Umesh Prasad

Umesh Prasad is a researcher-communicator who excels at synthesizing peer-reviewed primary studies into concise, insightful, and well-sourced public articles. A specialist in knowledge translation, he is driven by a mission to make science inclusive for non-English speaking audiences. Toward this goal, he founded “Scientific European,” this innovative, multilingual, open-access digital platform. By addressing a critical gap in global science dissemination, Prasad acts as a key knowledge curator whose work represents a sophisticated new era of scholarly journalism, bringing the latest research to the doorstep of common people in their native languages.

Levofloxacin for preventive treatment of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR TB)

Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) affects half a million people each year.  Levofloxacin is advised for preventive treatment based on observational data, however evidence...

PROBA-3: the first ever “Precision formation flying” Mission   

ESA’s PROBA-3 mission, which lifted off on ISRO’s PSLV-XL rocket on 5 December 2024, is a “solar eclipse-making" two satellite formation of occulter and...

Genital Herpes Infection Affects Over 800 million people  

A recent study has estimated disease frequency of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections and genital ulcer disease (GUD). The estimates suggest that about 846...

Urine Test for Early Detection of Lung Cancer 

Researchers have developed a urine test that can detect lung cancer at an early stage using a novel approach. It uses an injectable protein...

Progress in Antiproton Transportation  

Big Bang produced equal amounts of matter and antimatter which should have annihilated each other leaving behind an empty universe. However, matter survived and...

When did Alphabetic Writing Start?  

One of key milestones in the story of human civilisation is development of a system of writing based on symbols representing sounds of a...

James Webb (JWST) redefines appearance of Sombrero galaxy (Messier 104)  

In the new mid-infrared image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, the Sombrero galaxy (technically known as Messier 104 or M104 galaxy) appears...

45 Years of Climate Conferences  

From first World Climate Conference in 1979 to COP29 in 2024, the journey of Climate Conferences has been a source of hope. While the...

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