Globally one billion people live with disabilities, making them the largest minority in the world, said UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner on Monday, while calling on countries and governments to empower them and work for their betterment....
In a major breakthrough, Australian scientists have developed a new drug that offers treatment for people suffering from diabetic retinopathy -- the main cause of blindness from diabetes. The debilitating disease occurs when tiny blood ...
Chinese scientists have designed an implant and self-powered sensor that can help monitor heart failure, a global public health problem in which the heart is incapable of pumping sufficient blood to meet the body's needs. Based on the triboelectric nanogenerator that can convert bio-mechanical energy into ...
It may sound like code language or a password. But no, 22q11.2 is the name of one of the most common chromosomal disorders after Down syndrome. What is 22q11.2? It's caused by a loss or deletion of a small part of chromosome 22 at position q11.2. Hence the name 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. ...
US Vice President Mike Pence has said that President Donald Trump will soon sign...
In an age when children normally discover the thrill of being able to walk by t...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for the treatment ...
Researchers have designed a new nano tool which could become a new way of mining ...
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SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg has died at the age of 57...
