A matter of taste

Bednet or not?

Scientists debate the effectiveness of insecticide-treated bednets in dealing with malaria

Malefactor

Breakthrough against AIDS

Two techniques emerge to battle the HIV onslaught

Remember to have breakfast

Vaccine in a potato

Cheaper seats clogged veins

Cramped economy class seats and long distance flights is a deadly combination for many

No blurry vision

Planting doubt

A new research creates controversy about the efficacy of Ginkgo biloba supplements

A bit of ajwain

Can cure ringworm infection

Cul-de-sap

African milk bush causes cancer

Inhumane conclusion?

Human trials of pesticides can be permitted, state US scientists

Here is why you should plant babool

The tree can grow well on degraded land, can survive droughts and floods, and has numerous medicinal properties 

World AMR Awareness Week: How ethnoveterinary medicines combat antimicrobial resistance

The biggest USP of ethnoveterinary medicines is that they can be prepared at home; simple ingredients of EVMs can work against several …

CITES CoP 2019: Critically endangered saiga antelope not to get highest protection

Instead of being placed in Appendix I of CITES, a voluntary moratorium by saiga range states not to export the antelope’s horn has now been …

Food India: Six recipes to beat the heat

DTE brings you some recipes from our foodbook; they are soothing for the summers, high on nutrition, even medicinal. Here's wishing you …

Insect stings inspire syringe-needle designs

Indian and interntaional scientists say that bee and wasp sting mechanism could help in developing a syringe-needle system, which can be used in …

Traditional medicine classified for the first time

The World Health Organization classified traditional medicine in International Classification of Diseases (ICD -11), a system that allows …

Fungus around toe nails can kill bacteria that cause life threatening infections

Scientists have found that the fungus is a source of novel antibiotics which inhibit the growth of bacteria

Taxol-producing fungus found in Montana woods

A new species of fungus, which can produce taxol, the drug used to treat ovarian cancer, promises to be a boon for women all over the world.

Craft of the graft

A plastic tube can be used to insert a graft into blood vessels, circumventing the need for bypass surgery

Down to the bones

Mercilessly lethal osteoporosis - the withering of a body's bone mass - may finally have met its match

Hail inhaler

Doubts concerning the reliability of inhalers in controlling mild asthma have been put to rest as a recent study in the US has given beta-…

End of innocence

Two recently published American studies reveal that cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause arterial blockages in infected individuals

Slitting the beating heart

Dutch surgeons show the way to carry out coronary bypass surgeries without using the heart-lung machine