Lab notes: New study shows that air pollution significantly increases diabetes risk

India already accounts for nearly half of the world’s diabetes burden with 72 million afflicted people in 2017.

Raghu Murtugudde

· Yesterday · 05:30 am

Lab notes: Only optimal levels of a cell division protein allows the tuberculosis pathogen to grow

Both increasing and decreasing amounts of this protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis hampers its growth and division

Ratneshwar Thakur

· Aug 31, 2018 · 05:30 am

Lab notes: Gut bacteria are a reservoir of drug resistance genes, finds study

The most abundant resistant genes were the ones associated with resistance to tetracycline.

Divya Khatter

· Aug 27, 2018 · 05:30 am

Lab notes: Scientists decipher how the Japanese encephalitis virus enters brain cells

Infection occurs when viral attachment proteins interact with cellular membrane proteins of host cells.

Yogesh Sharma

· Aug 17, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Lab notes: Scientists develop dipstick urine test to predict drug response in alcoholic hepatitis

Not all patients of severe alcoholic hepatitis respond to corticosteroid therapy that is currently available and run a high risk of infection.

Dinesh C Sharma

· Aug 09, 2018 · 05:30 am

Lab notes: Scientists identify the zika virus protein that causes microcephaly in infants

The team discovered that the envelope protein of the virus promotes premature but faulty neuron formation.

Pankaj Seth

· Aug 01, 2018 · 05:30 pm

Lab notes: A new low-cost, light-weight prosthetic knee joint for better gait

Polycentric designs offer several biomechanical advantages and, as a result, are increasingly popular.

Jyoti Singh

· Jul 23, 2018 · 05:30 am

Lab notes: Vitamin D deficiency may be linked to diabetes risk in pre-diabetic women

A new study shows that 68.8 % women are vitamin D deficient while almost 26% have been marked as vitamin D insufficient.

PK Mukherjee

· Jul 04, 2018 · 05:30 am

Lab notes: Biopolymer microneedles can make vaccinations almost pain free

Scientists have developed microneedles that, unlike syringe needles, do not cause much injury as they are minimally invasive.

Yogesh Sharma

· Jun 06, 2018 · 06:30 pm

Lab notes: Study finds clues to the mechanisms that help and hinder Parkinson’s

The study has shown it is possible to monitor early events of the protein aggregation pathway that causes the disease.

Sunderarajan Padmanabhan

· Jun 01, 2018 · 05:30 am

Lab notes: The key to a leptospirosis vaccine may be protein in the pathogen

Researchers have identified small parts of proteins as potential vaccine candidates that can elicit a strong immune response.

Shikha T Malik

· May 18, 2018 · 05:30 am

Lab notes: Electro-chemical method to detect chronic kidney disease early

Detection of CKD is often serendipitous and is normally detected by hospital-based urine and blood tests.

Umashankar Mishra

· May 08, 2018 · 05:30 am