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In Covid-19 cases, 45% of people infected may be asymptomatic: Study

Scientists, including Eric Topol from the Scripps Research Translational Institute in the US, analysed public datasets on asymptomatic infections of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2

Research is at the core for the new UG courses launched by BML Munjal University

Research is at the core for the new UG courses launched by BML Munjal University

SARS antibodies can block coronavirus infection, claim researchers

They experimented with 25 different types of antibodies -- which target specific protein spikes on viruses -- to see if they could prevent cells becoming infected with COVID-19

IIT Kanpur develops low cost personal protection kit to fight Covid-19

These low-cost kits are made of non-porous material and even a small or medium scale factory can manufacture it

IIMs, IITs form consortium to promote entrepreneurship through research

The network will also create a strategic bridge between stakeholders, strengthen the ecosystem and synthesise the knowledge that is in silos among different groups

NIT Trichy alumni commit $3 mn for alma mater's research work, scholarships

The effort is to create several PhD scholars from the institute, in areas like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Internet of Things

Samsung to recruit 1,200 engineers from IITs, BITS for India R&D this year

The South Korean giant hired 1,000 engineers last year from top engineering colleges including IITs, NITs and IIIT, giving a thrust to New-Age domains like AI, IoT, Machine Learning among other things

IISc to set up research park to help start-ups with infra, finances

The research park will come up with Rs 50-crore investment

Stuck in ice, dodging polar bears, all for science

A German research icebreaker with 100 scientists and crew members has been adrift in the frozen Central Arctic since October

DEFCC Bihar Recruitment 2019: Apply for Senior Research Fellow, other posts

DEFCC is looking for candidates to fill the posts of Senior Research Fellow, Junior Research Fellow and Research Associates III. From qualification criteria to salary, here are all important details

Does "clean eating" lead to eating disorders?

"Clean eating" is perceived as highly positive by young people but this optimistic impression of "clean diet" may signal a risk for eating disorders, researchers have claimed.The study was published in the 'Journal of Eating Disorders'.Definitions of "clean eating" typically include elements such as eating local, real, organic, plant-based, home-cooked foods, but frequently also touts more extreme strategies, like eliminating gluten, grains or dairy.Trendy, "clean eating" diets are often highlighted on social and popular media, typically by non-expert celebrities, but there is no scientific consensus around what constitutes "clean eating."The study's results "highlight the need to train consumers to better distinguish between trustworthy and fraudulent sources of information on nutrition and health behaviours," said Suman Ambwani, a noted scholar in the field of disordered eating and associate professor of psychology at Dickinson College.Ambwani and a team of researchers asked nearly .

"Rise in regulatory inspections is good for analytical equipment industry"

In this interview, Amit Chopra, MD, Thermo Fisher Scientific India, analyses growth of the industry

Female researchers paid 14% less than men: Study

Difference in earnings persists in spite of the fact that the quality of research of females does not differ from that of males