Calum Watson BBC Scotland News Getty Images Scientists in Edinburgh discovered that feline dementia could share many factors with Alzheimer’s in humans Cats develop dementia in a similar way to humans with Alzheimer’s disease, leading to hopes of a breakthrough in research, according to scientists. Experts at the University of Edinburgh carried out a post-mortem … Read more
Image used for representation The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry has launched the WAVEX Startup Challenge 2025, inviting startups across the country to participate in a national hackathon to develop an AI-powered multilingual translation solution to be named ‘BhashaSetu’. “The challenge aims to encourage the development of innovative artificial intelligence tools capable of real-time translation, … Read more
New Delhi: In a boost to scientific advancement aimed at curbing the global threat of drug-resistant infections, researchers from the Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) and France’s Inria Saclay have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system that can recommend effective combinations of existing antibiotics to fight superbugs. Superbugs are germs like bacteria and fungi … Read more
Indore: Indian Institute of Technology, Indore (IIT-I), is developing a Technology Translation Research Park (TTRP) with an aim to enhance digital health solutions and creating a seamless digital health ecosystem in the country. The advanced facility at IIT-I in digital healthcare to be set up under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) will … Read more
London: While type 2 diabetes patients worldwide struggle to determine the most suitable medication from the available options to manage their blood sugar levels, a team of researchers has introduced a groundbreaking tool that could end this long-standing challenge. A team from the University of Exeter, in collaboration with the UK’s public health agency, the … Read more
Bengaluru: Researchers from Bengaluru created a breakthrough wearable device that can detect and adapt to stress, mimicking how the human body processes pain. The innovation, researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) say, could revolutionise health monitoring and enhance human-machine interaction. The human body’s pain response system is remarkably sophisticated. Special sensors … Read more
Science Photo Library A further 11 women’s slides were found to have pre-cancerous changes in the cells when reviewed Eight women whose smear tests were misread by screeners went on to develop cancer, a major review into cervical screening at the Southern Health Trust has found. A further 11 women’s slides were found to have … Read more
New Delhi: Researchers have developed an AI-based tool that can predict episodes of mood disorder in patients using only sleep-wake data recorded by wearable devices such as smartwatches. People suffering from mood disorders, including bipolar disorder, experience long periods of sadness, depression, joy or mania. Mood disorders are closely linked with sleep-wake rhythms with disturbances … Read more
New Delhi: The Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT-Delhi) has achieved global recognition, with its research team winning the prestigious Innovation Award at the 2024 AMR Surveillance Data Challenge. The award-winning project, AMROrbit Scorecard, was spearheaded by Prof Tavpritesh Sethi and Jasmin Kaur. It was chosen from 56 entries across 27 countries in the … Read more
