Fruit and vegetable processing plant to be set up in Jharkhand

Fruit and vegetable processing plant to be set up in Jharkhand

11-02-2016 

Fruit and vegetable processing plant will be set up in Jharkhand which will benefit around 50,000 farmers, an official has said.

The plant will be set by Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the National…

Treatment can reduce knee buckling

Treatment can reduce knee buckling

10-02-2016 

Symptoms of knee instability in older adults may indicate an increased risk of falling and of experiencing the various physical and psychological effects that can result from falling.

A study published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal…

Flipkart to hire graduates based on Udacity programmes

Flipkart to hire graduates based on Udacity programmes

06-02-2016 

Flipkart, country’s largest online marketplace, has announced the partnership with Udacity, a leading online learning company to hire graduates based on capabilities they have built through Udacity’s Nanodegree programs.

This move…

Meditation eases pain, anxiety & fatigue during breast cancer biopsy

Meditation eases pain, anxiety & fatigue during breast cancer biopsy

05-02-2016 

Meditation eases anxiety, fatigue and pain for women undergoing breast cancer biopsies, according to researchers.

They also found that music is effective, but to a lesser extent. The researchers note that adopting these simple, inexpensive…

Imaging ‘toolkit’ to identify new brain tumour drug targets

Imaging ‘toolkit’ to identify new brain tumour drug targets

04-02-2016 

Doctors treat brain tumours by attempting to stop the growth of blood vessels in tumours; but imaging methods are essential for initial diagnosis and monitoring the effects of treatments.

Visual mapping of vessels in tumours has also proven…

New technique to find copper deposits

New technique to find copper deposits

03-02-2016 

Geologists have developed a new and relatively inexpensive way to establish whether certain types of magmatic rocks are more likely to contain valuable metal deposits.

In a study published in Nature Geoscience, Dr Ben Williamson, of the University…

Cells from cow knee joints used to grow new cartilage tissue in lab

Cells from cow knee joints used to grow new cartilage tissue in lab

22-01-2016 

Researchers have successfully used cartilage cells from cow knee joints for cartilage tissue engineering – a finding that could lead to a new cure for osteoarthritis – degenerative joint disease – using stem cell-based tissue engineering.

Low sugar intake may help reverse liver damage, says study

Low sugar intake may help reverse liver damage, says study

16-01-2016 

Reducing the intake of sugar may significantly help in recovering from liver damage caused by a diet high in fat, sugar and cholesterol, a new study has claimed.

Researchers found that a diet with reduced fat and cholesterol helped, but did…

Researchers develop new mettalic glue

Researchers develop new mettalic glue

11-01-2016 

Researchers specialising in nanotechnology have developed a glue that binds metal to metal to glass or to anything you-name-it, sets at room temperature, and requires little pressure to seal.

In a paper, published in the January issue of Advanced…

Indian-origin scientist develops genetically engineered fruits

Indian-origin scientist develops genetically engineered fruits

09-01-2016 

An Indian-origin scientist and his colleague have reportedly developed genetically engineered limes containing some similar genetic factors that are expressed in grape skin and blood orange pulp.

These modified Mexican limes have a protein…