Expert panel report on brain fever deaths in eastern UP gets flak

Doctors say treatment protocol recommended by expert group may harm patients

Allow use of endosulfan for two more years: expert committee

Activists fear it may lead to lifting of court ban on use of the pesticide

Bill shows the way

Stringent laws in India can control unethical practices

Henrietta Lacks, whose cells led to path-breaking medical advances, receives posthumous WHO award

The scientific community hid her race and story for years   

Coronavirus update: Centre offers free foodgrain amid collapsing healthcare system

Modi government announces 5 kg foodgrain per head a month for 2 months 

ICMR sero survey finds antibodies in only 21.5% Indians

The second sero study done in August-September had shown a seroprevalance of 7%

COVID-19 testing in India hits 1 mln

Country has ramped up its testing facilities

ICMR expands India Hypertension Control Initiative to 100 districts

The initiative earlier covered just 25 districts in four states

Even shorter workouts help

Exercise changes the way fat is stored

Cancer research goes 3D

3D cell cultures may help understand the disease better

Not so much of a devil

Bad company

One defective eye can spoil the other. Early detection and treatment helps

Daddy's girl

The virus within

It may never be possible to eliminate HIV from infected people

Injecting a cure

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Microkillers

Viruses that kill bacteria

A heart condition

People with breathing problems are more vulnerable to heart diseases caused by air pollution

Foetal memory

Learning starts in the womb

Row over research

Controversy over use of animals for medical experiments hots up

Plasma treatment

New technology to dispose of medical waste creates furore

Implicated again

Pesticides cause Parkinson's disease

The wrong blend

Herbal drug quality suffering in the absence of stringent rules

Neurons under study to tackle ailments better

Cancer cells committing suicide?