Depression is growing among millennials and is now a common mental disorder affecting more than 264 million people of all ages worldwide. According to WHO, roughly 36 percent of the population experiences major depressive episodes
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A New Revolutionary Compound in Male Contraception
Contraceptives are an effective way of reducing unwanted pregnancies and abortion. The market is filled with oral contraceptive pills for women; however, men have no options. A new research study at Lundquist Institute has identified
Read moreOPTOGENETICS is the FUTURE
Optogenetics is a medical technique in which light is used to control neurons that have been genetically modified to express light-sensitive ion channels. Karl Deisseroth coined the term Optogenetics. Optogenetics is a neuromodulation method that
Read moreDetection of COVID-19 Using Smartphone Cameras
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread like wildfire and affected millions of people, a big hurdle that governments worldwide had to face was the shortage of Rapid testing kits. Due to mass infection, people had to
Read moreCRISPR – Molecular Scissors
Genome editing has been in development since the 1970s since there have been technologies for gene sequencing, gene copying, and gene manipulating. But the invention of CRISPR has been a breakthrough in gene-editing. It helps
Read moreAnti-solar cells will now generate electricity even at night
With a steep increase in population across the planet, electric power shortage has become a significant issue. Solar energy has now been accepted as a widespread process to generate electricity. The US department of energy
Read moreGreen tea to be used as “Remote Control” in treating Diabetes
Green tea is a promising beverage for people looking for health benefits since ancient years. Green tea contains various flavonoids, amino-acid theanine, catechins, protocatechuic acid and other metabolites that are beneficial for humans. Now, researches
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