All in the blood
The newly-discovered relation of haemoglobin to the distribution of nitric oxide in the body could lead to treatments for blood pressure related …
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 …
Muscling in
Primary muscle cells - myoblasts - can act as synthesising agents for proteins. transplanted in the body of a patient, myoblasts could help in …
The long and short of it
The efforts of an American biologist might give science something to remember him by. Working with fruitj1ies and the CREB gene, Timothy Tully is …
Stent stunts
An improved version of a device that keeps blood vessels inflated -after cholesterol deposits have been ballooned out of them - has been …
Eyeless in
Genetic engineering enables the discovery of a gene responsible for the development of the eye, suggesting new possibilities of treating defects …
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 …
The lighthouse
A green-light emitting protein has shown the way to an unique way of labelling and marking cells, besides enabling researchers to keep track …
Yes, master
The fruitfly - subject of researches by three Nobel prize-winning developmental biologists - offers exciting insights into how genes control and …
Anticipating strokes
Will you suffer a heart failure or a paralytic stroke? A laboratory test can tell you years before it happens and help you avert it
Temperamental disease
Patients who are hypertensive inside a doctor's clinic are more likely to develop heart diseases
Aye for an eye
Transplanting light-sensitive cells of aborted human foetuses into retinas of blind adults can enable them to see again
Stairway to health
Want a healthy heart, a thin wasteline and more ? Then ignore elevators and escalators, and use stairs instead
Toying with the unborn
Is it right to experiment with the foetus? The US preparesfor another )8 controversial medical experiment
Aids against AIDS
In a monumental decision, the American government approves the world's first large-scale testing of an AIDS vaccine
Cutting clots
These clot busters can be an enormous help to medical science, helping those prone to vascular diseases
No pain
... is a big gain when it comes to medicine. Here, doctors would give anything for an effective, new painkiller
Extreme stress and amnesia
The link has been established: the hormone cortisol plays an active role in memory loss due to stress
How the eye anticipates
Though light takes some time to reach the eye, there is a system by which animals anticipate the movement of a moving object. Now, scientists …
HIV fears
HIV -infected persons with low virus levels in their blood are less likely to pass the virus to partners
Memories of grandma
Not just parents, but even the genetic makeup of our grandparents account for the traits we inherit
"Inputs of social scientists are critical"
John R Seager, research director, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) of South Africa, speaks to Atanu Sarkar on interdisciplinary aspects of …