Marijuana offers new hope for fertility cure
Frequently smoking pot can take its toll on your sperm and now, a new study suggests that a marijuana receptor might actually hold the key to new fertility treatments for men.
Apr 09, 2016, 11:33 AM IST
Scientists detect mysterious new state of matter
The state, known as a quantum spin liquid, was found in a two-dimensional material with a structure similar to graphene.
Apr 08, 2016, 17:46 PM IST
New technology enables interpretation of human genome
Scientists have developed a new technology that enables them to read and interpret the human genome, opening the door to identifying new drug targets to treat many genetic diseases.
Apr 08, 2016, 16:07 PM IST
Researchers identify potent antibodies against HIV
Scientists have developed a structure-based vaccine design that can jumpstart an effective immune response to HIV by rapidly offsetting antibodies against the virus, which so far have been unsuccessful.
Apr 08, 2016, 11:07 AM IST
Comets, asteroids made Mars habitable
Turns out, massive bombardment that occurred some four billion years ago by comets and asteroids as large as West Virginia may have made Mars more likely to support life.
Apr 06, 2016, 10:18 AM IST
New state of matter detected in 2D material
Scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, have found evidence of a mysterious new state of matter in a 2D material, in which electrons - thought to be indivisible building blocks of nature - break into pieces.
Apr 05, 2016, 15:32 PM IST
Asia headed for severe water shortages by 2050
It seems like the largest continent on Earth is running out of water as a new study has revealed that economic and population growth on top of climate change could put a big swath of Asia at a "high risk of severe water stress" by the year 2050.
Mar 31, 2016, 14:04 PM IST
Scientists develop first mouse model to battle Zika virus
An able team of researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch have been successful in coming up with the first mouse model that will speed up Zika drug development. This research has already yielded a few clues about the virus' pathogenesis.
Mar 30, 2016, 09:24 AM IST
New pill can improve breast cancer diagnosis
Scientists have developed a pill that could significantly improve the imaging techniques involved in breast cancer and can better help in the diagnosis of the deadly disease -- the second most common cancer in women.
Mar 21, 2016, 15:44 PM IST
Young cocaine users at increased stroke risk
As per the new study, it has been found that young cocaine users are six times more likely to have a stroke every time they take the drug.
Mar 20, 2016, 20:49 PM IST
Young cocaine users at increased stroke risk
As per the new study, it has been found that young cocaine users are six times more likely to have a stroke every time they take the drug.
Mar 20, 2016, 20:49 PM IST
New technique allows viewing of cells and tissues under skin
The technique, called MOZART, was developed by researchers at the Stanford University in California, which shows intricate real-time details in three dimensions of the lymph and blood vessels in a living animal.
Mar 20, 2016, 18:51 PM IST
New blood test diagnoses Alzheimer's at initial stage
The novel test can pick up the "tell tale" proteins - known as amyloid-beta peptides - that characterise the disease as they seep into the bloodstream.
Mar 20, 2016, 17:29 PM IST
Rare form of diabetes needs different treatment
Treating patients with a rare genetic form of diabetes with therapies designed to treat other more common forms of the disease may do more harm than good, warn researches.
Mar 18, 2016, 16:36 PM IST
Now, an implant to ward off Alzheimer's
A team of scientists has developed an implantable capsule that offers new hope in the quest to prevent Alzheimer's disease.
Mar 18, 2016, 15:34 PM IST
Memories 'lost' to Alzheimer's is recoverable
What if lost memories could be switched on? A team of scientists has come up with a technique that can be used to restore thoughts that have been lost.
Mar 17, 2016, 08:58 AM IST
Ice shelf twice the size of Manhattan set to break away from Antarctica?
An ice shelf which is roughly twice the size of Manhattan has been spotted by NASA scientists, forming across one of Antarctica's ice shelves.
Mar 16, 2016, 13:56 PM IST
New blood test may detect multiple diseases
Scientists have developed a new blood test that may detect multiple diseases, including diabetes, cancer, traumatic injury and neuro degeneration, in a highly sensitive and specific manner.
Mar 15, 2016, 14:14 PM IST
Extreme weather can now be linked to climate change
Climate science has progressed so much that it has the ability to detect human-induced global warming's fingerprints on certain extreme weather events, such as floods, heat waves and droughts, as per an international National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine report.
Mar 12, 2016, 10:58 AM IST
Scientists discover bacteria that eats plastic
Researchers at Japan's Kyoto University have discovered a type of bacteria that uses only two enzymes to break down plastic, according to a study published in the journal Science.
Mar 12, 2016, 09:27 AM IST
