Research

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Coffee: To drink it or to drink it not?

New research digs into why modern science keeps going back and forth about the health benefits of coffee

4 min read27 Jul 2022
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Are peer comparison information studies good for physicians?

A new study has found that peer comparison information decreases a physician's job satisfaction and increases burnout

2 min read15 Jul 2022
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A new antibody that could hold the cure to cancer

According to new research, the flexibility of a certain antibody could help develop a stronger immune response

2 min read11 Jul 2022
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This tiny drone can avoid obstacles but also navigate towards smells, just like a moth

Developed by researchers at the University of Washington, the ‘Smellicopter’ drone uses principles of biomimicry quite beautifully

2 min read17 Jan 2021
Science

Scientists identify the key enzyme behind body odour

Researchers at University of York in collaboration with Unilever scientists have found the main enzyme in the bacteria produced in human armpits that causes body odourThis BO enzyme seems to exist before homo sapiens came to existence and further studies may reveal the nature of it, claim scientists

1 min read27 Jul 2020
Technology

How you can offer your PC, smartphones for research on coronavirus

Carrying out these simulations require a lot of compute power. Many of these labs can’t afford a supercomputer and that is where this distributed network of crowdsourced PCs can help

3 min read30 Mar 2020
News

Does research influence policy design?

Gaps in information access must be bridged for research to meaningfully inform policy choice, suggests a new research

1 min read19 Aug 2019
Politics

How MGNREGS is used as a political tool

The authors use a data set that includes census and MGNREGS implementation data at the single-constituency level for Andhra Pradesh (from 2009 to 2017) across an entire election cycle (2009 to 2014)

1 min read21 Feb 2019
Science

Indians are a long way away from an ideal diet

Indians eat too much carbohydrates, sugar and junk but not enough protein—even when they have the economic means to eat healthier and betterThe new recommendations were published last week by The Lancet as the result of a three-year commission involving a global team of expert

3 min read28 Jan 2019
Science

Harsh Vardhan pitches for more investments in research from private sector

With the help of both government and private organisations India could leapfrog into top two-three 'scientific nations' in the world in terms of scientific advancements, the union minister said

2 min read25 Dec 2018