Repurposing

Rajasekhara Reddy, Executive Director (Mines), NLCIL and Dr. Annapurna Vancheswaran, Managing Director, TNC India exchanging the MoU document in the presence of Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NLCIL in Neyveli.…

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions discovered that the rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin can potentially be repurposed to improve diabetes-associated symptoms. The study, which was conducted in mice,…

MSU researchers are using big data and AI to identify current drugs that could be applied to treat new COVID-19 variants. Finding new ways to treat the novel coronavirus and its ever-changing variants has been a challenge for researchers,…

Epigenetic drugs that have shown promise in cancer trials significantly reduce scarring in the cells of patients with scleroderma, an incurable and life-threatening autoimmune disease, a new study shows. Scleroderma is a chronic disease…

It goes without saying that all Indian women adore their silk sarees. The silk saree with its diverse materials and a wide range of designs and colours is a major fashion statement. However, as trends shift, we move on to the current look,…

Several FDA-approved drugs -- including for type 2 diabetes, hepatitis C and HIV -- significantly reduce the ability of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 to replicate in human cells, according to new research led by scientists at Penn State.…

In a world that was, a few years ago, dominated by a concept known as Fast Fashion, methods of sustainability are finding spaces wide enough to exert influence over a populace. As a result, concepts like thrift shopping and repurposing…

While only a mere 4% of the atmosphere, carbon dioxide plays a vital role in sustaining life on our planet. However, if this delicate balance is disrupted, excess carbon dioxide can pose a formidable threat to our environment and the living…

New Delhi As Diwali nears, most households would have already got down to cleaning every square centimetre of the home. And the youngsters who get stuck in this swachhta abhiyan can be often heard complaining: ‘Mummy, ab toh bas karo…

Hyundai Motor Company has launched the third annual iteration of “Re:Style,” an upcycling fashion project that uses materials discarded during the automobile manufacturing process and illuminates the company’s sustainable…