India continues to witness significant improvement in key maternal, child health indicators: Report

New Delhi (IANS) India is witnessing a steady downward trend in maternal and child mortality towards the achievement of UN-mandated Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 targets, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. 

Citing…

Fatty liver in pregnancy may increase risk of preterm birth

New Delhi (IANS) Pregnant women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have an increased risk of giving birth prematurely and the risk increase cannot be explained by obesity, according to a new study on Friday. 

India invites nations to join International Big Cat Alliance at UN Forest Forum meet

New Delhi (IANS) India has invited countries to join the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) at the ongoing session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF20), the government said on Friday. 

IBCA is a global platform launched by India…

Researchers find molecule to kill sexually transmitted chlamydia

New Delhi (IANS) A team of international researchers has discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria -- the world's most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease with 130 million cases a year -- but spare bacteria that…

Indian-origin researcher develops probiotic cocktail to help ward off dementia

New Delhi (IANS) An Indian-origin researcher in the US has developed a probiotic cocktail that will help prevent dementia -- a condition that affects memory, thinking, and the ability to perform daily activities of more than 57 million people worldwide. 

CCRAS revives rare ayurvedic manuscripts to boost India’s literary heritage

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), under the Ministry of Ayush, on Wednesday announced it has revived two rare and significant Ayurvedic manuscripts strengthening India’s literary heritage in traditional…

India has highest AI skills penetration: UNDP report

New Delhi (IANS) India has the highest self-reported AI skills penetration in the world, which reflects the country’s growing potential in the sector, according to a UNDP report released on Tuesday. 

In an endorsement of India’s growing artificial…

Study shows how impaired brain impacts cognitive function in Parkinson’s patients

New Delhi (IANS) Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have in a new study unravelled how disrupted brain activity impacts cognitive functions in Parkinson’s patients.  

The study focussed on altered reward processing…

Human antibodies neutralise neurotoxins of 19 of world’s deadliest snakes

New York (IANS) By using antibodies from a human donor with a self-induced hyper-immunity to snake venom, scientists have developed the most broadly effective antivenom to date, which is protective against the likes of the black mamba, king cobra,…

India conducts maiden flight-trials of indigenously developed Stratospheric Airship Platform

New Delhi (IANS) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the maiden flight trial of the indigenously developed Stratospheric Airship with an instrumental payload to an altitude of around 17 km. 

This…