Tag: IIT Madras
IIT Madras designed trial shows efficacy of Indomethacin drug in mild...
This research work promises a new line of treatment for mild COVID-19 infection as Indomethacin is an affordable drug and the findings of this Research have recently been published in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal Nature Scientific Reports
IIT Madras researchers develop India’s first indigenous Polycentric Prosthetic Knee
It is priced affordably to reach the masses and aims to improve overall quality of life of users, making them an integral part of society and empowering them to face the daily challenges in life
IIT Madras-led team identifies gene variation that increases risk of metabolic...
They found that 15% of Indian & other South Asian populations had this variation & that people carrying this variant are 1.5 times more likely to have hypertension, Type-2 Diabetes, coronary artery disease
IIT Madras, Krea University study suggests ways to boost medicine supply...
Conducted in TN, Kerala, Odisha, and Punjab, the study identified key operational, logistic & infrastructural challenges in drug delivery system & suggested measures to address medicine shortage
IIT Madras researchers develop latest technologies to empower people with hearing...
Funded by Sony Pictures Networks India through its CSR initiative, ‘Vibe’ will generate vibration & LED light inputs for pre-identified sounds like Doorbell while ‘iGest’ will recognize gestures & provide audio output through a smartphone, helping people with cerebral palsy to communicate
New coalition to maintain & preserve COVID-19 data
The new coalition of academic Institutions and Semantic Web India will continue updating the data from today and make it available at a new website, www.incovid19.org
IIT Madras & MIT scientists grow human brain tissues from a...
Objective is to observe brain tissues while they grow & develop, a technology that can potentially accelerate medical & therapeutic discoveries for diseases such as cancer & neurological disorders...........
IIT Madras researchers study the high transmission potential of Coronavirus
Studying the SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, using various computational tools, the team set out to understand how spike proteins of these different virus strains interact with the human cells.....................
IIT Madras researchers discover ways to boost efficacy of HIV-AIDS drugs
The pressing need for better drugs to combat drug-resistant HIV strains led researchers to delve into molecular structure of protease to identify weak sites that can offer a handle for better inhibitor development...............................
IIT Madras researchers develop nano-coated magnesium alloys to repair bone fractures
The team has shown results in treating rabbits and is exploring funding opportunities for applications in Humans as Magnesium is the 4th abundant metal in the body and is known to accelerate the healing of bones................