Of maggots and murder mysteries

Tricky thin, booze

It pays to be optimistic

Carry on drinking

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Climate’s clear connect: Africa is proof that extreme weather triggers and exacerbates disease; here’s how

Whether its is zoonoses or water-borne diseases, climate change has a clear role to play in their spread on the continent

Indians consume almost 10 grams of salt per day: Study

Almost 1.65 million deaths every year are due to heart disease caused by consuming more than 5 grams of salt per day.

World Book Day: Five books to reshuffle your reading list

This World Book Day, we bring you a list of nonfiction tales that may nudge you into stepping out of your comfort zone, and still keep you hooked

India's first white paper on rare inherited disorders released

Paper asks government to improve diagnostic and treatment facilities for patients suffering from these disorders

Restoring Karnataka’s forests can curb its monkey menace and Kyasanur disease outbreaks; here is how

Research has shown that the prevalence of Kyasanur Disease and density of ticks are highest in areas where forests are degraded

On slippery peel: Can India’s banana cultivation face Panama wilt

Panama wilt infection has ruined banana plantations across the world for 50 years now. While scientists are trying to find solutions in natural …

India a mercury hotspot

At a time when most countries are phasing out mercury, India has donned the dubious mantle of the world's toxic capital. Its import of elemental …

Almost 70% senior citizens in India have a chronic illness

One in every five Indians below 45 have at least one morbid condition

A humble recipe of 3 spices to slacken COVID-19 scare

There is urgent need to focus on alternative, easily available sources; natural products consumed as spices and food can be a better choice  

Death rate has declined globally since 2006

The leading causes of global deaths declined by 30% in just a decade, says a latest study, which is the world’s largest scientific …

World’s first three-parent baby raises questions about long-term health risks

It's a landmark case but there are many unknowns

The genesis of a knot

If our early ancestors were polygamous, then how did we become monogamous?

Rise and fall of a pathogen

How did tuberculosis cease to be a deadly killer in the West?

Shattering a myth

Coffee drinking does not lead to heart diseases

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Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s – but our research suggests a specific brain enzyme could protect them

New possibilities of increasing oestrogen activity in the brains of women have the potential to become preventative therapy against devastating …

AI makes huge progress predicting how proteins fold – one of biology’s greatest challenges – promising rapid drug development

This can be used to solve the protein misfolding associated with many diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cystic fibrosis and …

Urban Menace: Humans, pigeons can coexist

Taking steps to reduce pigeon populations will disrupt the natural food chain in cities 

Indian study may help better manage Alzheimer’s

A team of researchers at the Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has developed a GPU-based machine learning algorithm that …