Silenced to death

The media and the government keep mum on pollution-cancer linkages and the abysmal medical help available in India against the menace

A lifesaver

People buried in avalanches will have a better chance of survival thanks to a simple breathing device

Against the jab

Dharam Prakash is an anti-injections doctor and kids love him

Add zip to your wound

Today, sutures and staples are outdated methods to seal an incision

Making organs

A new material might help make tissue for artificial organs

Inside view

A new technique will help see what even MRI scans cannot

Real remedy

Scientists say that they can now 'produce' blood vessels

Blood-clotting bandage

Giant computer

Ultrafast healing

Ultrasound therapy can quicken the healing of lingering fractures

Take heart

For better imaging

The development of a new material will improve ultrasound techniques

Diagnosis through breath

Artificial body

Japanese scientists have discovered a new material that can grow new cells in the human body

DNA to test carcinogens

Chips made of DNA strands can detect carcinogenic chemicals

Taming toxicity

Selenium, an easily available element, may be the answer to arsenic-related health problems

Bytes

Our discovery can help cancer patients

Amarnath Maitra , professor in the department of chemistry, University of Delhi, has developed a new way of administering drugs to the human body.…

Moneymakers

Precision hit

Future jeopardised

Union ministers squabble over aphrodisiac musk

Toxic detectors

DNA can be used to detect dangerous metals

Digital diagnosis: intelligent machines do a better job than humans

Humans can only do so much when it comes to diagnosing a patient. So why not let machines take over? They learn faster …

New antibiotic delivery system could improve cancer treatment

The strategy, according to researchers, may specifically be useful in treating infected cancer cells where conventional antibacterial agents …

'Innovators of medical diagnostic tools can approach us for finances'

Mohammad Aslam, managing director of Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, tells Down To Earth how the government-aided non-profit …