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Lab technician checking sample in Beijing.

Ultrasound, blood test together may boost liver cancer detection

Using ultrasound and a blood test for high alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels together improves detection of early-stage liver cancer significantly.

Feb 12, 2018

By IANS

Yash Dhake, a mechanical engineering student and Samruddhi Dhake, a computer engineering student from Chinchwad College of Engineering in Nigadi, Pune with their model at the annual "SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2018" conference in Los Angeles.

Why India needs to flip current education models to create future innovators?

Yash Dhake and Samruddhi Dhake showcased their project titled "Smart Product for Waste Management and Reuse" at the annual "SOLIDWORKS WORLD 2018" conference here last week.

Feb 12, 2018

By IANS

Russian President Vladimir Putin to reveal alien existence secret?

Steve Bassett flew to Russia with a hope that President Vladimir Putin will take a lead to disclose the fact that aliens visit earth and work along with the government.

Feb 12, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Professor Ketan Patel works in the lab at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge

Researchers develop virtual cancer tissue bio-bank

Australian researchers said that they have developed the first virtual platform for storing 3D copies of human cancer tissues.

Feb 12, 2018

By IANS

New combo therapy found effective in kidney cancer patients

Combining an anti-angiogenesis agent with an immunotherapy agent, has shown promising anti-tumour activity in an early phase clinical trial in patients with advanced kidney cancer.

Feb 12, 2018

By IANS

Your body could soon power wearable devices

Researchers have developed a metallic tab which can convert mechanical energy into electrical energy for electronic devices.

Feb 11, 2018

By IANS

Being vegan good for environment,says study

Researchers said that it is due to the high energy requirements of livestock farming as well as the very large contribution of livestock to greenhouse gas emissions.

Feb 11, 2018

By IANS

Scientists discover UV light to kill flu virus

Broad-spectrum ultraviolet C has been routinely used to kill bacteria and viruses by destroying the molecular bonds that hold their DNA together.

Feb 11, 2018

By IANS

NASA finds heaviest rainfall from cyclone Gita, to reach Fiji Monday

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has given a forecast that Gita will become a hurricane over the next day and turn southwest then west toward Tonga by Monday, Feb.12 and the storm is expected to reach the south of Fiji.

Feb 11, 2018

By Staff Reporter

Novel tool may identify drugs for asthma, hypertension, claims study

"FLECS" key component is a flexible rectangular plate with more than 100,000 uniformly spaced X-shaped micropatterns of proteins.

Feb 10, 2018

By IANS

This 'e-skin' is malleable, self-healable, recyclable: Check here

The new e-skin has sensors embedded to measure pressure, temperature, humidity and air flow.

Feb 10, 2018

By IANS

Stem cell transplants bring new hope for lung patients

The therapy proved to be effective in lung tissue repair after being used on six patients suffering from interstitial lung diseases and two with bronchiectasis.

Feb 10, 2018

By IANS