Health in news on May 11

IIT Hyderabad scientists convert fly ash into waterproofing material

Treating fly ash with stearic acid, used in soaps and shampoos, modified the nature of fly ash and helped develop materials with contrasting …

This bio-brick can help cut pollution

Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and KIIT School of Architecture, Bhubaneshwar, have developed bricks from agricultural …

Wayward domesticate: The Hyderabad dog attack is a reminder of India’s flawed stray policy

Notwithstanding thousands of years of camaraderie and the strong dog-human bond, dogs as strays have become a menace to people. They need to be …

Soon, a tear-based screening test for childhood blinding condition

Researchers at LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad have identified a few proteins that cause inflammation in the eye leading to abnormal blood …

Slow downloads, dropped calls? Integration of mobile networks with Wi-Fi may be the answer

Proposed architecture can also be used for high data applications in future

New analysis says Ladakh’s Puga has highest geothermal potential

Study looks at potential quantity of energy that could be extracted from a particular geothermal reservoir

These consumers are funding farmers to make food sustainable

A transformation in the food system is underway with 100 consumers funding traditional millet farmers

Neural networks on portable devices could be a reality soon

Artificial neural networks function the same way as the human nervous system, and are based on interconnected processing elements working …

Hyderabad Floods: The ghosts of dead lakes haunt the city

Absence of infrastructure to drain out a meagre half a metre of rainfall led to mayhem  

Study unearths potential diagnostic markers for male infertility

Eight genes causing infertility identified

Telangana’s heavy showers have sure shot imprint of climate change

Global warming made the cyclonic system that brought rains to the state carry more water than usual

Importance of lakes not realised enough: Flood control chief

Sharad Chandra, director, flood forecast monitoring division, Central Water Commission, spoke to DTE on increasing instances of urban flooding&…

Hyderabad storm water management: Missed potential and way forward

Due to a multiplicity of authorities, the stormwater infrastructure in the city is largely unequipped to handle moderate or extreme rainfall …

People’s rights and status of forest in limbo for 53 years in Andhra Pradesh

The rights of the people were supposed to be settled under Section 4 of the Indian Forest Act; but they were not, eventually