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PaMZ: High potential drug combo against drug-sensitive and MDR-TB

May 2, 2014

A new drug combination PA-824 + moxifloxacin + pyrazinamide (PaMZ) developed to treat both drug-sensitive and MDR-TB, including those who are HIV positive, is advancing to the crucial Phase III human clinical trial. If successful, the new drug regimen will ..

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Scientists develop an artificial heart

March 23, 2014

The scientists from the Harvard Medical School, Boston developed an artificial heart that can beat in animals. This discovery could be helpful in repairing damaged hearts enabling millions of people around the world live longer, healthier lives. Steps taken by scientists ..

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“HSP90”- New molecule discovered to kill malaria parasite without harming human red blood cells

March 23, 2014

The researchers from the University of Geneva discovered a new molecule HSP90 (Heat Shock Protein 90) that could be effective for the treatment of malaria. HSP90 has the potential to kill malaria parasite without harming human red blood cells. Malaria ..

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“RapiDot Diagnostic Kit” developed by Indian researchers to detect virus in shrimps

March 21, 2014

The Mangalore-based College of Fisheries developed a diagnostic kit for the detection of white spot virus in shrimps. The technology developed with funding assistance from the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi.  About RapiDot Diagnostic Kit ..

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“Oxadiazoles” – New class of Antibiotics discovered

March 15, 2014

The scientists from the University Of Notre Dame, discovered a new class of antibiotics, “Oxadiazoles”, to fight deadly bacteria viz.  Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and other drug-resistant bacteria that threaten public health. Over 1.2 million compounds screened and founded oxadiazole ..

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CAPRISA discovered potent antibodies to neutralize HIV

March 13, 2014

The Center for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) discovered antibodies that are capable of neutralizing HIV strains. It is a remarkable discovery of potent antibodies that could neutralize and kill multiple strains of HIV. Researchers studied ..

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Dr. Madan Babu won the Protein Science Young Investigator Award for 2014

March 1, 2014

An Indian-born scientist, Dr. M Madan Babu won the Protein Science Young Investigator Award for 2014 at Cambridge, UK. He got the award for his effort in the field of biological system and to understand intrinsically disordered proteins and gene regulation ..

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Indian- American Scientist Sangeeta Bhatia developed cheap paper diagnostic for cancer

February 27, 2014

The Indian-American scientist, Ms. Sangeeta Bhatia developed a simple, cheap, paper test that could improve cancer diagnosis rates and help people to get treated earlier. Ms. Bhatia is professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ..

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