Precision bending

A new method to bend beams of X-rays could make diagnosis precise

Glove in hand

Powder used in surgeons' gloves can cause inflammation andpost-operative infection

Changing colours

Internal traffic

Cells are surprisingly efficient when it comes to traffic management

Calcium equity within cells

How calcium ions are distributed equitably inside a human cell

Cellular compass

Researchers try to find out how cells seek direction

Shh the patient's listening!

Sex determination and stress

Never ceasing wonder

Healing touch

Were you born intelligent?

Oxygen to heal wounds

Lives, and lets live

Vaccine not requiring costly preservation process developed

The Double check

New syringe for accurate blood tests

Against the jab

Dharam Prakash is an anti-injections doctor and kids love him

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