Month: September 2018

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Flood-Hit Kerala Faces Shortages of ‘Rat Fever’ Drug

Malini Menon 05/09/2018

Flood-ravaged districts in Kerala are facing a shortage of...

The panel had also suggested that the company pay compensation of around Rs 20 lakh to the affected patients.. Credit: Reuters/File Photo

Panel to Determine Compensation to Patients of Johnson and Johnson Faulty Hip Implants

The move comes after an earlier panel said pharma...

Vigyan Jyoti’s aim is to arrange for girl students of classes 9, 10 and 11 meet women scientists. Representative image. Credit: mesterjagels/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

A Year Since Launch of Govt Scheme to Get Girls Into Science, What’s Happened?

T.V. Padma 05/09/2018

Some believe that if science leaders and politicians don't...

The long sugar chains that cover each of our cells are called glycans, and according to the National Academy of Sciences, creating a map of their location and structure will usher us into a new era of modern medicine. Credits: Flickr

Cracking the Sugar Code: Why the ‘Glycome’ is the Next Big Thing in Medicine

Jenny Wang, Emanual Maverakis and Carlito Lebrilla 04/09/2018

Glycome alterations can be specifically tied to particular disease...

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Japan Issues Evacuation Advisories to Over a Million People as Typhoon Hits Central Coast

Elaine Lies 04/09/2018

Typhoon Jebi was briefly a super typhoon and is...

Scientists work on the ALPHA experiment. Credit: CERN/Maximilien Brice

Do Hydrogen Anti-Atoms Dance Like Hydrogen Atoms? Let’s Check With Lasers

Madhusudhan Raman 04/09/2018

The ALPHA collaboration’s experiment paves the way for using...

People wading through flood waters in Nagaland. Credits: PTI

Nagaland Requires Rs 800 Crore for Flood Damage Restoration

An Inter Ministerial Central Team is to visit Nagaland...