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No more painful needles: BITS scientists develop Rs 400 device that can detect diabetes through sweat

BITS Scientists have developed a portable system that uses 3D printing technology to analyze glucose and lactate levels in sweat samples. The device, which can be connected to smartphones, eliminates the need for blood samples to assess glucose levels and can detect lactate concentration using sweat samples. The researchers are currently working on a wearable version of the device.

India second-most improved Asian country in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023

India’s highest-ranked university is Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences for Dentistry (13 th globally, up 5 places); the only Indian university to achieve perfect score (100/100) in both Citations per Paper and H Index (a way of measuring both the productivity and impact of the published work of a scientist or scholar)

By 2070, 50% of India’s mangroves will shift or vanish due to climate change: Study

Dr Subhash Babu, first Indian scientist to be awarded Bailey K. Ashford Medal

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) is the world's largest scientific organization in tropical medicine, and the medal is awarded annually to one or more mid-career-investigators for distinguished work in tropical medicine.

Can consumption of ultraprocessed foods lead to premature deaths? Here's what you need to know

Researchers found that increased consumption of these foods was linked to more than 10% of all-cause premature, preventable deaths in Brazil in 2019.

Chronic depression can hurt your brain. Timely treatment can lower risk of dementia, says study

In some cases, dementia can affect people in their 30s, 40s and 50s.

Apple Watch's atrial fibrillation detection technology isn't foolproof, says study

It still has a long way to go in detecting A-fib in patients with pre-existing heart disease.

ISA, Elsevier launch journal Solar Compass at COP26

ISA's vision is for a rapid increase in solar energy usage, so that the global community can achieve an ambitious goal of net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century, in order to limit the global temperature, rise to 1.50 Celsius.

20 Indian scientists feature in Stanford University created global database

The CDRI scientists include Shrikant R. Mulay, Atul Kumar, Koneni V. Sashidhara, Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Manish K. Chourasia, Rakesh Maurya, A.K. Saxena and Prem M.S. Chauhan and from NBRI, B.N. Singh and Debasish Chakraborty have made it to the top.

Explained: How DeFi could one day liberate finance

Decentralised finance, or DeFi for short, is a system in which customers can access financial products directly on a decentralised blockchain network, without the need for middlemen such as banks and brokerages.

NEERI-KFT, an Ayurvedic poly-herbal drug, can help damaged kidney recover: Study

The herbal medicine extracted from plants has been found to correct oxidative.

Study reveals live phone calls effective than pre-recorded public messages during Covid-19

The lab that conducts research on the well-being of workers and productivity of firms in labour incentive industries surveyed 914 women migrant workers in Bengaluru's garment factories on the mental health consequences of risk communication during the pandemic last year.

Proposed e-commerce rules explained

In today’s ETtech Top 5 newsletter: A two-minute explainer of India’s proposed e-commerce rules, European Union hands a win and loss to Google, and Unacademy’s Graphy announces Rs 100-crore fund for creators.

EU top court hands win to YouTube in user copyright fight

The case marks the latest development in a long-running battle between Europe's $1 trillion creative industry and online platforms

Some Ayurvedic formulations can be effective in managing post-COVID-19 hyperglycemia

According to experts, a global study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Journal found that at least 14.4 per cent of hospitalised patients reported onset of diabetes, causing dysfunctioning of glucose metabolism resulting into hyperglycaemia after recovery.

Wiley remains committed to expand open access offerings in 'legally, sustainable' way

"We believe that the trends point our industry towards a more open future, where Gold open access, preprints, and transparency of data, methods and peer-review will continue to grow in importance and amplify the impact of research globally," Wiley India MD Vikas Gupta said.

25 Indian programmes in top-100 in QS World University Rankings by Subject

Three and a half years after the inception of India’s Institutes of Eminence policy, none of the ten public Institutes of Eminence have increased their representation among the global top-100 in the eleventh edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Caves unravel how Silk Route traders survived Ladakh cold

​Ladakh had been the convergence point between central and south Asia when the Silk Route was thriving. The 60-day journey on the Ladakh route linking Amritsar (Northwest India) and Yarkand (Southwest China) on the Silk Route was employed by merchants until the late 18th-- 19th century.

Indo Gangetic plain global hotspot of atmospheric ammonia: IIT Kharagpur study

The study titled "Record high levels of atmospheric ammonia over India: Spatial and temporal analyses" has also been published in the international Elsevier journal "Science of the Total Environment".

LexisNexis eyes acquisitions to expand in India

Part of Reed Elsevier group, LexisNexis Legal & Professional serves customers in more than 175 countries with 10,000 employees worldwide.

LexisNexis India takes over Universal Law Publishing

Anglo-Dutch law publishing house LexisNexis has bought over its Delhi-based rival Universal Law Publishing for an undisclosed amount.

E-books provides opportunity to diversify industry: Publishers

With major publishing giants making available books and content online, industry stalwarts say they do not see E-books as a threat but as an opportunity.