Dismal scenario

Kenya

Three is company!

A fertility treatment spawns babies with the DNA of three parents, instead of two

CHINA

A killer stalks Siliguri

Messing around with the environment has led to the emergence of new and deadly diseases

Heart condition

South Asians are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular problems South Asians are at a greater risk of developing cardiovascular …

Tit for tat

Junk diet

In Short

Mighty millet

A new pearl millet variety resistant to downy mildew disease

Causes of deafness identified

A moving target

Hand-foot-mouth virus strikes

Thane doctors say disease that affects children is spreading to other cities

Shaping genetic inheritance

Same genes express differently due to smoking, alcohol, stress

The chorus is dying

A virulent fungal disease is killing frogs in what might be the sixth mass extinction

Divide and rule

Malaria-carrying mosquito mutates into two different species

Nature’s mosquito repellent

Predator chemicals can prevent mosquitoes from breeding

Sanguine approach to circulation

The physics of blood flow gives a clearer view of its physiological role

People play key role in anti-filaria project

A programme implemented in central Kerala shows how an illness can be controlled if the community is involved.

Can the Grim Reaper wait, please?

A timeless dream: eternal youth, unblemished by illness. The search for the font of immortality has taken a late 20th century turn into what …

A tale of two diseases

India is the shining star in the global battle to eradicate smallpox. It is also a branded villain as far as polio is concerned. How is it that …

Fowl Play

Is an avian flu pandemic imminent? As panic sends the world into a flutter, the Indian response still struggles to take wing, discover padmaparna …

Chikungunya chase

Nandan Kanan gets health cover

Malaria, diarrhoeal diseases set to rise: IPCC report

Latest report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommends simple measures such as provision of clean water, sanitation and …