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Scientists discovered DNA switch that can turn off our reactions to allergies.

Promising cancer treatment targets a rare genetic flaw

It could provide life-long protection from diseases like asthma with a single treatment.

6 Jun 2017 12:40 AM IST

Researchers used genetically-engineered human cells and cells from patients bearing a faulty copy of the breast cancer gene BRCA2 to identify how exposure to aldehydes could promote cancer.

Common chemicals in alcohol, shampoos may up cancer risk

Aldehyde, a chemical found in furniture, cosmetics, shampoos and alcohol, could cause cancer, found a study by an...

6 Jun 2017 12:38 AM IST

The material could be grafted onto prosthetic limbs to restore temperature sensing in amputees. (Representational Image)

New technique to make prosthetic limbs feel more natural

The MIT team set out to recreate these agonist-antagonist muscle relationships.

5 Jun 2017 5:33 PM IST

The refurbished Dragon cargo capsule soared into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 5:07 pm (2107 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Elon Musk's Space X blasts off first recycled spaceship to ISS

SpaceX blasted off a shipment of food and supplies for the astronauts living at the International Space Station.

5 Jun 2017 10:09 AM IST

The 25-and-half hour countdown for the launch of GSLV MkIII commenced at 3.58pm at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

ISRO's Fat Boy' to have maiden flight today

Next generation heavy launch vehicle will place GSAT-19 into orbit.

5 Jun 2017 1:35 AM IST

ISRO PSLV-C37 is scheduled for launch at 9.30 am on Wednesday from Sriharikota.

Space capsule with 2 astronauts returns to Earth

Both were extracted from the capsule, which came to rest on its side, within 15 minutes and appeared to be in good...

3 Jun 2017 8:36 PM IST

The 76-tonne fishing boat Daifukumaru capsized in the Sea of Japan just off Shimane prefecture on the western coast early Wednesday morning, leaving one dead and eight missing. (Representational Image)

Indian fishermen try new nets for healthier oceans

No one in 180 villages of Sindhudurg district expected to have problems fishing, after centuries of their families...

3 Jun 2017 1:12 PM IST

The world was a different place when Thomas Pesquet arrived on the International Space Station (ISS) on November 20 for a six-month mission. (Photo: AFP)

Astronauts return after marathon ISS mission

Pesquet and Novitskiy arrived at the station on November 20 for a six-month mission with American Peggy Whitson.

3 Jun 2017 8:04 AM IST

To understand how rainfall on Mars changed over time, the researchers had to consider how its atmosphere has changed.

Ancient lake on Mars harboured diverse microbial life: study

Researchers found that the lake in Mars' Gale Crater was stratified.

2 Jun 2017 6:31 PM IST

The third event was produced by the merger of two black holes, 31 and 19 times as massive as the Sun, forming a larger black hole of about 49 solar masses.

LIGO detects gravitational waves for a third time

The new detection occurred on January 4 this year during the ongoing second observing run of the Advanced LIGO detectors...

2 Jun 2017 10:07 AM IST

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet is due to return to Earth on Friday after a marathon 196-day trip. (Photo: AFP)

Astronauts set to return after marathon ISS mission

Pesquet, 39, and Novitskiy, 45, are due to quit the ISS on Friday morning for a Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft

2 Jun 2017 8:40 AM IST

AAPI or the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin is the largest organisation representing Indian American doctors in the country.

New app to help improve lives of dementia patients

The app developed by researchers at University of Stirling in the UK will address physical aspects of design

1 Jun 2017 8:46 PM IST