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May 24, 2013

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By : Ravi Kumar

May 24, 2013

Become iron woman, eat veggies

it is good to eat as many as vegetables and fruits (totally vegetarian), but my aurvedic doctor asked me to stop eating every...

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May 23, 2013

Vitamin C could be panacea for drug-resistant TB

Standard texts mention perepheral role of nutrition in therapy of tuberculosis.Perhaps this is done to emphasise the role of...

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Drug booster

Issue: : 2013-5-31

Anti-fungal medicine can make malaria drugs deadlier

Gut reaction

Issue: : 2013-4-30

Malarial parasite’s food chamber reveals secret of its survival

Dark secret is out

Issue: : 2013-3-15

How black fever parasite develops drug resistance

Pesticide guard

Issue: : 2012-12-31

Plant hormone can protect rice from toxic effects of chemicals

Waste to wealth

Issue: : 2012-11-30

Pomegranate peel can be used to make gold and silver nanoparticles

Check for chikungunya

Issue: : 2012-11-15

In a first, Indian scientists develop vaccine against the disease

Honeytrap

Issue: : 2012-10-31

Chemical lures mosquitoes towards insecticides

Green way to recycle paper

Issue: : 2012-10-15

Bacterial enzymes can replace chemicals in recycling

Plastic from weed

Issue: : 2012-9-30

Water hyacinth can be used to make biodegradable polymer

Nano arsenic mop

Issue: : 2012-9-15

Alumina nanoparticles can better adsorb the heavy metal

Arsenic eyes rice nutrients

Issue: : 2012-8-15

The heavy metal can disrupt amino acid synthesis in the grain

Futuristic microwave shield

Issue: : 2012-8-15

Indian scientists develop novel material to block radiation

Green Revolution’s hidden toll

Issue: : 2012-6-15

Diabetes, obesity, malaria, Japanese Encephalitis and more

Big size, bigger benefits

Issue: : 2012-4-30

Brown rice of shorter size accumulates more arsenic

E-waste toxins in mum’s milk

Issue: : 2012-4-15

Urban people more at risk

Vitamin shield

Issue: : 2012-3-31

Eat lots of fruits and vegetables to lessen pesticides’ effects

See it’s easy

Issue: : 2012-3-15

Simple ways to detect arsenic and fluoride contamination in water

Oilfree, naturally

Issue: : 2012-2-15

Biosurfactants from bacteria help filter wastewater

Watch before you eat

Issue: : 2012-1-31

Air pollution contributes to heavy metals in vegetables

Fungal friend

Issue: : 2012-1-15

Carotenoid in a fungi keeps heart diseases, cancer at bay

Almond’s killer instinct

Issue: : 2011-12-31

Nanoparticles prepared from the nut can help treat cancer

Agent B483

Issue: : 2011-12-31

Bacteria in mangrove forests can eliminate mosquitoes

Lab on a chip

Issue: : 2011-12-15

It can replace large, timeconsuming diagnostic tools

Pesticide test in 60 minutes

Issue: : 2011-11-15

It can make monitoring market samples easy

Silk route to healthy joints

Issue: : 2011-11-15

Scientists grow cartilage tissue from silkworm protein

Herbal warfare against dengue

Issue: : 2011-10-15

Nichinda leaves can combat dengue and filariasis

A friendly graphene

Issue: : 2011-8-31

It can widen the use of nanotechnology in healthcare

Hey, let’s twist

Issue: : 2011-8-15

Arm-twisted nanotubes to dispose of nuclear waste

Superbug in the making

Issue: : 2011-7-15

Cholera bacteria exhibit high resistance to drugs

Making of drought-proof gram

Issue: : 2011-6-15

Proteins that help chickpea fight dehydration identified

Where is antimatter?

Issue: : 2011-6-15

Scientists create heaviest antimatter. It will help understand evolution of the universe

A nano cure for cancer

Issue: : 2011-4-30

Early detection made possible

Soil as seismic radar

Issue: : 2011-4-15

Chemical changes in the soil hold clues

Soapnut, a mosquito repellent

Issue: : 2011-3-31

It inhibits growth of larvae and pupae of mosquitoes

Ozone stress

Issue: : 2010-10-31

Wheat yield in danger

Fungal wand

Issue: : 2010-9-30

How to get maximum out of antioxidants in soy

Stop replication

Issue: : 2010-8-15

Viral genome reveals the way to check attacks on tassar

Homoeopathy goes nano

Issue: : 2010-7-15

Anti-cancer potential of yellow jessamine can be enhanced

Jute claims

Issue: : 2010-3-31

Delicacies from its leaves relieve arsenic poisoning

Poison saves

Issue: : 2010-2-15

A snake bite for every joint pain, say scientists

Ignorance is low IQ, cancer

Issue: : 2009-12-31

PCBs, dioxins write the fate of people living near a dumpsite

Grow a curry leaf plant

Issue: : 2009-12-15

And control type 2 diabetes

Business in typhoid

Issue: : 2009-9-15

Menadione v microtubule

Issue: : 2009-8-15

Coastal blender

Issue: : 2009-7-15

Papain has a new source

Issue: : 2009-6-30

What next?

