Fallible Detective

Fingerprint identification may not be completely reliable

Diagnosing tuberculosis

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Affairs of the heart

New experiments try to predict our chances of developing heart problems

Headache catch

Researchers are working out new methodologies to deal with headaches

Phase-out at fever pitch

Faecal detection of cancer

Strip tease

Using diabetes strips? It’s time for a rethink

Lab on a printout

Adhesive modifies regular paper into diagnostic test kit

Lab on a chip

It can replace large, timeconsuming diagnostic tools

TB diagnosis in two days

Quick diagnosis of active tuberculosis can check indiscriminate use of TB drugs

Aspirin boosts accuracy

Known to hamper diagnosis, it helps detect colon cancer

Combating cancer

Two new ways for speedy and painless cancer treatment

Relaying remedy

Carried to safety

Sounds of silence

From battling cancer, to curing fractures in no time at all... Ultrasound is coming of age

Byte solution for the heart

Doctors may soon use hi-tech computers for the diagnosis of heart patients

Sore success

Virus scan

A new, cancer screening technique developed

Free air flow

Cell phone now a lab too

3-D diagnosis

Nano-sensor

New tool to detect viruses quickly at low cost

Diagnosis in two hours

A rapid test for pulmonary tuberculosis makes detection more efficient