Blocking cancer

Latest research in Britain finds a drug, a synthetic peptide, which forces tumour cells to wither and die

Pregnancy calcified

New research findings show that adequate intake of calcium is a remedy for anxiety and high blood pressure-related conditions in many expecting women

Be Indian

.... and lower the risk of getting coronary diseases. This is the finding of a study conducted by Monilek Hospital and Research centre in Jaipur

Conception misconception

Scientists in the US have taken significant strides in solving the mysteries surrounding human birth. Their achievements answer questions …

Testing time

Biosensor, a new technique of chemical analysis, can test water quality, food safety, and much more in no time with remarkable accuracy

Access denied

Doctors are withholding HIV therapy from some patients fearing their irresponsibility could harm others

Two nations, one disease

In the remote regions of China, American and Chinese doctors fight against several diseases, including the Big killer: cancer

Advantage tamoxifen

A drug that has been around for years is now being considered as a possible weapon against breast cancer

A head for figures

Scientists find two different ways the brain does maths. This could be a boon for children who do not learn maths in their mother tongue

Herbal drug for diabetes

A Kerala-based company claims to have developed a herbal drug that can effectively treat diabetes

Ouch, it is a mutation

Do headaches, stomach upsets and several other minor ailments have their roots in the speed of genetic mutations?

Nature's second course

Do not lose sleep over insomnia, says the physic. Resort more to behavioural changes and less to pills. The rest is zzz...

The unknown factor revealed

Some people may be predisposed to suffer vertigo due to a weak bone in the temple. And the cure may be quite simple

A mutating monster

Some strains of the AIDS-causing virus are developing resistance to whatever drugs are available

Tea: a health drink?

Recent research indicates that drinking tea can prevent cancer and heart diseases. However, not everyone is buying this idea

Book review: HIV/AIDS and Traditional Medicine

Indian systems of medicine could receive a big boost if they could yield a cure for just one major disease. And, theoretically, there can be a …

Is institutional racism for real?

A recent review of editorial boards of ten leading international psychiatry journals has revealed almost nil representation from developing countries

India to get medical devices parks

Recommendations by a government panel include increased production of indigenous devices and a cap on their prices

Calling Ramdev’s yogic bluff

Book>> Yoga and Other Quackery Exposed • by N C Asthana and Priyamvada Asthana • Asiatech Publishers, Inc • Price: Rs 275

Simply Put: AIIMS Darbhanga

Simply Put: Freedom to Express COVID-19

COVID-19: Govt’s survey exposes lack of preparedness across India

Lack of PPEs, ventilators and overall hospital preparedness reported as major concerns

Obituary: Coluthur Gopalan (1918-2019)

Father of nutrition science in India dies in Chennai

Curbing TB still a challenge

As WHO bans blood test, scientists explore advanced diagnostic technologies  

Mapping mosquitoes