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Single dose of this drug could improve memory

Methylene blue is used to treat methemoglobinemia, a blood disorder in which oxygen is unable to release effectively to body tissues, and as a surgical stain.
 

Jun 28, 2016, 15:45 PM IST

Horrific! 8-year-old boy dead after being administered nitrous oxide instead of oxygen!

The operation theatre has been sealed post Ayush's death and the hospital has been called out for its negligence. An FIR has also been lodged.

May 30, 2016, 18:09 PM IST

Shocking! In Madhya Pradesh, child dies after given nitrous oxide instead of oxygen

A technician from a private company, Rajendra Choudhary, who was responsible for fitting the gas supply pipeline, has been booked.

May 30, 2016, 06:03 AM IST

Space dust reveals facts about ancient Earth's atmosphere!

The ancient Earth's upper atmosphere contained about the same amount of oxygen as today and that a methane haze layer separated this oxygen-rich upper layer from the oxygen-starved lower atmosphere.

May 16, 2016, 11:05 AM IST

Study shows how oxygen can kill DNA

Human mutations in a gene encoding the DHTKD1 protein result in a range of neurological disturbances. On molecular level, the mutations cause accumulation of the reactive oxygen species (ROS) and degradation products of lysine and tryptophan, said the study published recently in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 

Apr 06, 2016, 14:24 PM IST

Protective magnetic field helped life begin on Earth

 Not just water and oxygen, life thrived on early Earth thanks to another necessary ingredient: the presence of a protective magnetic field.

Mar 17, 2016, 13:48 PM IST

Indian-origin engineer discovers ground breaking 2D semi-conducting material

The semi-conductor, made of the elements tin and oxygen or tin monoxide (SnO) by the associate professor Ashutosh Tiwari-led team is a layer of 2D material only one atom thick, allowing electrical charges to move through it much faster than conventional 3D materials such as silicon. 

Feb 15, 2016, 18:01 PM IST

DNA: Siachen survivor Hanumanthappa still critical, say doctors

Siachen avalanche miracle survivor Hanumnathappa Koppad's condition has deteriorated as he is still in coma, the latest medical bulletin issued by Delhi's Army Research and Referral Hospital's doct

Feb 11, 2016, 00:10 AM IST

DNA: How soldiers are being trained for avalanche rescue

Zee Media Exclusive report on how our soldiers are being trained for avalanche rescue

Feb 11, 2016, 00:09 AM IST

Siachen survivor Hanumanthappa still in coma

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Feb 10, 2016, 20:53 PM IST

US scientists create efficient hydrogen biofuel

Scientists at a US university have created a highly efficient biomaterial that catalyses the formation of hydrogen -- one half of the "holy grail" of splitting H2O to make hydrogen and oxygen for fuelling cheap and efficient cars that run on water.

Jan 07, 2016, 00:47 AM IST

Earth had enough oxygen before animals appeared

It's a known fact that oxygen is crucial for the existence of animals on Earth, but did you know that an increase in oxygen level did not apparently lead to the rise of the first animals.

Jan 05, 2016, 13:21 PM IST

Seven hearty steps to keep heart risk at bay

Seven healthy measures that can help you keep your heart safe and sound.

Dec 23, 2015, 13:48 PM IST

New method makes respiratory diseases' treatment easy

In a first, a research team has succeeded in producing 3D images showing oxygen and carbon dioxide transport in the lungs, thus providing hope for better treatment of respiratory diseases.

Dec 20, 2015, 23:21 PM IST

Researchers produce renewable fuel from bio-oil

In a first, researchers have produced renewable fuel from pyrolysis bio-oil, a synthetic fuel being considered a substitute for petroleum.

Dec 19, 2015, 15:59 PM IST

Rise in oxygen gave breath of life to evolution

According to a recent study, the 'explosion' of animal life on Earth may have taken place after slow rise of oxygen.

Dec 19, 2015, 09:44 AM IST

Investing in simple diagnostic tests can save many lives

Investing resources in some of the simplest diagnostic tests could save thousands of lives and end disease epidemics in the developing world, say scientists from the Imperial College London.

Dec 06, 2015, 13:55 PM IST

Global warming could cause fall in oxygen on Earth, mass mortality: Study

According to researchers, falling oxygen levels caused by global warming could be a greater threat to the survival of life on Earth than flooding.

Dec 02, 2015, 13:41 PM IST

Ocean warming blamed for North Pacific dead zones

 Abrupt ocean warming at the end of the last ice age was linked to the sudden onset of low-oxygen, hypoxic, conditions that led to vast marine dead zones in the North Pacific, new research has found.

Nov 22, 2015, 11:45 AM IST

A whiff from blue-green algae gave oxygen to Earth

 Oxygen on Earth emerged in whiffs from a kind of blue-green algae in shallow oceans around 2.5 billion years ago, helping the origin of life with enough oxygen around to inhale, shows significant research from Canadian and US scientists.

Nov 21, 2015, 12:43 PM IST