BEFAST is now a Mantra for Brain Stroke patients

M4PNews | Chandigarh Clearly mind it if you are not into exercising and putting all efforts in eating and just eating, then probably your brain may suffer a attack which is popularly known as Brain Stroke. Brain Stroke patients and their relatives need to learn this new mantra to prevent this which is “BEFAST”. Here … Read more

Quick, cost-effective method to identify throat infections in offing

  M4PNews| New Delhi Indian scientists have developed new sensor-based technique for detecting the presence of S. pyogenes bacteria, the most common cause of throat infections. It is claimed to be a quick and cost-effective. The device, a DNA chip-based sensor, consists of a carbon electrode embedded with gold nanoparticles to improve electronic properties. Many … Read more

Spices can help prevent and fight colorectal cancer

Courtesy: India Science News M4PNews|Delhi Spices make our food tasty. Now we have another reason to enjoy them more often. A group of Indian scientists have found that cardamonin, a chemical found in cardamom and other edible plants like ginger and peppercorn, is effective in preventing and controlling colorectal cancer in mice. Researchers at the … Read more

New device may help reduce neonatal mortality

  Courtesy: India Science News M4PNews | Shillong India had a neonatal mortality rate of 25.4 per 1,000 live birth last year. In other words, an average of little more than 25 children out of 1,000 live births died within 28 days of their births. It is significantly more than the global average of 19 … Read more

Tsunami forecast set to move to the next level

Courtesy: India Science News M4PNews | Shillong Disaster management authorities are all set to get a new tool to handle tsunamis. They will be able to know how far the waves will move into the land at different places along the Indian coast. This will mark a significant jump from the present forecasting system which … Read more

A place in Punjab where with all scarcity farmers are happy

By Taruni Gandhi M4PNews They say it true that Scarcity creates Value and this quote is apt for the District Hoshiarpur situated Village Kandi . Kandi which means a place where water availability is quite low. Isn’t it strange that where a village name is based on water scarcity, there farmers are quite happy with … Read more

How checklist culture of ISRO can help cut errors in emergency rooms

By Dinesh C Sharma at India Science News   M4PNews|Delhi Saving a life in an emergency room of a hospital can be as tough and challenging as launching a rocket. Both situations involve great team effort, quick decision making and precise working of machines. Even smallest of human or equipment error could be disastrous in … Read more

Finally, antiviral drug for dengue in the offing

Courtesy: India Science Wire M4PNews|Delhi The war against dengue could soon get a new weapon. Scientists at the New Delhi-based International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) are in the final stages of developing a new antiviral that promises to tackle all the four types of dengue virus. Disclosing this, Naveen Khanna senior scientist … Read more

New vaccine against TB on the horizon

Courtesy: India Science Wire M4PNews|Delhi Scientists hope to have a formidable weapon against tuberculosis in the form of a new vaccine very soon. Called VPM 1002, the vaccine is based on the BCG vaccine that is in use. Only, it promises to be more powerful and efficacious. BCG provides protection to children and not to … Read more

Stem cell discovery in fruit flies may help understand muscle disorders in humans

Courtesy: India Science Wire M4PNews| Delhi Indian researchers are trying to understand the mystery of muscle related problems like Muscle Dystrophy, a progressive muscle disorder where muscles fail to recover after damage, using advances in stem cell science. At the National Center for Biological Sciences-TIFR, Bangalore, researchers have discovered a new population of stem cells … Read more

Dec 08, 2025 10:36 AM IST
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