Relief in the joints

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

Colour code

Sap zap

US scientists show how plants can be used as vaccine-factories

Double attack

Raising hair

Yes, a protein can help make unhappy bald people happier

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

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

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 …

Simply Put: Medicinal value of plants

Counteractive drugs

Researchers say that obesity drugs are harmful for health

Glove in hand

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

Changing colours

AIDS end in sight?

Triple-drug therapy provides hope in the fight against the immune deficiency syndrome

Remedy for osteoporosis

Smoking away sanity

Dental stroke