Scientists find new anti-diabetic drug from plant source, call it non-toxic, safe

Chalcone significantly inhibits the rise of blood glucose and brings back the glucose levels to normal much earlier than commercial anti-diabetic …

Embryo research gets a new lease of life

The US government is spurring on embryo research that might provide crucial treatment clues to ailments still evading cures

Perfecting crystals

When cultivated in gravity-free space, crystals have more perfect protien structures that help help in designing better drugs

What shaped human intelligence?

Scientists are trying to uncover the adaptive pressures that transformed primates into intelligent humans

It's mama's fault

Scientists suggest a disorder that causes periods of ecstasy and depression is passed on through mothers.

Lung power

What does it take for a lay athlete to take on a Serge! Bubka or a Carl Lewis? Good,powerful lungs, say scientists

Sex on the brain

The battle of the genders intensifies as scientists discover that the differences begin, and perhaps end, at one of the human fundamentals: the brain

The essence of being

Is it the soul? Is it the mind? Or is it something outside the confines of the human body? Author most elusive of mental phenomenon of consciousness

Teasing death

The trials run before introducing drugs into the market are peppered with death-inviting inaccuracies and even brazen lies

Saviour steroids

A new theory attempts to explain the mystery behind steroid hormones' anti-inflammatory and immuno-suppressive qualities

Yeastly tales

Mating practices of yeast cells provide some pointers to the little-known area of asymmetrical cell division

On hoary grey cells

There is new evidence that the human brain does not generally disintegrate with advancing age. And that even if it does, the maladies are curable

Not junk

Introns, which till recently were seen just as junk DNA, might be playing an important role in coding

The omega of it

Research points to the existence of a developmentally regulated gene that does not encode any protein

New life for nerves forgotten

Preliminary studies reveal that a particular group of compounds could go a long way in regenerating nerves damaged by diseases such as multiple …

Tumour truths

The p53 protein's association with tumours is probed further, leading to revelations about tumour growth

Sounds like panacea

Regulating the supply of dopamine, a neurotransmitter, could be the first step towards a therapeutic cure for cocaine addiction, schizophrenia …

Bone for bone

Oral intakes of a proteinaceous natural substance may replace the unwelcome injections and other drugs used to cure rheumatoid arthritis

Cultured livers

Attempts are being made to grow liver - an extremely complicated organ - in the laboratory. This rather intricate process involves the arranging …

For a cause

Healthy people in the US are lending their bodies to help researchers develop a vaccine for AIDS

Plague case causes alarm

French researchers have identified the first case of bubonic plague resistant to antibiotics

Sticking glue to wounds

Wounds will heal up with far less pain as an adhesive will be used to seal up lacerations, making stitching unnecessary

AIDS, the beginning

The discovery of a 50-year-old blood sample from Africa, which contains HIV, is throwing new light on the spread of AIDS

A lifesaver

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

Precision hit