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Shoved under

Yellow metal can fight cancer

Pied piper in lab

Scientists devise genetically tweaked rats to study cancer

Getting close and personal

The war on cancer intensifies as scientists try to tailor treatment according to a patient's genetic make-up

Fatal exposure

Workers exposed to pesticides over a long period of time may run the risk of contracting cancer

Lack of options

Neither improving diesel quality nor upgrading engine technology help to avert the threat posed by toxic particulate emissions from diesel …

The air is heavy

Particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ozone: Delhi's air is already overcast with a very high concentration of these pollutants. Exposure to …

Haunted past

The Union Carbide concealed information about radiation levels in a uranium plant for 20 years. Murky details are coming to light now

Sands of cancer

Thorium in the sands of Kerala's Chavara-Neendakara area alters DNA sequence of the local population

Health in news on June 6

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on health

Desperate writ petitions of dying patients

Cancer, TB patients are urging a reluctant government to use compulsory licences to make life-saving drugs accessible

Wake up early to pare breast cancer risk

Sleeping more than the recommended 7-8 hours a night can also increase the risk  

Just tweaking time of administration can make cancer drugs more effective

IIT Madras researchers found that by aligning drug administration with the internal rhythms of reactive molecules production, the efficiency of …

Magnetic nanoparticles can deliver anticancer drugs with precision

IIT Guwahati researchershas used magnetite, a metal which is readily accepted by human body and incorporated it into metal-organic frameworks for …

Ageing impacts cancer, both in good and bad ways

Ageing can stop aged cells from forming new cells and may also witness rogue cells escape retirement

Sure, cancer mutates, but it has other ways to resist treatment

Cancer is a disease of our genes, but resistance to therapy might go beyond cancer mutations. The DNA stays the same,…

In a surprise, scientists find that arthritis drug may treat stomach cancer too

Anti-arthritis drug can be used to kill a bacterium responsible for stomach-related problems ranging from chronic gastritis and ulcers to cancer

Fossil evidence reveals that cancer in humans goes back 1.7 million years

Cancer is not the modern disease many believe it to be. New fossil evidence from two South African caves suggests that its origins lie deep in …

A brush with cancer

Housepaints can increase bladder cancer rate

Toxic city

Breathing poison

Precision hit

White death

The aftermath

The effects of the Balkan war is beginning to show on NATO soldiers