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17 Mar

CSIR scientists develop sensor to monitor health status on the go

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New Delhi: A team of scientists at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, has developed a flexible low cost, wearable sensor that can monitor the health and physiological status of the human body on the go by just analysing the sweat. The microfluidic sensor can be used for on the spot monitoring of several biomarkers such as lactate, Sodium, and Potassium simultaneously from sweat samples. It analyses the biomarkers without any transfer of signals. The high-throughput sweat sampling ability of the sensor facilitates continuous capture and transport of the sweat over the…
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17 Mar

“FLAIRBASH” BY Riya Jhamb and Supriya Jhamb (CANVAS PAINTINGS and ART EXHIBITIONS)

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Two sisters on a venture to create their own offline world of art. If you are interested in buying paintings, you know where to go!! New Delhi (INDIA) : The artist, Riya Jhamb did her schooling  from Ashok Hall girl's residential school in Majkhali Ranikhet and completed her graduation from Atma Ram Sanatan Dharam College, Delhi University (Ba Pol Sc). Riya was always inclined towards art, used to get fascinated by the art around her in school, so she thought of doing something that would relieve stress, she has been creating ever since. She majorly use oil paints on canvas…
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17 Mar

GrowthBeats organized Women’s Icon 2021 and felicitated Powerful Icons for their achievements

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Gurugram, India : GrowthBeats hosted a mega award show on March 6, 2021 at 3 PM IST and same was telecasted live on facebook page of company. The research & editorial team of GrowthBeats supported the jury to finalize the winners which will be revealed later today. Sneha Mishhrra, CEO, GrowthBeats, said in an interaction that, they have followed below mentioned criteria to select the winners. Criteria: Prior Media Mentions Prior Recognitions Social Media Activity (This includes like, followers, reactions to post etc.) Social Service During the online award show, Growthbeats recognized and felicitated following for their achievements in their…
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16 Mar

Meet Riya Hassani (theflavour.tummy) lifestyle blogger from Surat

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Surat, Gujarat: “Beauty is what pleases vision too”, says Riya Hassani, a renowned fashion and lifestyle blogger from Surat, also known as the city of textiles and diamonds. She laughs as we ask her the secret of having a cute dimple. Carrying one’s flaws and wearing them as ornaments is what Riya endorses always, she is not someone who believes that there exists a perfect body, which people of this generation are so obsessed to get. We asked her, what made her take a course in fashion and lifestyle blogging, to which she replies that she began her journey as…
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10 Mar

Study kindles new hope for a cure for Parkinson’s Disease

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New Delhi: Efforts to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease is expected to get a big boost with researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras finding that energy deficiency in certain cells in the human brain could be a major cause for the development of the  neurodegenerative disorder. Parkinson’s Disease is the second most prominent neurodegenerative disease across the world after Alzheimer’s disease. More than 200 years after it was first described by Dr. James Parkinson as “shaking palsy,” the world is still searching for a cure. Currently, the medical intervention  is focused mainly on the management of the disease.…
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09 Mar

Study warns Diphtheria could become a major global threat

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New Delhi: In a new health scare, a team of researchers from India, the UK and Russia, has found that Diphtheria, which is a relatively easily-preventable infection, has started to become resistant to several classes of antibiotics, and in future, it may even become immune to vaccination. In a report, the team has also suggested that there was a possibility of the disease once more becoming a major threat across the globe because of the impact of COVID-19 on vaccination schedules in different parts of the world, coupled with a rise in the number of infections. Diphtheria is a highly…
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05 Mar

A new automated system to detect colorectal cancer

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New Delhi: A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-Guwahati) has designed an automated Artificial Intelligence-based system to detect colorectal cancer in collaboration with scientists from research institutions in Japan and the United States of America. Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer among men and women in India. It can be cured if detected early. The commonly used technique to detect colorectal cancer is colonoscopy, in which the medical personnel attending the patient – physician, gastroenterologist or oncologist – visually inspects the image obtained by a camera inserted into the colon of…
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03 Mar

The oldest fabric of India-Khadi and it’s impact and usage by contemporary designers

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(Inputs by- Seema Kalavadia founder of Sparsh) What role Khadi plays in your collection? Since the inception of my label ‘SPARSH’, Khadi has been the heart of my every creation. I am highly fascinated with its uniqueness of a wonderful fabric that is skin friendly, woven with utmost respect to the environment and can be used in summer or in winter. For my collections, I research different varieties of Khadi available from time tested artisan groups for fabric weights and qualities. Considering it as one of the most celebrated fabrics in India, using Khadi in collections, makes every garment a…
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01 Mar

Synthesis of agonist molecule by CSIR-IICT for COVAXIN

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New Delhi: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)’s constituent laboratories have been working relentlessly in partnership with industry to launch repurposed drugs through process development and conducting clinical trials. CSIR labs have also extensively contributed towards the launching of diagnostic kits including Feluda and Dry Swab Direct RT-PCR method for the screening of SARS-CoV-2. The indigenous vaccine for COVID-19, COVAXIN,developed by Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech, is a highly purified, whole virion, inactivated SARS-CoV2. The vaccine is formulated with Algel-IMDG, which contains chemisorbed TLR7/8 agonist onto aluminium hydroxide gel to generate the requisite type of immune responses. Owing to the…
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01 Mar

AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial opens in India

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New Delhi: AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) has been expanded into India, with the first patients recruited last week to the first two sites, Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana in Punjab and Sterling Multispecialty Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra. Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand, and some neighboring islands. ASCOT has partnered with the George Institute for Global Health to oversee the trial in India given its substantial experience operating clinical trials in the country with a presence in 21 states.George Institute for Global Health is an independent medical research institute headquartered in Australia with offices in China,…
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