NSF grant to fund research in advanced light microscopy at UCLA
Nov 2 : The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.1 million Major Research Instrumentation Continue reading “NSF grant to fund research in advanced light microscopy at UCLA” » More...
London may soon have world’s biggest medical research lab
October 1 : A consortium of British organisations that are well known for funding various big clinical studies is reportedly planning to establish a world-class medical science centre in London. Continue reading More...
Fat in stomach may cause Vitamin C to promote carcinogens
Sept 4 : A new study has given people another good reason to lose all that extra weight by finding that fat in the stomach may cause vitamin C to promote the formation of certain cancer causing chemicals rather More...
Kerala’s biotech institute transferred to central government
Aug 2 : The Thiruvananthapuram-based Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), the only institution of its kind in the country, will now be run by the central government, the union cabinet decided Thursday. More...
20 young researchers to receive Nobel Prize-sized awards for breakthrough ideas
August 1 : Entering its fourth and final year the European Young Investigator Awards (EURYI) scheme is “going out with style”. Continue reading “20 young researchers to receive Nobel Prize-sized awards More...
Scientists call for changes in stem cell legislation
July 26 : Leading stem cell scientists from across Europe are today lobbying European government in an attempt to get embryonic stem cell legislation in Europe changed. Continue reading “Scientists call for More...
Research Councils launch strategy to boost global reach
July 25 : From groundbreaking research on rapid climate change to the design of the world’s first sustainable city, the UK’s research community has an excellent record of working Continue reading “Research More...
Medicines being diverted for drug abuse: UN official
June 26 : India faces a problem of medicines being diverted for drug abuse and the smuggling of such drugs to neighbouring countries is also a serious issue, says a senior UN official. Continue reading “Medicines More...
Global drug abuse stabilizes for first time in decades: UN
June 26 : The illegal production, trafficking and consumption of drugs worldwide has stayed stable for the first time in decades, a UN agency reported Tuesday. Continue reading “Global drug abuse stabilizes More...
WHO to implement new strategy on diseases of poverty
June 22 : The World Health Organization (WHO) based Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) has adopted a new strategy for strengthening and expanding research to prevent and control More...
