Balasubramanian, 50, Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Cambridge University, has been recognised for his work as a co-inventor of Next Generation DNA sequencing, described as the most transformational advance in biology and medicine for decades.
The world had lost an opportunity to know long-term toxic effects of Methyl Isocyanate which had leaked from the Union Carbide factory on the night of December 2, 1984, because government research agencies have lost track of a bulk of survivors, says Dinesh C Sharma.
'India is too large a place to have just 10 labs performing these Covid-19 tests.'
You might be unintentionally harming yourself.
Humans are hardwired to fall out of love and move on to new romantic relationships, according to a new study.
'People are getting admitted to hospital two to three days before their death in a very serious respiratory compromise state and they are passing away within 48 hours.' 'Those who are coming early in the disease, the minute they are suspicious that they have COVID-19, the recovery rate has been much, much, higher.' 'The moral of the story is: We must destigmatise COVID-19.' 'People should be told: 'Look, if you have anything like this, please come immediately'.'
Groundbreaking HIV researcher Dr Suniti Solomon, the first to bring to the world the prevalence of the infection in India in 1986 and one who successfully led research into the treatment of the deadly virus, passed away at her residence in Chennai on Tuesday.
The world endured bushfires, drought, tsunamis and earthquakes in 2018.
Those infected with the virus may have mild fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain or headache.
'This is a tragedy that must be stopped.'
There are so many, discovers Pallavi Aman Singh.
The move that comes in the backdrop of the massive controversy over alleged anti-India protests in the JNU.
India has the fourth highest number of malaria cases in the world.
Measures that will make Indian cities more organised and liveable need to be implemented to tackle the menace of pollution.
In a first of a special series on second generation Indian Americans giving back to India, we begin with Meghana Sreevatsava's story.
'If somebody drinks heavily or has obesity and diabetes, the first step is to see a physician for assessing if they have liver disease.' 'And, if so, how much damage has been done to their liver.'
The silent epidemic is playing havoc with the lives of millions of Indians. But those suffering from this chronic disease remain in the dark about their infection.
Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact.
The prime minister has followed a dual strategy. He is invoking Gandhi to project himself as a statesman and yet, because he is essentially a politician, he has to take the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh along as well
Time is running out: Will India manage to attain goals set by the UN.
'They don't always agree with our governments, their teachers or their parents, but it is the conviction of their ideas, and their determination to share them with the world that, I believe, is one of the greatest sources of hope for our planet.' 'The colonisation of space, understanding the very building blocks of matter and the universe, utilising our understanding of the human genome to conquer disease -- these are the tasks waiting for a fellowship of minds to realise new triumphs in our collective destiny.'
