Science
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Medical robotic market set to witness 8% CAGR by 2030: Report
New Delhi: The surgical robotics market is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8 per cent to $15.8 billion in 2030 from $8.6 billion in 2022, according…
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30 min daytime nap may boost brain health, delay ageing by 7 years: Study
London: People who take about 30 minutes of nap during daytime may have improved brain health that can significantly lower risk of dementia, according to a study. The study led by researchers…
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Gas stoves raise indoor benzene levels above secondhand smoke
New Delhi: Indoor levels of the highly flammable, carcinogenic benzene rise above those in secondhand tobacco smoke upon lighting a gas stove, common in residential living, a new Stanford-led analysis has found.…
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Groundwater pumping tilting Earth’s spin, may impact climate: Study
New Delhi: Groundwater pumping has shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimetres east between 1993 and 2010 alone, which could impact our planet’s climate, according…
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Rocket Lab’s 1st private Venus mission delayed till 2025: Report
Washington: The first-ever private mission to Venus by Rocket Lab has been delayed till 2025, according to a media report. The mission to Venus, originally scheduled to launch last month, is “not…
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Webb telescope detects universe’s most distant ‘smoke’ molecules
New York: An international team of astronomers has detected complex organic molecules in the most distant galaxy to date using the next generation James Webb Space Telescope. The molecules, detected from the…
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Scientists find new type of cosmic threads in Milky Way
New York: A team of astrophysicists has discovered a new type of cosmic threads hidden in the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. In the early 1980s, a radio astronomy expert in…
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Tiny video capsule shows promise as an alternative to endoscopy
New York: In a first-of-its-kind, US researchers have developed a miniature video capsule, which physicians can remotely drive to all regions of the stomach to visualise and photograph potential problem areas. This…
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New drug to stop deadly brain cancer from worsening shows promise
New York: The first clinical trial analysing a targeted therapy drug specifically developed to treat deadly brain cancer has shown that it can extend the amount of time people with glioma are…
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BHU scientists get German patent for checking Covid virus
Varanasi (UP): Scientists from the Centre for Genetic Disorders, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have been granted a German patent for coming up with a novel therapeutic approach against Covid-19,…
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Indian-American teen wins $50,000 Young Scientist award
New York: A 17-year-old Indian-origin student in Missouri has won the prestigious Regeneron Young Scientist Award of $50,000 for his research relating to the mpox virus. Saathvik Kannan of David H. Hickman…
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Don’t rule out Covid lab leak theory: Top Chinese scientist
London: The theory that Covid-19 is the result of a lab leak should not be discounted, a top Chinese scientist has said. “You can always suspect anything. That’s science. Don’t rule out…
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New blood test to predict if cognitively healthy person will develop Alzheimer’s
New York: A team of researchers have identified a blood biomarker that can predict if a cognitively healthy person will go on to develop Alzheimer’s disease or not. The team from the…
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Greenland glaciers melting three times faster than 20th Century: Study
London: There has been widespread and intense mass loss of glaciers and ice caps in Greenland at a rate that is three times faster than seen in the 20th Century, finds an…
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American private astronaut mission to test cancer drugs in space
New York: American private space habitat company Axiom Space’s latest mission to the International Space Station (ISS) also carried several experiments on human stem cell aging, inflammation, and cancer to the low…