Microbe relief

Dead before birth?

Catching up with the killer

The mouth trap

Latest studies on rhesus monkeys point to the risk of contracting the AIDS virus via the mouth

Genetic aid

Shamans. mystics and doctors

Childhood blues

Head injuries and childhood infections may lead to obsessive compulsive disorders

Radio in the brain

Participatory approach

The 'executive arm' of the brain also helps in making decisions

Dealing with mutant genes

Important, but not busy

For a ringside view of cells

How a technique developed by physicists can help biologists

Summer-borns are healthier

Staying alive

Humans are not the only ones whose survival depends on keeping together

Only the lonely

Express yourself

The latest on calcium's role in regulating expression or repression of genes

Brain booster

Brainy babies

Sore success

Old man's fault

Children born to older fathers are more likely to succumb to Alzheimer's disease

Grain of truth

Worth a spit

Spicy cure

Easing pain

Sharp picture

A technique used by astronomers is being used to produce better contact lenses