R. Prasad
@RPrasad12
Science journalist with nearly three decades of experience. Ph.D from IIT Bombay @RPrasad12.mstdn.science
Aerosol coming from outside was not adding to the pollution already seen in the cities in the northwestern and northern Indo-Gangetic Plain region. Instead, these cities were stopping or diverting the incoming aerosol and moving it around the city sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/16/som…
Drug combinations are resorted to by pharma to push up prices and offload unwanted medication.. @jsa_india Good blog by @lancelot_pinto @RPrasad12
Most antihistamines as generics are inexpensive. But irrational combinations with montelukast sell at 2-4 the cost of an antihistamine alone. The drug combinations are nothing but a sinister way to profiteer from common conditions, writes @lancelot_pinto sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/15/why…
Most antihistamines as generics are inexpensive. But irrational combinations with montelukast sell at 2-4 the cost of an antihistamine alone. The drug combinations are nothing but a sinister way to profiteer from common conditions, writes @lancelot_pinto sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/15/why…
In the controversial 2010 paper on “arsenic life”, the authors did not indulge in misconduct. But 2 failed attempts to replicate the findings proved that contamination was the issue. Paper has been retracted as the key conclusion is based on flawed data sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/25/at-…
Good guys finish last. Here’s why:, In 2018, former IIT Dhanbad Director said that scientific misconduct by Prashant Sharma & Rashmi Madhuri appears serious and may attract major penalty. In April 2021, Prashant Sharma was promoted as Associate Professor sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/23/iit…
On Feb 3, 2025, @CSIR_IND tweeted: “The expert Committee constituted to review the RRs has recommended to increase the upper age limit to 35 years." But CSIR has done nothing to increase the age limit, writes Vijayakumar Samiyappan @AIRSAIndia @AIRSA_Hike sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/21/fiv…
The chemical composition and adverse health effects of particulate matter arising from plastic burning have been poorly understood till now. The IIT Madras study addresses this lacuna by demonstrating what and how these particles impact on health sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/20/inv…
To begin with, the penalty to institutions for retractions will be mild this year, which will become harsh next year and harsher in the future if they continue to have a large number of retractions every year. They may even be black listed for a few yrs sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/19/nir…
The GLP-1 agonists marks a revolution in obesity treatment. Yet, like all revolutions, it comes with both promise and caution. The power of GLP-1 medications lie in responsible, informed use — not blind enthusiasm, write Bhavya Arora and Anoop Misra sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/19/the…
Rafael Nadal turned hate into history. Hated. Adored. Never ignored.
Remarkable study! Evolutionary resilience in peninsular India offers a blueprint for global biodiversity conservation. 🌍
At a time when wild polio type-1 cases are being reported in Pakistan, Afghanistan & cVDPV2 cases are reported from many countries, the decision to wind down the polio surveillance programme in India would undo the hard-gained achievement, writes @grbepi sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/18/dis…
Biodiversity of peninsular India has responded differentially to geoclimatic history, with a few groups remaining unperturbed by these events while others exhibiting varying rates of speciation, write @pragy_r and @Jahnavijoshi2 sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/17/pen…
Biodiversity of peninsular India has responded differentially to geoclimatic history, with a few groups remaining unperturbed by these events while others exhibiting varying rates of speciation, write Pragyadeep Roy and @Jahnavijoshi2 sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/17/pen…
#ImageForensics #FlowCytometry Can you spot some problems here? Find at least two.
If Health Ministry is indeed serious about promoting healthy dietary habits, why has it failed to introduce clear front-of-package labels to caution consumers of food products loaded with fat, sugar and/or salt, and nothing to regulate advertisements? sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/16/tar…
17 lakh babies in India are born each year with birth defects, many of which are due to genetic conditions. 1 in 250 children has a treatable genetic disease. Yet, genetic screening at birth is nonexistent in public sector, write @bani_jolly @vinodscaria sciencechronicle.in/2025/07/14/a-h…