Robert Lefkowitz, Brian Kobilka win chemistry Nobel

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012 was awarded jointly to Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka"for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors" The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciencesawarded the Nobel......

Balding? You HAVE to read this

Here's some good news for those who fear turning bald with every strand of hair they lose - US scientists have successfully pinpointed a molecule that triggers hair follicle growth in mice, paving......

Stressed out children face brain damage

Children who face extreme stress conditions are vulnerable to brain damage, suggests a study in the United States. A study by Stanford University School of Medicine and the Lucile Packard......

NRI's doctor's book makes waves in US

Stanford University medical professor Abraham Verghese is getting ready for another bout of book tours, this time for his bestselling novel Cutting for Stone's paperback edition. The novel, set in......

India, Stanford to collaborate

Stanford University in California has launched a partnership with the Indian government to establish a new training programme. The Stanford-India Biodesign will help create the next generation of......

MIT Technovator awards for 15 Indians

Fifteen achievers of Indian origin from various fields of academic interest have been chosen for this year's Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan's Global Indus Technovators Awards.The......

'Whatever we do, we have to make an impact'

'Professors can teach even when they are 90 because they don't lose their skill with words. Go deeper and there's spirituality in it,' Dr Swati Piramal tells Pavan Lall. Illustrations: Dominic......

Anil Agarwal donates $1 bn for varsity

Anil Agarwal, chairman, Vedanta Resources Plc, is keen to establish a world class, multi-disciplinary university in India, with a vision to developing India's education and research......