Relief in the joints

Raising hair

Yes, a protein can help make unhappy bald people happier

Sweet vaccine

Cuban scientists gear up to fight meningitis

Bamboo shoots: Rich in nutrition as well as flavour

Young, edible shoots are rich in vitamins and amino acids

Look back at the decade: Antibiotic resistance

One big question from the second decade of the new millenium: Can we fight antibiotic overuse?

Triphala rich in polyphenolic content: Study

The scientists wanted to test if herbal preparations containing such molecules could be useful

The dark side of 'racial science'

Angela Saini exposes how some scientists even today use race to define intelligence, behaviour, predisposition to diseases and even creativity

New molecule promises to address drug resistance

The new molecule is an antimicrobial peptide, which kills bacteria by breaking down their membranes

In the fast track

Women athletes are now in a position to give their male counterparts a run for their position. Endurance-based sports already find women in a …

The do-it-all drug

Melatonin, the soporofic wonder drug seems to have taken the US by storm. Though the drug promises a lot, it has its sceptics. Should consumers …

The never-ending itch

Giving priority to combating the threat of blindness in the world's 18 million onchocerciasis sufferers has overshadowed treatment and …

Growing killer

As the menace of AIDS spreads in India, there is an interest in traditional cures

How Adivasis of one Jharkhand village are trying to preserve ethnomedicine

With ‘civilisation’ and ‘modernity’ having made inroads into India’s tribal areas, its heritage of traditional …

Miracle medicine

Bananas that are actually vaccines. Potatoes that kill bacteria. Tobacco plants that fight tooth decay. Medical science has more tricks up its sleeve

Simply Put: Medicinal value of plants

Celery for blood pressure

Reducing brain damage

Bony breaks

Risking fertility

Lenses favourite

Panacea for insomniacs

Oxygen mask unmasked

Blame Edison

Replacing surgeons knife

Communication gain