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Food allergy may cut down the risk of Covid infection by 50%: Study

Are you allergic to certain foods? You may be at 50 per cent lower risk for infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, finds a study

Phasing out of coal plants can avoid over 14.5 mn premature deaths: Study

An early phase out of coal plants around the world could help avoid over 14.5 million premature deaths from air pollution over the next three decades, a new analysis published said

Glasgow University names research centre after Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, John Shaw

The University of Glasgow has honoured John Shaw and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw by naming its new research centre after them.

Covid during pandemic's early months linked to higher risk of neuropathy

Some people infected with Covid-19 during the pandemic's early months experienced peripheral neuropathy, pain, tingling and numbness in the hands and feet, finds a new study.

Apple, Microsoft's electronic gadgets may stop heart devices: Researchers

Electronic gadgets like Apple AirPods Pro charging case, Pencil 2nd Generation, and the Microsoft Surface Pen can interfere with life-saving heart devices and stop them from working, researchers said

SARS-CoV-2 can damage heart blood vessels without infecting them: Study

The SARS-CoV-2 virus may contribute to the damage of small blood vessels in the heart as seen in severely-ill Covid-19 patients, without infecting them, a study shows.

Xiaomi plans to invest over $15 billion into R&D in next five years

Smartphone brand Xiaomi has announced that it is planning to invest over $15 billion into research and development (R&D) over the next five years, media reports said.

NSE, IBBI ink pact for research collaboration

Leading stock exchange NSE on Friday said it has joined hands with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for research collaboration. The objective of the collaboration is to create a research ecosystem in the area of insolvency and bankruptcy in the country, the exchange said in a statement. It further said that an efficient insolvency and bankruptcy resolution system enables timely resolution of financial stress, balances interests of all stakeholders, promotes entrepreneurship and increases availability of credit at optimal costs. This, in turn, improves growth prospects and builds institutional strength in an economy. IBBI is a unique regulator, which regulates insolvency professionals as well as insolvency processes. Under this collaboration, NSE and IBBI will focus on enhancing the existing research efforts in the areas related to insolvency and bankruptcy in India, promoting studies that explore interlinkages between the development of the insolvency process, ..

14-day limit for research on human embryo changed: The needs public debate

Public engagement should have come before such an an important rule was changed.

LG Electronics researcher to head alliance for 6G technology in US

LG Electronics said on Tuesday one of its senior researchers will head a working group in a North American mobile technology alliance for 6G technology development

IISc is world's top research university in QS rankings: Check details here

IIT Bombay, Delhi and IISc stay in the lead among Indian institutions

Heart attack may be predicted in chest pain patients with new blood markers

Researchers have identified telltale markers in the blood of heart attack patients that distinguishes them from patients suffering chest pain with other causes

Mahendra K Premi: A scholar whose work changed contours of Indian demography

Premi passed away in the morning of December 24, leaving behind a rich legacy of rigorous work in empirical research and inclusive relationship at JNU

IIT alumni body to raise Rs 50,000 cr for revitalising domestic research

IITs sceptical of funds benefitting campuses

Six scientists win Infosys Prize 2020 for research 'improving the world'

The prize consists of a gold medal, a citation and a purse of $100,000

IIT Kharagpur develops food packaging material with cucumber peels

According to a team of researchers, cucumber peels have greater cellulose content than other peel waste

IIT Guwahati develops method to turn industrial waste into chemicals

The findings of the time have also been featured in the Royal Society of Chemistry journals--Chemical Communications and Catalysis Science and Technology

Indian researchers find new mutation in Covid-19 genome for testing

"The novel mutation will have implications for the diagnostic RT-PCR-based detection of the Covid-19 virus, which uses screening test," Nitte senior director Iddya Karunasagar told IANS

Covid-19 making 'that noise in head and ears' worse: Tinnitus study

Researchers have revealed that tinnitus, a common condition that causes perception of noise in the ear and head, is being exacerbated by Covid-19 -- as well as the measures taken to stop its spread

Extreme uric acid in blood can reduce lifespan by 11 years, study shows

High levels of serum uric acid in the blood could reduce people's chance of surviving and also reduce their lifespans by up to 11 years, say researchers