Not neurons, but synapses, form working memory, 'hold' info : Study

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Smartwatch data shows Covid booster vaccine is safe: Lancet study

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Study reveals right time to undergo Prostate Cancer treatment

Is there a logical method for you to decide whether to receive treatment or not after receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis and your doctor's offer to keep you under observation rather than treat you?

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Epidemics that weren’t: How countries shut down recent outbreaks

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Brain-eating amoeba: First death reported in South Korea

The first infection from Naegleria fowleri, or "brain-eating amoeba," has been reported in South Korea, the health authorities said on Monday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed that a Korean national who died after returning from Thailand was infected with Naegleria fowleri, which destroys human brains.

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IISc to be G20 science working group’s secretariat

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) on Monday said it will be the secretariat for S20 — one of the working groups created under the G20, the intergovernmental forum, which will be presided over by India in 2023.

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Gaganyaan launch delayed: Manned mission now in 'fourth quarter of 2024'

Union space minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply to a question on Wednesday that the uncrewed ‘G1’ mission is targeted to be launched in the last quarter of 2023 followed by the second uncrewed ‘G2’ mission in the second quarter of 2024, before the final human space flight ‘H1’ mission in the fourth quarter of 2024.

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India launched 385 foreign satellites till now, 353 in last eight years: Space minister Jitendra Singh

Space minister Jitendra Singh has said that the Indian space sector is now emerging as a major foreign exchange earner as a large number of foreign satellites have been launched by Isro in the last few years.

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How do algae photosynthesize in deep sea: Study

Plants that live on land, such as spinach, grow by using sunlight to perform photosynthesis. How, then, do algae photosynthesize in the deep sea, an environment where only a little light reaches them?

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Isro launched 177 foreign sats for 19 countries in 5 years, earned $94 m, 46m euro forex: Govt

On space reforms, the minister said far-reaching reforms in the sector were announced in June 2020 with an intent to enhance participation of non-government entities in the sector and bring in a commerce-oriented approach to space activities — all steps towards enhancing the nation’s share in the global space economy.

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Research: Laser therapy helps improve short term memory problems

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Genetic factors that naturally protect people from Covid-19: Study

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Covid-19 infection may reactivate several latent viruses in body: Study

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Study reveals genetic predisposition for Lupus may protect against Covid-19 infection

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Human-rated launch vehicle 'practically' ready: HSFC director at IISc space conference

The human-rated launch vehicle that will carry Indian astronauts to space and back as part of the human spaceflight mission — Gaganyaan — is "practically" ready and work on other key technologies is making progress.

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Musical rhythm sensitivity helps social development in children: Study

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Mars's crust more complex, evolved than previously thought: Study

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Govt will soon deregulate uplinking of satellite TV channels: I&B secretary

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CRISPR gene-editing possible in temperature-sensitive organisms, plants: RRI

Furthering research in the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) gene-editing technology that bagged the Nobel Prize in 2020, Indian scientists have demonstrated for the first time that the associated Cas9 enzyme, which acts as molecular scissors to cut DNA at a location specified by a guide RNA, can bind to and cut the target DNA at very low temperatures.

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First test-flight of Gaganyaan mission in February: Isro official

Speaking at the India Space Congress on Thursday, Umamaheswaran said, “Gaganyaan is not an Indian mission but an international programme as it involves collaboration with several countries like Russia, France and Australia for astronaut training and getting components for the mission.” In the space sector, India has around 250 MoUs with more than 61 countries, he added.

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Isro building a cost-effective future rocket to fulfil industry demand: Agency chief

Speaking at the India Space Congress here, Isro chairman S Somanath revealed on Wednesday that "a team in Isro has started working on defining the design of a rocket. We want to build a cost-effective and reliable rocket in partnership with the industry that has expertise in this domain. Once the design is ready, we will seek inputs from the industry.

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NASA instrument detects dozens of methane super-emitters from space

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Protein restriction may be useful in reducing obesity, diabetes: Study

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Excessive screen time linked to obesity, psychological problems: Study

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NASA scrubs launch of new moon rocket after engine problem

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NASA shoots for the Moon, on its way to Mars

NASA's most powerful rocket yet is set to blast off Monday on the maiden voyage of a mission to take humans back to the Moon, and eventually to Mars. Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the space program called Artemis is to get under way with the blast off of the uncrewed 322-foot Space Launch System rocket.

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Back to Moon: Nasa set to launch Artemis-1 lunar mission on Monday

The new Space Launch System (SLS) will be the most powerful rocket engine ever flown to space, even more powerful than Apollo's Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s. The Orion spacecraft that will be launched by the rocket is scheduled to travel to the Moon, deploy some small satellites and then settle into orbit.

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New space telescope shows Jupiter's auroras, tiny moons

The James Webb Space Telescope took the photos in July, capturing unprecedented views of Jupiter’s northern and southern lights, and swirling polar haze. Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a storm big enough to swallow Earth, stands out brightly alongside countless smaller storms.

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Known risk factors behind 37% of India cancer deaths

Globally 44.4% (4.5 million) of all cancer deaths were attributable to risk factors, says the study. The estimates are based on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk factors Report, 2019. According to the study, nearly half (50.6%) of all cancer deaths in men globally in 2019 (2.8 million) were due to known risk factors, compared with 36.3% all female cancer deaths (1.5 million) attributable to these factors.

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'Extreme heat belt' to cover middle of US by 2053: Report

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Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids: Study

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Isro's aim: 10% share in global space economy

Isro chairman S Somanath said in Bengaluru on Monday that the agency has its eyes set on increasing India's share in the global space economy from about 2% to a two-digit number.

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Antibodies that may lead to next-gen vaccines for all Covid strains found

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Study reveals leaving small kidney stones behind causes complications later

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Study describes how Covid-19 damages the brain

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Children getting Covid-19 re-infections, other seasonal illness: Expert

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Climate change may increase mortality rate due to excess heat by six times: Lancet study

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Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases

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Fatigue, headache most common lasting symptoms months after Covid-19: Study

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Vitamin D deficiency associated with chronic inflammation: Study

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How mutation functions in the brain, affects anxiety and sociality: Study

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History beckons ISRO with maiden SSLV-D1/EOS-2 mission

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Study reveals older age and smoking most crucial risk factors for acquiring any cancer

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Scientists revive cells in dead pigs’ organs

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Risk of mortality lower among adults who exercise 2-4 times per week: Study

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More clues to potential cause of severe hepatitis cases in children: Study

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Chinese astronauts set up new lab on space station

Astronauts entered the new lab module of China's space station for the first time Monday, in a major step towards completing the orbital outpost by the end of the year. The station is one of the crown jewels of Beijing's ambitious space programme, which has landed robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon, and made China only the third nation to put humans in orbit.

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Study reveals that children prefer natural food more than processed

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Vitamin B6 supplements may reduce anxiety, depression: Study

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Study confirms link between Alzheimer's and gut health

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