Fatal syndrome
Would-be-mothers drinking themselves merry can cause serious birth clefects to the child in the womb
Cord of life
Scientists discover that the blood in the umbilical cord is a treasure trove of treatments for various diseases
Juicy supplement
Researchers claim that grapefruit juice increases the effectiveness of certain drugs but a lot of work is still required before reaching a conclusion
The third connection
In what appears to be the decade's most spectacular event in biology, scientists sequenced the entire genome of Methanococcus jannaschii , a …
Bridge across forever
A new neurosurgical technique could mean a new life for those with severed a spinal cord, which with a little guidance, can nurse itself back to …
Making life sweeter
The unfriendly response of the immune system is one of the main problems in pancreas transplant. But researchers have now developed an ingenious …
Slow down, ageing cells
We can live healthy lives well into our hundreds, science claims, but is ageing really a disease that can be cured? Scientist are now looking at …
The alcoholic gene
Alcoholism and genes: a collaborative study is closing on in establishing a link between the two
Odyssey of a disease
From sheep to cattle and then to human beings, spongiform encephalopathies, a group of fatal brain maladies, have caught the attention of …
Born in a dish
The birth of a mouse in a petri dish -the end result of the use of an effective technique to manipulate oocytes -heralds a new era in …
Exerting pressure
Are exercises like brisk walking and cycling safe for people suffering from acute hypertension? Yes, says a recent study. High blood pressure and …
Disease and genetics
Finding a link between genes and the evolution of disease can give a new dimension to drug development
Blueprint of life
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The plastic brain
The human brain's 'plasticity' means that it may be learning and adapting even as you read this
Gender bias
Studies from Africa show that women are more prone to the aids virus than men. This will require reorientating drug research
Unsafe cloning
Scientists confirm the previous suspicion that reproductive cloning is not only inefficient, but also unsafe
Future jeopardised
Union ministers squabble over aphrodisiac musk
Over 80% Indians not covered under health insurance: NSSO survey
Most people finance hospitalisation by digging into savings and borrowing
Battered Lungs
Lung cancer is a result of the deadly cocktail of smoking, air pollution and poverty
Today's Plague
Some of the most common cancers in India are directly linked to poverty
Killer with a BIAS
There is overwhelming evidence that some of the common cancers target the poor
Environmental injustice
The poorest people in urban India live in foul environs. Research from across the world shows that the poor stand greater risks of several cancers.…
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
Simply put: No doctors in 70% PHCs in Bihar
Lighting up tumours
New chemical compounds have made radiographic imaging for tumour detection cheaper