Coalbed methane (CBM or coal-bed methane), coalbed gas, coal seam gas (CSG), or coal-mine methane (CMM) is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds. In recent decades it has become…

The recently concluded International Diabetes Summit at the city-based Chellaram Diabetes Institute (CDI) shed light on the use of PCSK9 inhibitors (PCSK9i) to lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk…

A unique study on effectiveness of yoga and fenugreek in preventing diabetes that was carried out simultaneously in seven cities across the country holds the potential for discovery of a…

In an interesting study, the immune system of monkeys was found capable of controlling HIV-like virus (Simian-Human Immunodeficiency Virus or SHIV) when treatment with a combination of two anti-HIV antibodies…

State-run National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has installed India’s largest floating Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Plant at Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant (RGCCPP) at Kayamkulam in Kerala. The 100…

An ice shelf is a thick floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves…

Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as atopic eczema, is a type of inflammation of the skin (dermatitis). It results in itchy, red, swollen, and cracked skin. Clear fluid may come…

High dosage of a powerful class of antibiotics administered to treat cystic fibrosis may significantly increase the risk of permanent hearing loss, a new study has warned. Cystic fibrosis (CF)…

In the summer and rainy seasons of 2015, leptospirosis, a dangerous, neglected tropical disease, struck in multiple cities of India. In Mumbai, the toll was high — at least 18…

A Mumbai-based team of researchers has identified one more protein — heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) — found in human sperm that determines the ability of sperm to vigorously whip…