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The killer tracked

AI throws the patent system into turmoil

Artificial intelligence is overturning the conventional idea of intellectual property rights, especially in drug discovery

The concept of schizophrenia is coming to an end – here's why

The symptoms of 'schizophrenia' are very real, but experts are looking for a better way to define them

Rise in medical education fees on the cards

Prompted by a financial crunch, the ministry of health is considering raising fees in medical colleges to recover costs

Healthy yoghurt

A new kind of fibre-rich yoghurt not only tickles the gourmet palates, but also promises boosts to healthcare

Sharp eye for breast cancer

In some breast cancer cases, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Provides clearer images than X-ray mammography

There for you to see

The world's first computerised library of human anatomy has been created. Medics and medical enthusiasts can now 'virtually' handle a man or woman'…

Vice versa works

Medical researchers have used some smart molecular jugglery to target cells that lack the p53 molecule or cancer cells, to fight the scourge

Lifting heart's burden

Heart diseases have been on the rise in the recent past but now a new research says that the trends can be reversed

On the dot

A magnetically guided neurosurgical technique called magnetic stereotaxis could enable the performance of delicate brain surgery without …

Bovine benefit

Chromaffin cells derived from the adrenal glands of cows have been made to secrete painkillers that have brought relief to six terminally ill patients

Never give up

Spermatogonial stem cells may be the solution to long-lived fertility, feel American researchers

Gene or genie

In a bid to halt the crippling disease in its tracks, American researchers have recently experimented with gene therapy as a cure for arthritis

Work-outs that work

Medical researchers in the US now insist that previous regimens, prescribing heavy exercise for women, are actually harmful

Mental dilemma

The first symptoms of schizophrenia usually appear in the late 20's, but neuroscientists now believe that the seeds for the disease are sown …

Watch your waistline

Hormone replacement therapy after menopause could lower the risk of getting heart diseases, advocates' a new study

The answer to cancer

Cancer is a major killer, but its cause is still a -pestering mystery. Now a recent study linking carcinogens and human bodies at the molecular …

Sick of sleep

Complex modern lifestyles have disturbed the biological rhythms of the body, giving rise to a lot of diseases and forcing researchers to delve …

Hunting for cure

By identifying the proteins with which the gene responsible for Huntington's disease reacts, researchers are optimistic of finding an antidote …

Misguiding lead

The next time you see a spoilt brat, do not blame his parents. It could be just because of some extra lead in his bones

Stent stunts

An improved version of a device that keeps blood vessels inflated -after cholesterol deposits have been ballooned out of them - has been …

Balloon benefits

Though laser seemed to be technically more advanced as a tool for removing heart blockages, a recent study shows that it cannot be trusted completely

Sleeping with the malady

Snoring may be dismissed as an irritant for the non-snorer sleeping nearby... but, watch out! For it just might be the symptom of a deadly …

Three cheers

Three important developments made by cancer researchers this year have opened up some exciting new possibilities for the diagnosis, therapy …