Issue: : 2009-6-15

Free the polyphenols

Issue: : 2009-5-31

Bone again

Issue: : 2009-5-15

Detecting proteins

Issue: : 2009-4-30

Iron out arsenic

Issue: : 2009-4-15

More than just a drink

Issue: : 2009-3-31

Painkiller's ulcerous trail

Issue: : 2009-2-15

Eat your oranges

Issue: : 2009-1-31

Acid that cures

Issue: : 2008-11-30

Weak gene

Issue: : 2008-10-31

Non-toxic cancer treatment

Issue: : 2008-9-30

Root therapy

Issue: : 2008-9-15

Heavy damage

Issue: : 2008-8-31

Beating the cholera bug

Issue: : 2008-8-15

Natural healing

Issue: : 2008-7-31

Bug love

Issue: : 2008-7-15

Geologists get new tool to manage multiple data

Issue: : 2008-6-30

Better disposal mechanism for plastics

Issue: : 2008-5-31

Nanoparticles make bone implant long lasting

Issue: : 2008-5-15

Silk care to protect skin from UV rays

Issue: : 2008-4-15

Cancer in Kolkata air

Issue: : 2008-3-31

Disinfectants pollute water

Issue: : 2008-2-29

Bile helps fight cholera

Issue: : 2008-2-15

Eco-friendly printing ink from vegetable oil

Issue: : 2008-1-15

Grain warehouse workers prone to respiratory diseases

Issue: : 2007-12-31

Compound in toad skin could cure liver cancer

Issue: : 2007-11-15

Affordable kit to test for pesticides

Issue: : 2007-9-15

Buffalo protein against cattle diseases

Issue: : 2007-8-31

Bengal wetlands treasure troves of microbes

Issue: : 2007-8-15

Indian camphorweed can cure amoebiasis

Issue: : 2007-7-15

Vitamin C used to assemble gold, silver and platinum nanoparticles

Issue: : 2007-6-30

Scorpion venom may cure blood cancer

Issue: : 2007-6-15

Fish at risk

Issue: : 2007-5-31

Aloe vera helps cure kala-azar

Issue: : 2007-4-30

Protein against peach potato aphid discovered

Issue: : 2007-3-31

Arsenic more toxic for specific gene variation

Issue: : 2007-3-15

Protein from buffalo blood has answer to infertility

Issue: : 2007-1-15

Chemical in curry leaves can cure prostate cancer

Issue: : 2006-12-31

Machine to capture live pictures of atomic motions

Issue: : 2006-12-15

Cloves can cure cancer Study

Issue: : 2006-9-15

Cord blood: Affordable cure for malaria-related anaemia patients

Issue: : 2006-7-15

Cord blood helps malaria-related anaemia patients

Sourcing Shompens

Issue: : 2006-5-31

Hunter-gatherers of Great Nicobar yield evolutionary clues

Fluoride for a meal

Issue: : 2006-5-15

Bacteria to help tackle fluorosis

Sterile charge

Issue: : 2006-3-15

Lead exposure causes infertility in men

Pesticide endangers fish

Issue: : 2005-12-15

Koi decimated, claims study

Anti-pollution software

Issue: : 2005-11-30

To monitor sponge iron units

Activated carbon removes pesticide

Issue: : 2005-9-30

Stemming algal blooms

Issue: : 2005-9-15

Using phytoplankton

Water bug can check filariasis

Issue: : 2005-8-31

Devours larval and pupal stages of the culprit mosquito

Neem cleansing

Issue: : 2005-6-30

Removes dye heavy metals

Bloodthirsty arsenic

Issue: : 2005-3-15

Damages white blood cells

Herbal cure to cancer

Issue: : 2005-2-28

Heavy metals, light target

Issue: : 2005-1-31

A floating plant shows Kolkata wetlands are turning toxic

SNV antidote

Issue: : 2004-11-15

Herbal cure for snakebite

Right conception

Issue: : 2004-10-15

Healthy diet of mothers helps prevent natal leukaemia

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