The unknown factor revealed

Some people may be predisposed to suffer vertigo due to a weak bone in the temple. And the cure may be quite simple

A mutating monster

Some strains of the AIDS-causing virus are developing resistance to whatever drugs are available

Tea: a health drink?

Recent research indicates that drinking tea can prevent cancer and heart diseases. However, not everyone is buying this idea

Is institutional racism for real?

A recent review of editorial boards of ten leading international psychiatry journals has revealed almost nil representation from developing countries

India to get medical devices parks

Recommendations by a government panel include increased production of indigenous devices and a cap on their prices

Calling Ramdev’s yogic bluff

Book>> Yoga and Other Quackery Exposed • by N C Asthana and Priyamvada Asthana • Asiatech Publishers, Inc • Price: Rs 275

Toxic detectors

DNA can be used to detect dangerous metals

On hold

Alarming rise in fungal infection cases: PGIMER study

In spite of higher incidence of cases as compared to the West, India lacks infrastructure required for testing of fungal infections

Obituary: Coluthur Gopalan (1918-2019)

Father of nutrition science in India dies in Chennai

Missing link

A newly discovered HIV-like virus in monkeys provides clues about the origin of AIDS in humans

JAPAN

Predicting cancer

Fudged AIDS of USA

Brain dead

US to face crisis with the scientific workforce dwindling in future

Simply Put: AIIMS Darbhanga

Simply Put: Freedom to Express COVID-19

COVID-19: Govt’s survey exposes lack of preparedness across India

Lack of PPEs, ventilators and overall hospital preparedness reported as major concerns

Curbing TB still a challenge

As WHO bans blood test, scientists explore advanced diagnostic technologies  

Mapping mosquitoes

Sunlight kills cancer

Reaching into the mind

Computer imaging of the human brain promises to open new vistas for medical scientists

Obese exposure

Detecting the body's fat deposits

Tracking tumours

A new technology could take out the agony from cancer detecting tests

Potent surgery

Vasectomy may not be all it's cut out to be