The Government of India is supporting the indigenous development of high-powered Magnetron technology used mainly for cancer radiation therapy. The innovative technology has the potential to treat even a 2 mm diameter brain tumor with precision radiation with very little side-effects.

The National Institutes of Health has recommended that infants should be exposed to peanuts in order to prevent them from developing peanut allergies. A new study has also revealed that people with less access to health-related information are not aware of this guideline issued by the NIH.

Researchers have revealed that hot weather can significantly impact the income of people who work in the outdoors for a living such as agriculture. The loss in income leads to food insecurity in their households in just a matter of days.

AFYS3G has introduced its Code Reader for Single Tubes Delta10. Comprising of two scanning positions, the code reader provides fast and precise reading for 1D barcodes and 2D Data-Matrix codes.

Lonza has successfully completed the expansion of its bioconjugation facility in Visp, Switzerland. The plant now includes two manufacturing suites along with supporting infrastructure which will help the firm to meet the growing demand for bioconjugates.

Researchers have concluded in a study that people who start smoking before the age of 20 have a difficult time to let go off the addiction as compared to people who begin smoking post the age of 20. The researchers have also suggested governments to increase the legal age to purchase cigarettes to 22 years or higher.

Researchers combined records of nuclear fallout from atomic tests present in ocean sediments and coral skeletons. These records show a clear change in the ocean environment before, during and after a period of worldwide atomic testing, which the researchers have defined as marking the beginning of the Anthropocene.

Researchers claim that by using the reverse-pressure sterilization method, one can produce less-allergenic shrimps which can help prevent a severe allergic reaction towards people suffering from seafood allergies.

In June 2018, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft retrieved samples from asteroid Ryugu and successfully returned them to Earth. Researchers at Tohoku University have analysed the samples and identified what they believe may be the oldest solids from the solar system that have thus far become available for study.

Researchers have developed a novel way to detect whether a person follows a Mediterranean diet using a blood test and, applying this method, have shown that a Mediterranean diet is associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes.