Breast cancer passed down in families may be preventable by the medication Denosumab, which is undergoing a five-year study in Austria.


Familial breast cancer may be preventable by medication


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A centre for promoting alternatives to use of animal for experiments was launched on Thursday at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) here.


Hyderabad centre to phase out animals as 'guinea pigs'


More than half a million children in the UK were not given a crucial measles jab between 2010 and 2017, an analysis by children's charity the Unicef reveals.


Half a million UK children missed measles jab


A world-renowned US geophysicist is highly disappointed that India denied him a visa to attend a three-day international conference at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, that began on Thursday.


Visa denial irks US scientist


What makes our decisions morally just or objectionable? It is the brain activity that is responsible for the differences in our moral behaviour, reveals a new study.


Moral decisions linked to brain activity: Study


DNA from 13th century remains buried in a pit in Lebanon is shedding light on the lives of Crusader soldiers and how they mixed with the local population, a new study shows.


Skeleton DNA reveals Crusader soldiers' backgrounds


The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has entered into an agreement with Blue Origin to let the Jeff Bezos-owned private space company use a historic test stand for rocket engine test.


Blue Origin, NASA join hands for rocket engine test


Zheng Mengzhu, China's first test-tube baby, gave birth to a boy on Monday, according to the Peking University Third Hospital.


China's first test-tube baby becomes mother


Electorate in Karnataka will not be allowed to carry smart-phones or mobile phones inside the polling booth while going to vote to prevent them from taking selfies or recording videos, an official said on Sunday.


Karnataka bans smart-phones inside polling booths


Challenging a common perception, a new study suggests primitive ponds may have provided a suitable environment for creating Earth's first life forms, more so than oceans.


Life on Earth may have begun in ponds, not oceans


Sharing your best photo showing a detail of Earth on social media with #PictureEarth on Earth Day on April 22, can win you a chance to get that photo featured in NASA videos or composite images.


NASA invites people to share picture on Earth Day


Three out of four smartphones are forecast to have dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) processors by the end of 2022, a Counterpoint Research report said on Friday.


3 in 4 phones to have dedicated AI chips by 2022


In an effort to build resilience against the impact of climate change on wetlands, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have teamed up to map, validate and protect smaller wetlands in the coastal region and restore them through coastal livelihood programmes.


CMFRI, ISRO join hands to protect coastal wetlands


Israel's Beresheet, the first privately-funded mission to the moon, crashed in the last part of its journey, moments before it was supposed to land, the media reported.


Israeli spacecraft crashes minutes before moon landing


Australian researchers have identified a new species of human from remains found in a cave in the Northern Philippines.


New human species identified from Philippines


While several agencies are planning to establish new orbital space stations and send expeditions across the solar system, a team of Russian scientists has found that space radiation could temporarily hinder formation of new cells in brains' memory centres.


Radiation can impact astronauts' memory temporarily


A team of NASA researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist has found the surface inside the International Space Station (ISS) is littered with microbes just like in a gym or office on Earth -- threatening astronauts' health at the orbiting laboratory.


ISS infested with bacteria like gym on Earth: NASA


The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities has announced discovery of a well preserved double graveyard, containing remains of a man, a woman, and 50 mummified birds and animals, including eagles, falcons, ibex, cats and mice.


Two-room tomb with mummified animals found in Egypt


India said on Saturday it is looking to play a role in drafting international laws on different aspects of outer space as a major space faring nation with proven technology such as ground-based direct hit deterrence capability.


Post-ASAT, India sees role in drafting space laws


Biocon's global contract research arm Syngene International has opened a centre for advanced protein studies here as part of the national biopharma mission, the leading biotech firm said on Saturday.


Biocon arm opens centre for protein studies


Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman  G. Satheesh Reddy said on Saturday that there was no possibility of debris from the anti-satellite (ASAT) test conducted by India on March 27 hitting the International Space Station (ISS).

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