Spine Navigation Technology -- an image-based medical technology -- can be the best way to perform delicate and complex spinal surgeries, said doctors on Wednesday.


Spine Navigation Technology can ease surgery complications: Doctors


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President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday condoled the death of distinguished physicist and former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief M.G.K. Menon, terming his demise a "great loss for the country".


President condoles death of M.G.K. Menon


NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agencys April 2021 mission designed to make the first-ever global survey of Earths surface water.


NASA selects SpaceX for launch of global surface water survey probe


Distinguished physicist and former ISRO chief M.G.K. Menon passed away at his residence here on Tuesday. He was 88.


Scientist M.G.K. Menon dies at 88


Higher protein and salt content in our food, as well as the volume consumed, can lead to longer naps, suggests new research.


Salt and protein in food lead to post-meal sleepiness


In a new breakthrough research, Brazilian scientists have developed a new technology that will enable parents to watch their unborn babies grow in realistic three-dimensional immersive visualisation.


Now parents can see their unborn babies in 3D VR models


Turkeys had been domesticated by 400-500 AD, say archaeologists  who unearthed a clutch of domesticated turkey eggs used as a ritual offering 1,500 years ago in Oaxaca, Mexico.


Turkey domestication started 1,500 years ago


Chinese archaeologists have found molecular evidence of the protein keratin in a bird fossil from the Cretaceous Period 130 million years ago, which may provide clues about the colour of feathered dinosaurs and early birds.


Bird fossil in China gives clues to feather colours


Australian scientists have taken a step in the "right direction" to creating a vaccine for the deadly HIV virus.


Australian scientists closer to creating HIV vaccine


Extracts and isolated compounds from avocado seeds can potentially be used as a natural additive incorporated into ready-to-eat foods to control microbes that cause bacterial illness, researchers say.


Avocado extract in food may prevent bacterial illness


A new study suggests that a brain region that integrates emotions and actions appears to undergo accelerated maturation in adolescent girls with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but not in boys with the condition.


Traumatic stress found to affect brains of boys, girls differently


In a breakthrough research, US scientists have identified that early signs of Alzheimer's disease can be detected by looking at the back of patients' eyes.


Eyes can reveal onset of Alzheimer's disease


Planned pregnancy can help 90 per cent of epileptic women deliver healthy babies, said doctors.


Planned pregnancy can help 90% epileptic women have healthy babies


A 29-year-old female having a rare medical problem -- in which patients have an underdeveloped vagina and uterus -- was able to conceive through IVF surrogacy at a city hospital here, doctors said on Friday.


Woman with underdeveloped vagina conceives through IVF surrogacy


India has achieved a milestone of producing the highest number of winners in the Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholarship Programme (MBBISP).


Indians win most international scholarships for rice, wheat research


Space Scientist Anil Bhardwaj of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is among the six winners of the Infosys Prize for this year, announced the software major's foundation on Friday.


Space scientist among six Infosys Prize winners


Australian researchers have developed a revolutionary blood test to diagnose skin cancer much more quickly and efficiently than conventional methods.


Australian scientists develop method to quickly diagnose skin cancer


US researchers have developed a tiny, soft and wearable acoustic sensor that can measure vibrations in the human body, allows monitoring of human heart health as well as recognise speech.


This e-device can monitor heart, recognise speech


India is yet to utilise the benefits of space applications to conserve the marine ecology of the country, according to a British marine scientist.


'India should promote satellite technology in marine ecology'


Viewers would remember having been left awe-struck by Aamir Khan's many science experiments in the 2009 blockbuster '3 Idiots' -- now Sonam Wangchuk, the inspiration behind Aamir Khan's "Phunsukh Wangdu" character in the film, has gained further global recognition bagging the prestigious Rolex Awards for Enterprise 2016.


Leh engineer who inspired '3 Idiots' movie bags global award


Vice President Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said development of scientific and technological research in the universities has remained neglected in our policies.

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